The wife has had a change of view on the situation.  It's hard to tell what the doctor's have actually said...we just know what the people there with her have said.  Last night everyone was expecting the worst; the wife had a shower and some sleep this morning.  Afterwards she heard from a number of people who survived or have had family members survive similar situations, so she's a little more hopeful.  His family from Ohio has arrived; she wasn't going to make any decisions about it until they got there.

I'm leaving with my brother and sister shortly.  Be back around Saturday.

I had jury duty this morning, and upon dismissal, I received some terrible news.

From six months old to third grade, I lived in Cleveland, Tennessee just outside of Chattanooga.  My parents loved our church there and had several friends.  One couple, Susan and Wayne Hall, were their best friends and, living down the street, were practically a second set of parents to me.  Their first daughter Lindsey (now 15) came a year before Courtney, so she's really my other sister.  They've had two more daughters since we've been away.

Wayne, 41, had a brain aneurysm this morning.  He was kept sedated because his unbelieveable blood pressure - 260/119 - but stabilized enough to leave ICU and have the appropriate tests done this afternoon.  At 7:30 pm, he had another aneurysm followed by two seizures.  This afternoon the doctor had much hope; now that's almost completely gone.  The middle daughter, 10, said goodbye to her father tonight.  He's on life support; no decision will be made until tomorrow when his situation is clearer.

It's sad how life can just slip out from under you.

So if you pray, please do so with this family in mind.  If he does make it, life will be much different.  If he doesn't, a wife and three daughters have a lot of coping to do.

If you don't, at least allow it to be a reminder of live's transience.

Current Song:  Alan Parsons - Time
Time, flowing like a river
Time, beckoning me
Who knows when we shall meet again
If ever
But time keeps flowing like a river
To the sea, to the sea
Till it's gone forever
Gone forever
Gone forevermore

I saw Big Fish Saturday night.  I thought it was a great movie.  I loved the concept; it was so cool to see how the father's fairy tales were just slight twists on reality and how they all come together at the end.  Ewan Macgregor did a really good job, as did Danny Elfman with the score (and Pearl Jam with the closing song).  The atmosphere that the score and especially the briilliant imagery brings together really capped the film off...it had me from the first scene.  I recommend it highly to anyone.

I'm really not one to sit down and watch every movie everyday or even a couple times a week....not because I don't like movies, but because I don't find many to be worth the time.  The best movies to me are always the ones that make me think about what I'm doing here, wanting something more, and being hopeful that it's out there...I hope that, on looking back, my life has had such turns.  I hope it makes an interesting story.  Not just for those left to reflect on it, but me as I go through it.  I'm going to buy it and watch it again; I'll reflect on it more then.

Current Song:  Pearl Jam - Man of the Hour