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[jay]

I talked to my father for about 20 minutes tonight... listened, mostly. Talked a bit about work and the kids. Afterward I wondered whether to cancel dinner plans... but decided that if he was here, he'd go out. I get my love of travel and exploration clearly from him.

So I headed up on the subway to the Upper West Side and had Malaysian food with elissaann, catching up on our lives and our friendship. My preferences for YIM over AIM and posting here instead of on alt.poly in the past couple of years have curtailed the amount of ongoing communication that she and I used to have, but we still enjoy one another's company. And I stopped in the East Village on my way back and got a couple of mugs of dark ale at McSorely's (where a friend introduced me to beer at age 21).

Meanwhile... last night I wandered over to Little Italy for dinner, late. I like just walking around New York... there's a story or two on almost every block, little and big, tawdry and heart-warming alike. And it's what Dad would be doing, if he were 30 years younger and here ;).

And thanks for the outpouring of sympathy. (hug)

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[deedeebythebay.livejournal.com]

I somehow missed your earlier post and had to go back and check on it with coyote3502 mentioned it. *hugs* I'm sorry, my friend. I haven't had to lose one that I care so much about in the parent figure yet. You have my heart felt sympathy though.

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Glad you had some fun times.