I saddens me greatly to learn that Russ's condition is not improving, not that I'll take the news in any negative sense. Being at home is a plus; hospitals are places to go to catch something you don't want, IMHO. At least from home there is a good chance he will rejoin us yet .. such is the nature of curmudgeons.

And too, there is this Irish poem that never quite made it to the public's fore or the recording stage that comes to mind .. for our friends and those special to us ..

May the longtime
sun
shine on you

all love
surround you

And
the clearlight
within you

guide your way on