Sunset and Sunrise

The contents of my e-mail in-box were so completely opposite today that they gave me pause to ponder: one e-mail was a newsletter from the college I graduated from announcing two deaths of people I had some contact with, the other an e-mail from my friend Amy announcing the birth of her son. So different! Amy sent pictures to look at: like most new parents with cameras, they have MANY of him, but having so many was nice since who knows when I will get to see him! So cute! Northland sent no pictures, but I have a few (a very few) in my head from my college days and from being in class with the man whose wife just died and from working for the lady whose father-in-law just died. I think I need to send some cards: both congratulations and condolences. Isn't life strange?