FriendBurst Blog

I knew I had to do this. Over this last week, I haven’t really wanted to do it, but I thought it was going to come. When you’re experiencing grief, there’s this balancing act between not wanting to be reminded of your loss because it is too painful and finding that closure through ceremony and remembrance.

Yes, I named my cat Barry after Barack Obama. He’s been steadily marking out his territory since he got here (my cat, not Obama), and his big rival has been the brown & black tabby you’ll see in this video. I think this encounter may have established the middle of the parking lot in back […]