Today marks one year since my dad passed away. I can’t believe its already been a year…
“The most important thing I learned on Tralfmadore was that when a person dies, he only appears to die. He is still very much alive in the past, so it is very silly for people to cry at his funeral. All moments, past, present, and future, always have existed and will always exist.”
—Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
“Maybe your friends think I’m just a stranger
My face you’ll never see no more.
But there is one promise that is given
I’ll meet you on God’s golden shore.”
— Man of Constant Sorrow from one of my Dad’s favorite movies, O Brother Where Art Thou
“Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others, and hold the hearts of others as the treasure most dear.”—Orson Scott Card, author of the Ender’s Game (and Ender’s Shadow) series. One of the last times I talked to Dad, he was asking me if I thought Francesca was old enough to start on the Ender’s Game series.
Some quotes from the awesome letter my dad’s roommate from Yale wrote about him:
“George was the leader in our group, someone we looked up to, and he always had time for us, whether it was advice about women or teaching me how to handicap trotters.”
“In the time of cavemen, there was always one in the group who was the Storyteller, whom everyone would gather around each night at the campfire to hear tales of their lives, George was our storyteller.”
“George observed life and could always find the poignant, the memorable, the humorous,the amazing, and the absurd moments, and weave them together into a narrative that was mesmerizing. George always held our attention with his easygoing but clever observations, helping us relax and enjoy our lives.”
And now some quotes and favorite sayings from my dad:
Background: Kelsey had just called someone a dominatrix. My mom, appalled at Kelsey’s choice of words, asked her friend, “Patty! When you were in high school did you even know what the word ‘dominatrix’ meant?!?”
My dad, walking through the room, quickly said, “Well I did, but only because I knew you.”
“Drill a hole in my head and sulfuric acid in it.” —Dad’s way of saying he wasn’t too thrilled about doing something
“Crush, kill, destroy.”
“Hammer it.”
—Dad’s two ways of wishing us good luck on something, whether it was one of Kelsey’s plays or a softball game, or the first time I remember him telling me that, in 1st grade at the speech competition when I recited the tale of the Sphinx.
“Ejecto-seats!”—What he would always say when dropping us off for school when we were running late (which was literally about everyday).
“Bedtime for Bonzos.”—Dad’s goodnight saying for me and Kelsey
I love you, Dad.
http://bit.ly/bgi8s6 A link to my dad’s obituary
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Clothing Line of the Day: Betty White? In my haute couture? It’s more likely than you think. The Internet’s favorite octogenarian will be launching her very own clothing line in August, after inking an exclusive licensing deal with CA-based clothing manufacturer Jerry Leigh Apparel.
Tees will retail for $28, with hoodies at $48. A portion of each sale will be donated to the Morris Animal Foundation, which, according to WWD, is “an animal health organization, for which White serves as a trustee.”
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Haven’t even seen the movie yet, but I can’t pass up a good Pimp Yo Ride reference.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5ws81T2qg1qzpwi0o1_250.png)
