Today my daughter would have turned 28. I am turning 61, but without her physically by my side to share our special mother/daughter birthday. To make it even more special, June 23 falls on a Sunday this year, just as it did on June 23, 1996, when she was born, and on June 23, 1963, when I was born. Lots of coincidence involved here, one might say, but this is all deeply meaningful and sacred to me.

So, on Sunday, June 23, 2024, I plan to spend the day quietly, and maybe watch 2001: A Space...

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