" I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM CURT IN A LONG TIME "

I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE TERRY CALLED (ALSO AN OLD FRIEND) THAT CAUSED MIKE TO SAY THE ABOVE.  HE THEN ADDED "I WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO REACH HIM CAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE HE IS NOW"".  I DIDN'T HAVE THE HEART TO TELL HIM THAT CURTIS HAS BEEN DEAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AND WE EVEN WENT TO HIS FUNERAL.  HE WILL SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT ANOTHER FRIEND THAT HAS ALSO PASSED AWAY-HERB.  I GUESS IT SHOULD NOT COME AS SUCH A SURPRISE TO ME THAT HE WOULD FORGET THAT SOME OF HIS FRIENDS HAVE PASSED ON-HE EVEN FORGETS THAT MY DAD COMMITTED SUICIDE, AND WE WERE THE ONES THAT FOUND HIM!!  SOME DAYS ARE OF COURSE BETTER THAN OTHERS, AND NIGHTS ARE USUALLY THE WORST FOR MIKE.  I BELIEVE THE NAME FOR THAT IS SUN DOWNERS.  MIKE DOES REMEMBER TERRY AND DAR WHO CALLED LAST NIGHT.  I'M NOT TOO SURE WHAT OR HOW MUCH  HE REMEMBERS ABOUT THEM, BUT I'M GLAD HE DOES.  HE IS TALKING A LOT LESS THESE DAYS-MAYBE COMING UP WITH CONVERSATION IS HARDER  FOR HIM NOW.  HE WILL OFTEN HAND ME THE PHONE AFTER ONLY A FEW MINUTES.  MIKE IS ALSO WALKING SLOWER THESE DAYS, WITH A BIT OF A SHUFFLE.  PERHAPS HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT FALLING.  I THINK THAT IS A GENUINE FEAR MOST OLDER PEOPLE HAVE.  HE STILL WALKS THE DOGS TWICE A DAY, AND YARD WORK IS STILL HIS FAVORITE PASS TIME.  NOW HE WILL GO BACK OUTSIDE AFTER DINNER AND WORK IN THE YARD UNTIL DARK.  HE SEEMS TO CARE LITTLE ABOUT SPORTS GAMES NOW WHICH IS SO ODD, AS HE WOULD WATCH ANY AND EVERYTHING WITH A BALL IN IT BEFORE.  WHO KNOWS WHAT OTHER CHANGES LIE AHEAD, BUT IT IS A ROAD WE WILL TRAVEL TOGETHER HOLDING HANDS UNTIL THE END.. WELL TIME FOR ME TO CHEER UP AND GET DRESSED.  HOPE YOUR DAY WILL BE FILLED WITH HAPPY THOUGHTS.  JUST ME