In the past, I have wondered why the Facebook pages of deceased folks are left as if the person is still alive. I have seen active pages of those who passed away several years ago. I questioned why someone would want to make comments on Facebook to a dead person. The deceased cannot see it. Then, yesterday I saw a post our daughter, Heather posted Daniel’s Facebook page: Just found a MacGyver Marathon on TV. I reached for my phone so I could tell you about it. This feeling is indescribable Daniel. I just lack the words for how it feels to have you gone. I love you so, so much. Holly commented on Heather’s post: I made a "Daniel" joke and reached for my phone to call him. Is this really our reality now? I wish it was some kind of drawn out sick joke. Our daughters are hurting so much for the loss of their brother and this is one way they try to deal with the emptiness – by talking to their Bubsy on Facebook. I hope they keep it up. It’s nice to read and helps my healing process also. I love you, my sweet beauties. Together, we will get through this reality that seems like a “sick, drawn out joke.”
A Sample Court Report
I have felt like writing lately so I will continue to do so. After yesterday's post regarding my early life, I thought some of you might like to know a bit about what I did as a vocation. I have received a number of compliments regarding my writing ability for which I am grateful. Most people do not know that for many years as a Probation Officer, I wrote reports for the Court. In this job I got a lot of practice as an "Indentured Wordsmith." The following is a fictional account of one such report. The defendant in this case was convicted of attempted robbery. In addition to all the other information required by the Court, the reports I wrote contained information resulting from my own investigation including my interviews of the victim and defendant. Most of the report is who, what, why, where and how, but in the evaluation section, I got to throw in my opinion about what consequences the guy should get. Keep in mind, the defendant had already been convicted which inc
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