And now what did you do TODAY?

[Voltron]

On 1/21/2026 at 7:15 PM, n_maher said:

@Voltron I thought Red Oxx was still around??

I hope everything is alright, Marc.

I meant kick-start the HC travel team back into being, whether or not Marc has Red Oxx bags. 

[Dusty Chalk]

I feel that.  My sisters and I "sat Shiva" (not sure that's the right way to phrase it, since we're all gentiles) when my mother passed away.  It was nice -- don't know how else to phrase it.  We weren't dancing around or anything, just very...sober, for lack of a better word.

[skullguise]

Dusty, half this family isn't Jewish, but they bought in....to celebrating Jewish family and events, as well as the Shiva mourning.  Call it Shiva or not, to me it's a good thing.

There is a lot of formality to a Shiva, many times it is not followed 100%.  Personally, I find it the beginning of healing.  Family and friends come to pay respect, connect, tell stories, and eat.  The formal period is 7 days/nights. 

When Karen passed, I was tearfully surprised by one of my two best friends flying in from California and spending all the days/nights of Shiva visiting (3 days for us).  It's that type of love and connection that helps the healing.  It's just a good thing, no matter what it's called, what religion it follows, etc.