The Loss of a Friend...and the end of an Era.
The loss of a friend…the end of an era. Cancer sucks. It’s taken so much from me over the years. From a Grandmother who was the matriarch of our family, to a Mother who I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to. It took one of my oldest and dearest high school friends who while we would fade in and out of touch…was an important part of my life and growth. Now it’s taken a good friend. Many of you know I often speak of my college years. It’s spoken with some reverence. Like Andy Bernard (From the office) when he refers to his “Cornell” buddies. I get that I’m lame in that regard. I accept it…because at the end of the day those friends, (hell…I’ll say it…not friends…family) I made 27 years ago when I first stepped into Tyler Hall are the truest desire of a very lonely boy’s extremely broken heart. Many of you know what my childhood was like. I was an awkward kid who didn’t get along real well until later in High Sc...