Engage!

This is my first blog post of a personal nature.   I heard on TV this morning that today marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Bobby Kennedy (https://www.robertfkennedy.net/).    

Today though I'm remembering another great American who died a year ago today: my oldest son Thomas who was 22 years old.   You can read his somewhat heartbreaking but also inspirational story here: https://www.curefa.org/families/thomas.asp.   If Thomas were alive today, I'd guess he would have voted for Obama and might inwardly be excited about his nomination, but no doubt he'd have something cynical but funny to say about the campaign because he had a great cynical sense of humor about everything except Star Trek and baseball which were sacrosanct (as an avid Braves fan - he'd be much more excited that Chipper Jones is batting over .400 in June).    The lesson I've tried to learn from my son is to live life to its fullest everyday, or in the word of his favorite character: "Engage!".

Bill