I agree! Cousins are cousins are cousins.

No, Mike's children and Osiris are second cousins. Osiris' dad is Mike's first cousin.

I know, right. Thank you.

Thank you, online friend.

Thank you, @Swampgas_Man

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Thank you. Pop got a fond send-off on Saturday, and though I am still not used to the fact that my father is dead, I am not distraught or anything.

Thank you. We had the memorial for my Pop last Saturday, so I was feeling like we'd turned the page on that. Pop was an old man and very ill, and he was well-remembered at his memorial.

Thank you. It really is sad. I don't know all that he was going through, but it clearly was bad.

Thank you. We had the memorial for Pop on Saturday (he died on May 31), so I was feeling like we'd turned the page on that.

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Thank you.

Monday, we got the news that one of Osiris’ cousins, Mike, committed suicide Sunday. They were first cousins once-removed, i.e., Mike and Osiris’ father were first cousins. Mike was in his mid-50s, he had a young adult son and with his (younger) wife, had a nine-year-old girl and a boy whom I think is three.

Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can. – John Wesley (28 June 1703 – 2 March 1791)

When I have a migraine headache, I imagine sending it to her. I don't believe it works, but it distracts me from the pain.

Jack Kerouac's daughter, Jan Kerouac, wrote a book called Baby Driver, which might make a good miniseries.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. - Helen Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968)

Life is not what it's supposed to be. It’s what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. - Virginia Satir (26 June 1916 - 10 September 1988)