The Way I See It

Our greatest prejudice is against death. It spans age, gender and race. We spend immeasurable amounts of energy fighting an event that will eventually triumph. Though it is noble not to give in easily, the most alive people I've ever met are those who embrace their death. They love, laugh, and live more fully.

--Andy Webster

It takes two seconds to tell the truth and it costs nothing. A lie takes time and it costs everything.

--Randi Rhodes

Dealing with it

What will 28 be like...?

What will I be like...?

Will I like myself...?

Will I have the same friends...?

Will I be married...?

Will I be healthy...?


Who would leave me by this age...?

Will I even make it to 28...?


Questions that fog up my mind…


I use this age for 2 reasons:

Reason 1: 28 is how old Adam, the only person I REALLY looked up to & wanted to be like, was killed Easter Morning

Reason 2: Jason Wade, the lead singer of my favorite band, is currently 28.


For some 28 is their current age.

While others vaguely remember.


Still others remember and perhaps wonder... What have I become?


Who will I BE when I’m 28?

What WILL I be like?

The SAME person… dealing with the SAME issues…

I hope not...


Currently... dealing with it…

-Pate