i always hated having my b-day so close to my dad's.
the family talk was 'what are we doing on DAD'S birthday?'

well he got his 'revenge'..
he passed away on halloween 2001 and we buried him the day before my birthday!....I'll never complain again.

my GF passed away 5 months later....and as we were leaving the
service a woman with an armfull of flowers bumps her shoulder into my chest.

It's the same funeral director who 'did' my dad's funeral..i told her that i was burning my suit because everytime she sees me in it someone has passed away.....

having loved ones pass on is very tough....but when i think about the fun we had and the little 'coincidences' it makes me laugh and think about how much fun they are having playing those little tricks on me...


they really aren't gone as long as they hold a place in your heart.