I know I say this a lot, but y’all are the best. I can’t tell you how comforting it was when I posted about my Pappy’s death and then instantly saw emails and comments galore. A big internet hug from y’all made it much easier to deal with. There’s a memorial in Florida on Saturday.…

My Pappy died today at 1:15pm. He’s my father’s father. A retired minister and WW2 veteran with a sharp wit and a big heart under a gruff exterior. He’s the one who went blind from diabetes and would watch his giant plasma tv with his binoculars. He met my Nanny during the war over in…