Missing Lise…

I found out a few days ago a high-school friend died from a sudden illness. It's amazing how there's a wormhole through time when something like this happens. It's like she was just here...and now she's gone.

Oct 15, 2025 Update: Lise was a firecracker of a woman, and I keep thinking about how her early influence formed what I thought I could be capable of. Now, in dark moments since she passed, I try to conjure her and imagine what she would say. Here’s what shows up: we’re in a posh bar nestled near a fireplace, and she’s in a wingback chair hoisting a cocktail and grinning. She says, “Get off your ass and do something!” and—POOF—I’m back in the real world. I realize: she’s right. Do something!