Dec. 18, 2023 4:45pm

    Ok, first off thank you for again putting up with my overly emotional ass yesterday. Once I started remembering that Superman scene, it just instantly brought up memories of my cousin Joe for one thing. Its been 10 years since he passed, and...he was kinda like the everyman...always there to help. He took me to comic cons all the time and basically introduced me to the city. His funeral ad hundreds of people...and ill be lucky if anyone ever shows up to mine. Not that i'm planning on going anywhere anytime soon.

It just sucks that despite everything I do to try and fix it, i'm lonely all the time. I don't just mean romantically, as you have no doubt heard time and time again. It just sucks even more this time of year.

I know that's another reason I overdid it yesterday gift-wise. I'm sorry about that. But I did enjoy the chat we had. I always do. I wish we could cover more ground. You're...good to talk with. You're honest with me, at least I hope so. Thank you for that. When you said i'll, "never lose" you, I kinda cringed because every time people have said that to me, they wound up deserting me soon thereafter, I reeeeally hope that cycle ended though. I think thats another thing I learned from Superman, or Christopher Reeve. Always have hope. Kinda funny I connect with him more than Michael J. Fox.

This isn't to say my heroes are all fictional...or even gone. My comic-con boss Mike Negin is going through a personal hell and still standing. You. You are doing one of the hardest jobs in medicine and you essentially make it look easy and i dont know how. 

Thank you, as always.