From Ralph

07/21/04

Did it ever occur??

The other day I tried to think of something to say to you that could be construed as comfort in these times. I kept putting it off and I kept leaving everything and not providing the drawings or letters or phone calls, or anything that kept the basic structure of our lives ticking over. I had a lot of requests and I kind of brushed them off and said NO! I just want to be myself without folks pulling at my sleeve and expecting a motorized thing to reply robotically. It worked for a while and people forgot their request- or I did. Well, that's OK and it can work forever, but it sure as Hell makes you feel dumb and selfish. Now, I don't want to hear from anyone necessarily(how do you spell necessarily??) but if you have a serious problem, but not too serious,I wonder if I can help rather than draw silly pictures all day. Don't rush- please!