October 14, 2010
There are a couple of housekeeping issues that need to be noted first.
1. CurEvents.com where I first posted the “Birth of the Flu Blog” article has gone belly up. This is very common on these niche sites - especially science sites.
Which raises the question about the rapidly disappearing history of the Internet. If I had not written about Mother Abigail and the transformation of new media - would all that history now be lost. Many of the Web Sites that were involved in the early process of development are now lost forever.
Perhaps that is the way it will be, seminal people and seminal events will just fade away like used electrons without every being documented and credited. A disposable history if you will.
But that is a larger topic and gratefully we have a full record of all the work that MA did. As long as Free Republic remains on line that is...
2. Again all the words that appear on this thread are mine and mine alone. Mother Abigail has refused to edit or comment on any of my work thus far.
I have struggled to be as accurate as possible in my reporting of her views and thoughts. It is my hope that I have achieved that goal.
James
Carson City, Nevada
I arrived at the Reno Airport this morning and drove to Carson with a bit of nervousness in my stomach.
This was to be my first Interview with MA since the winter when she got sick. I have spoken to her several times and corresponded but this will be the first time I have seen her since that morning at the Hospital.
When very old people are very ill there is glimpse of something that I would choose not to see again. I spoke to MA about how thin that line appears between the living and the dead.
Because I abandoned Texas (for my own good) and have separated myself from a very dysfunctional family - I have been spared the harsher side of later life.
My sister is actually very angry with me for “leaving her with the problems” - and she is probably fully justified. But sometimes self-survival is stronger than any bond.
But back to MA in the Hospital - it will be a joy to see her back in the rigid form that so dominates every environment she attends.
The other thing gnawing at my gut is my young lady friend. As any sane person knows, older men should not date young beautiful women.
Last year was mixed with some very strange feelings in the relationship department. We were involved, we withdrew from that involvement and then we seemed, over time, to renegotiate our relationship.
All of which means that when I go visit "baby cakes" (please excuse my obvious non PC nicknames) I have absolutely no idea where we stand. And that is both exciting and worrying.