I came to shed a little light on this darkening scene

The last few weeks have been extremely busy. I'll spare all the details, but most importantly, I was out in Buffalo this week for a friend/old teammate's funeral. Although Jacquie fought a long battle with cancer, I don't really know if you could call it losing, especially after listening to her brother TJ. Here is a poem she wrote in 2001:

LIFE

A sunrise is like a new beginning.
A new beginning to a new day.
It's the only time when you can put your problems behind you.
You choose whether you know it or not, if it's going to be a good day, or a bad day.
You choose whether you are going to let your problems make or break you.

If you choose you are not going to let something bother you, it won't.
If you choose you are going to let something bother you, it will.
It's really that simple.
You choose your own destiny.

What becomes of your life is depended on you, and you alone.
You must have confidence.
That's how you attack life, even when you think you have no control over it.