Yesterday I was off island at my friend's father's funeral. Well, it was a cremation, actually. It was a humanist service and really very beautiful. I usually emerge from funeral services like a wrung out rag with eyes like piss-holes in the snow, but today it was really uplifting - a celebration of his life.
I did get weepy when my friend's daughter, who's only just into her teens, started talking about her grampa and only managed a few lines before breaking down. But she regained her composure and not only finished
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