White Water Brain Float
A Sad Goodbye to Cumpston
Gone! Just like that. A creative man, a father, a mentor a teacher is gone from this world. I don’t understand. The news comes halfway round the world the same day with shock and pain, loss and too much sadness. The world is a poorer place.
I know Jeff’s light goes on in the giant relay of life. A baby is born, a girl finds a butterfly and opens her heart to friends, students, and someday children of her own. A teacher opens the windows in so many minds to so many opportunities. The rich golden streak that used to pour from Jeff’s fingertips into drum sticks or baton or bic pen or up his throat into a peppery call-to-order streams out of many of us, each in our own way. That’s the energy that brings out our best.
But loss is here and now. It’s sudden and it’s shocking. Goodbye Jeff Cumpston. As much as I feel your loss I cannot imagine your family’s grief. I hope they continue to find the many stars you shared with us.
More on Small Matters
I can tell from comments that The Avalanche of Loneliness in Small Matters was a little obscure. It was fresh from the emotional soup pot just beneath my skin. And there was more in there for me to think about.
The Avalanche of Loneliness in Small Matters
I’m no longer young enough to try everything, but I’m old enough to try anything. Are there archeologists coming to rescue me from the avalanche of loneliness in small matters? In Print
Ice Cream Musings
Ah, once again it’s here–National Ice Cream Month. Yes, really. Even in Portland it’s been hot beyond belief and so an homage to one of the truly divine foods. Here are some ice-cream recollections. In Print
You can hear more about my adventures with fresh peach ice cream. In the meantime, stay cool!