Holiday Greetings

I want to add my holiday greetings to Cal sailors one and all. I just found this group a month ago but I think it ranks with one of my favorites, great stories and repartee, as well as good info. Thanks for having me aboard, cap'ns. I lost my brother the day after Thanksgiving, he lost the fight with a vicious brain cancer. So I say, take special care to connect with those important to you. It can all be over before you know it...... Jon Brush Cal 21 Newton MA and Shelter Island NY

Happy holidays to all. Jon, please accept my condolence and heartfelt sympathy. I also lost a brother to the exact same thing (many years ago). I share your sentiment. ~smlie~ SMon Cal 34, Shady Lady, St. Pete, FL Jonathan Brush <jo… [at] gmail.com> wrote: I want to add my holiday greetings to Cal sailors one and all. I just found this group a month ago but I think it ranks with one of my favorites, great stories and repartee, as well as good info. Thanks for having me aboard, cap'ns. I lost my brother the day after Thanksgiving, he lost the fight with a vicious brain cancer. So I say, take special care to connect with those important to you. It can all be over before you know it...... Jon Brush Cal 21 Newton MA and Shelter Island NY __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Jonathan Brush wrote: > > I lost my brother the day after Thanksgiving, he lost the fight > with a vicious brain cancer. So I say, take special care to connect > with those important to you. It can all be over before you know it...... Jon: There's really no easy way to lose a loved one, especially when it's not after a long life. My dad died almost 2 years ago and there's not a single day he's not in my thoughts. But he had learned the lesson you state above. He had lived through the Depression, and WW II, and he had seen his beloved older brother die at 49 of a brain tumor that no physician's skills could cure. In his own career as a physician, he had seen how fragile the human body can be, and how quickly one's plans for the future can be ended. Because of this, he made sure that he made the best of his time. When he approached his end with a fatal disease, he told us how lucky he felt he had been in life. I'm sure he had some regrets--he never got to take my Mom to France--and probably a few more of the less-time-in-the-office variety. But he had the knowledge that he'd had a good life, well lived, and surrounded by love. So we all need to take time to identify things that are important to us and to do them now. This doesn't require dropping everything and going into a frenzy of pleasure-seeking. My Dad had the comfort of a career that he loved in which he helped others. But we do need to be aware that we can't defer all our plans until later. I recall reading the advice of an old, famous person who said "you should do at least one thing you enjoy every day." I suppose the moral of the story is, when you have a choice between cutting the grass or going sailing, head for the boat. And take your kid, spouse, sibling, or buddy with you, so you can share the experience. Chris Campbell >

Chris, Thanks for your message and thoughts. Your dad sounds like a great guy.... Jon B. On 12/21/06, Chris Campbell <cl… [at] charterinternet.com> wrote: > > Jonathan Brush wrote: > > > I lost my brother the day after Thanksgiving, he lost the fight with a > vicious brain cancer. So I say, take special care to connect with those > important to you. It can all be over before you know it...... > > > > > > Jon: > > There's really no easy way to lose a loved one, especially when it's not > after a long life. > > My dad died almost 2 years ago and there's not a single day he's not in my > thoughts. But he had learned the lesson you state above. He had lived > through the Depression, and WW II, and he had seen his beloved older brother > die at 49 of a brain tumor that no physician's skills could cure. In his > own career as a physician, he had seen how fragile the human body can be, > and how quickly one's plans for the future can be ended. Because of this, > he made sure that he made the best of his time. When he approached his end > with a fatal disease, he told us how lucky he felt he had been in life. I'm > sure he had some regrets--he never got to take my Mom to France--and > probably a few more of the less-time-in-the-office variety. But he had the > knowledge that he'd had a good life, well lived, and surrounded by love. > > So we all need to take time to identify things that are important to us > and to do them now. This doesn't require dropping everything and going into > a frenzy of pleasure-seeking. My Dad had the comfort of a career that he > loved in which he helped others. But we do need to be aware that we can't > defer all our plans until later. I recall reading the advice of an old, > famous person who said "you should do at least one thing you enjoy every > day." > > I suppose the moral of the story is, when you have a choice between > cutting the grass or going sailing, head for the boat. And take your kid, > spouse, sibling, or buddy with you, so you can share the experience. > > Chris Campbell > > > > > >

Merry Christmas (and the best on your Holiday of choice). [cid:image001.jpg@01CF0093.2C6CE400] Cheers Charlie Annapolis