I was reminded that I had hundreds of music channels at the back of my sattelite service, I guess you might say. So I settled first on the 90s Pop Hits, then the 80s and several others (including all the iterations of soul/R&B) before landing on a channel simply called, 'Beautiful Music.' I wondered how much more generic and uninformative a name you could create at first. When I left the room, it was playing an instrumental selection from what it titled, 'What The World Needs Now Is Love.' I am personally dubious that this is the precise title, but I know the song, knowing it belongs to Burt Bacharach. When I returned, it stated that it was playing, 'Evergreen (Love Theme from "A Star Is Born").' Now I know why they can't quite describe what they're playing. It's pretty varied, but every second has been incredible. It has the alternate title of Escape, to distinguish it from others on the Sirius/XM radio network, from whence it came. If I sound like I haven't experienced much, and much of this is new to me, that's because I haven't, and it is. Actually, I heard a just a few bars from this cat named Andy Williams (who I have heard of, barely) and no wonder old people say their music is better than mine. It is! There was a little Elvis sprinkled in earlier. You really can't go wrong with him, right? Personally, I'd call the channel Long Flowing Elegant Music Men Say They Hate (But Are Lying). At some point in the last century, contemporary classical collided with American pop, and we got everything I'm hearing as a result. I'd swear I've heard several songs from musicals, which you'll never hear me complain about. (OK, I listened to the soundtrack for 'Rent' once, and thought it was immoral and puerile.) Oh, my goodness! 'We've Only Just Begun'! I love you Richard! And Karen! I said I could go to bed when I heard The Carpenters. It's all good.
Today, you’re 35. Or at least you would be, in this place. You probably know this, but we’re OK. Not great, but OK. We know you wouldn’t want us moping around and weeping all the time. We try not to. Actually, I guess part of the problem is that you didn’t know how much we loved you. And that you didn’t know how to love yourself. I hope you have gotten to Love by now. Not a place, but fills everything in every way. I’m not Him, but he probably said, “Dear daughter/sister, you have been terribly hard on yourself. Rest now, and be at peace.” Anyway, teaching is going well, and I tell the kids all about you. They all say you are pretty. I usually can keep the boys from saying something gross for a few seconds. Mom and I are going to the game tonight. And like 6 more times, before I go back to South Carolina. I have seen Nicky twice, but I myself haven’t seen your younger kids. Bob took pictures of the day we said goodbye, and we did a family picture at the Abbey. I literally almost a...
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