I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow

Well now, here's the end of it. The summer is practically over this August Friday. Gone are my summer adventures, wasting time doing things on the computer, babysitting some great kids, trying to cook new foods, and me contemplating my summer days. I wish summer could last forever. It won't. I know. With all things considered, I do hope to continue this fun next summer: babysitting, adventuring, playing, cooking, and so much more.

So I hope all of you readers, if there are any, my friends and everyone else who may have come along this blog, I hope you stick around and continue this adventure with me.
In the words of Tennyson in Ulysses and
part of which was spoken by Frasier saying "Goodnight Seattle":

"... Come, my friends,
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and sitting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.
...

"Tho' much is taken, much abides; and though
We are not now the strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."

I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow..

The end is near..

"Well I know that you're in love with him 'cause I saw you dancin' in the gym. You both kicked off your shoes. Man, I dig those rhythm 'n blues.."

For Whom the Bell Tolls

"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a
part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as
well as if promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine
own were. Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and
therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."

Last night ABC aired a special edition of "Primetime" with Diane Sawyer and Chris Cuomo. And the rich and heartfelt notes from the trumpet playing during transitions was courteous to the moment and the feelings across the nation and around the world.



Killer Seung Cho-Hui had a troubled mind. He was one the many killed on April 16 but he himself was a victim of his own doing and I cannot place his name with the names of those killed in this tragedy, which I believe have been revealed and the grieved family and friends notified.

These are the names of the victims killed in the massacre at Virginia Tech:

Ryan Clark

Emily Hilscher

Ross Abdallah

Jamie Bishop

Brian Bluhm

Rachael Hill

Jarret Lane

Minal Panchal

Erin Peterson

Michael Steven Pohle, Jr.

Matt La Porte

Julia Pryde

Austin Cloyd

Henry Lee

Mary Karen Read

Jocelyne Couture-Nowak

Reema Samaha

Waleed Shalaan

G. V. Loganathan

Daniel Perez Cueva

Liviu Libreschu

Kevin Granata

Partahi Lumbantoruan

Leslie Sherman

Matthew Gwaltney

Lauren McCain

Maxine Turner

Nicole Regina White

Dan O'Neil

Juan Ortiz

Jeremy Herbstritt

Caitlin Hammaren .

It is they for whom the bell of sadness tolls.

Virginia Tech Quote

Now I remember this quote from the convocation by Nikki Giovanni earlier this afternoon at Virginia Tech; a very strong quote.

"We are the Hokies. We will prevail... We are Virginia Tech!"

Later...