away from the rest of the family affected many of us who had not seen him for awhile. we were left with the impression that he was unhappy and that was why he was away from the family. i had the impression that he was trying to deal with so many problems and he was overwhelmed. it left me feeling sad that i had not made an effort to speak with him recently.
my brother told me a joke about the meaning of life and how everyone has 83 problems to deal with. guess what happens after you solve one? you get another one to replace it, of course. we all 