Woke up to some very sad, very tragic news this morning...

[HardyGirl]

*sniff* That's just so sad. Sandy please be CAREFUL!! We don't want you to be number FIVE.

Hang in there, my friend.

Correct, but you know what's interesting about that; I NEVER used to think about my own mortality before my mother died in 2003. Now, I think about it all the time. It changes your perspective on life, big time. My whole life, I've always done really extreme stuff; Skydiving, base jumping, hunting and fishing expeditions into the deepest parts of the Amazon and other jungle locales... Surfing 30ft waves in Indonesia, Mexico and then of course there's the freediving thing, which is how I've lost not one, not two, not three, but FOUR friends now.

FOUR!!!

FOUR!!!!

I dunno, I'm just in crap mood. Sad. Depressed... I went diving last night for almost 7 hours. When I stumbled in the door, with a bunch of lobsters, my dad asked; "Where the hell were you!!! What the hell were you doing?!?!?!" I told him I was looking for my friend's soul.

I couldn''t find it.

Thanks for all the words of kindness, support and the condolences. They are appreciated very much.

Clint, "Bear", Al, and "Shoestring"... I miss you guys. May your souls swim free in the warmest, most blue and clear waters. I shall dive with you all again, but not yet... Not yet.

SC

[MegoMark71]

Very sorry for your loss Sandy.

[knight errant00]

Sorry to hear of your loss, Sandy. Like gettin' gut-punched, I know.

Been there. I remember going boxing with a friend of mine the night after my father died, and somehow pushing through and exhausting yourself is the only way to get around it and feel alive. Don't over do it. I'm sure you've got face-to-face friends to talk to, but you got the text buddies in this motley collection at the museum as well if you need anything.

[Hector]

So sad...but so beautifully said as well, Sandy.

[mego73]

My condolences Sandy...

[megoscott]

That's awful, man. Sorry for your loss.

[LOU]

All my prayers to you.