Well, It is 2008. I guess I will talk a bit about the changes I have had since December... I have moved to Delaware from Las Vegas. I love where we live now. The home and woodsy setting is so opposite of the desert.

My wife, Diana's mom passed away last week and we went out to California for the service. I was happy to see so many people fill the Temple (San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin). I know that would have meant a lot to Pearl to see so many friends and family, both pre war/pre-internment camp, and others from other times in her life. The flowers were also abundant and beautiful. The family service at the mortuary was nice, and I was glad to see her brothers with the exception of Gene.

It's odd to think that time will come for me as well. I certainly don't want a viewing. I want my body given to a medical school or harvested for parts that could help someone else... assuming I am not carrying some disease that I don't know about.

I suppose that I can speak about something more cheerful. At this time in their lives, and my own, my kids and wife provide me with a lot of joy. Connor was given a Les Paul for Christmas, but he seems to like to play his Yamaha Pacifica or Noel's acoustic more. I am so in awe of his commitment to practice. I wish I had that dedication as an 11 year old.

Noel is growing up. Both she and Connor loved their friends in Las Vegas, and thus this has been a tough time for them. Noel seems to be feeling like a fish out of water, but I think with the funeral and everything, it has been a tough adjustment. She was, after all, an only daughter of an only daughter (and Pearl was an only daughter, too.)