On the yearly pilgrimage to Wise, Virginia, I found my self more somber-minded than usual--it remained that way even as I was on my way home. The company was congenial, the keynote was on pirates, the food was good, my hosts were as gracious as ever. My good friend JMA gave a lights-out presentation on marginal annotations in English chorographical texts. I also got to watch him and his faculty intramural team win the soccer championship for the second year running. Saw other friends from Chapel Hill days. And I felt especially keenly the loss of so many people whom I have treasured.
I've been silent the past few days for precisely that reason.
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