Death and Taxes

My dear friend Susan passed away last weekend. She had been battling a very rare and lethal cancer (ocular melanoma that metastasized in her liver) for the past few years so while her death was not unexpected, it remains tragic and heartbreaking. She was only 38 and leaves behind a wonderful husband and 2 amazing little girls. Since I got news of her passing, I've vacillated between being perfectly normal (surfing the Internet, watching trashy TV) and being overwhelmed by moments of incredible sadness. Susan was an incredible person--smart, funny, self-aware--and I'll miss her.