Another year has passed.
We have been living without you here for 14 years now.
I miss you, my sister and brother in law miss you, your wife misses you.
Your grandchildren whom you never got to know miss you…

Wish you were still here…

I have had to stand up for myself just now… and I did…
I have had to tell someone that I truly loved once, that I can’t deal with him anymore… that I can’t be in touch with him anymore… because he’s hurt me more than I can possibly voice towards him…
I have had to tell [...]

Wow… I miss you…
I can’t believe it’s been 13 years already…

T.h.i.r.t.e.e.n years since I last saw you,
last heard your voice,
last felt your embrace
Love you, Dad!

I am gonna turn the lights out here at The Dutch Files for a bit. Not sure for how long, maybe just a few days, maybe a bit longer, I dunno…
All I know is that I am not feeling it right now. I need to scrape myself back together a bit before I get back [...]

Message to department colleagues, gasstation guys, fellow drivers, lunchladies, and other people I will encounter today:
Nobody bettah even so much as point at my nose today… Just so ya know…