Fan Mail!

From time to time during this project I've felt that I'm bombarding everyone with posts. I mean let's face it- do you all really care about the type of gelato I ate that day or how many mosquitoes bit my leg? I then have to remind myself that ultimately these posts are for me. The end goal is to still remember all these details/feelings when my brain has archived them and as the decades pass I can't recall where they were filed.

At any rate, so many of you have given feedback in our chats/emails/Facebook life and it's really encouraging. I love the fact that some of the first comments my folks gave me were in response to my improved writing skills- they have come a long way! Well, this week I received my first official "fan mail" when USPS tracked me down in Virginia. Among the important documents I had a great note from one of my biggest fans-

To the untrained eye this may look primitive, but this original shows a turn in his work. Unlike his previous work, the subject actually has structure and is not an amorphous blob. Way to go Dad! I think this is most definitely going to make my "don't count the miles, count the I love yous" wall. Besides making me laugh when I see it, it will serve as a reminder to lay off the espresso from time to time so I don't look get this crazy eye look.