Heard a little more on our buddy Greg after his awful accident. In addition to his leg being amputated above the knee, and the collapsed lung, his shoulder is 'significantly damaged.' Not sure what that entails yet...
But he's kept up phenomenal spirits and his wry sense of humor, telling our captain, "Well, lightning has struck twice." I guess, really, what else can you do in that situation? There have to be troubled moments of deep self-pity, but I think Greg will tackle this with all he can.
Word has filtered around the team now, and obviously everyone's shocked, putting their thoughts and/or prayers with him. Just wish we could see him, though clearly it's not nearly time yet for him to be seen--he's still on heavy pain-killers and I don't know if they're even done working on him. But we can email notes that the hospital will print for him.
Meanwhile, I go into another weekend grateful [ed. grateful to whom? I don't know...] for my family, friends and health. And man's search for meaning carries on...
Arcade Fire Mildly witching gears, recently I belatedly discovered Arcade Fire and their first album "Funeral," which I believe came out in 2004. It was written/completed amid several deaths in the band members' families, and the emotion and feeling is beautifully captured in the vocals and combo of bass, guitar, piano, violin, and more.
It's one of those 'sad' albums that is somehow uplifting -- which I personally feel is the best way to deal with loss. To recognize but overcome. Cry as needed, feel your funk and sorrow, but marvel at the tides and mysteries of life in the process. Sort of a combo spirit of (in theory) Irish- and New Orleans-style funerals: with song, dance, and drink in memory of and tribute to what came before. Who wouldn't prefer their own funeral to be a party for what was rather than regret for what will not be? I'd want that for my friends and loved ones, anyway.
As you may have noticed, the site has changed. Sampa, the free-site host, did a version 2 of some sort.
Despite an FAQ that made it sound like allowing one's site to go through v.2 surgery would be okay, there were several flexibilities that surprisingly disappeared with the click of a button. (e.g. I cannot believe sidebars like this one are even narrower than before.)
And I'm told -- miraculously! -- that the conversion cannot be undone. Truth be told, I'm actually quite pissed. But free is free. Sampa has otherwise been good to me.
So I need to sort through site "features" to see how I can make do. Except that I don't have the time at the moment, in the middle of graduate classes and Lighthousehockey.com. (btw, I've removed that Lighthouse RSS feed so that you're not clogged with random Islanders hockey gibberish).
But I promise to touch up the accessories when I get a chance, and return to irregularly scheduled blogging.
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and their first album "Funeral," which I believe came out in 2004. It was written/completed amid several deaths in the band members' families, and the emotion and feeling is beautifully captured in the vocals and combo of bass, guitar, piano, violin, and more. 
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February, 2008