what you're saying
from edith:

i was inspired to write you an email because it hit me how special and wonderful you are. people don't always share their thoughts but i wanted to.  i remember tiffany saying how you came in like a whirlwind. i honestly don't think that anyone (the people you care about) will ever forget you.  the reference to the whirlwind was made because you made such a lasting impression.  you can make people laugh so hard they can't stop.  you can make someone feel special and included.  these thoughts just came about because i was just talking with my friend and afterwards i realized how many times i made reference to you.  and it made him laugh too.
A friend of mine wrote this poem for me; he gave me permission to put it up here (sans attribution).
Ms. glow in the dark
glowing briter on
then
off

bouncing letters off his
forehead
A,B,C, D
Trying to send a
message

He laughs, actually grins
no wait
laughs
at the letters
comprehending yet not

bounced letters back
Z,Y,X..
bounced off
making
a
silent sound like
golf balls smacked
on the moon.
a must-read article on john f. kennedy, jr. from a canadian anarchist group.