Castle Shima

She gone. I hold her hand as tight as I could and she told me, "You can't hold me." She said "Take care of the kids and the grandkids" We have nowhere to go. I'm lost. That's all I had. Lord, what am I going to do?
-- Harvey Jackson on losing his wife to Hurricane Katrina

::: Tower View :::
Carpe Diem
Hang on Mr. Jackson. We feel your pain. Hat tip to Fury for the video.

I couldnt watch it at the office, but I had read the news article. Afterwards, all I could do is listen to Carlos Mencia's talk from 2002 about how to live:
What makes life beautiful is in the essence of the fact that it can go away.

You dont want live like that, do you? You dont to be that person that had a fight. A inconsequental, stupid, insignificant fight with your spouse, about who is supposed to open or close or turn off the light at that bedtime.

So you did it and you were pissed. And you stayed pissed at your wife. Not because it was real, but "Hell, we'll make up later. There isnt anything better than make-up sex, is there?"

And in the morning you woke up. Things were still bad, but you kept at it. Because "Hey, I'm going to come back. And we're going to do it."

Then what happened? You went to your building and you were saddened, being on that 90th floor when it happens.

Your ass is never going back home again. And the best you can do is to call your woman and say "I love you."

You missed that last night. Why? Because you thought it would last forever.

Hang on tight to what you have and dont ever go gentle into that good night.

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* Days go by
* And still I think of you
* Days when I couldnt live
* My life without you
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