sadness...

... i just found out tonight that one of my co-workers from my first job as a engineer passed away yesterday... though we haven't been in touch in the last 3-4 years or so, i was filled with an emptiness to remember him. he was a wonderful engineer, joke-ster and cyclist. he was the one who told convinced me to ride my first MS 150 - i can still remember some rides we did together...

this news had me thinking about life interruptions but i don't have the words for that now...