Hi there Reader. My dad had a line he used to say out loud when someone died. “Well, the line in front of us just got shorter.” It used to make me confused, then angry. It sounded cold and unemotional. But my dad was a good man with real feeling. I understand him better now as I age. He said it to remind himself that time runs out. He died of brain cancer four years ago. It hurts to not have him near. And this year has brought even more loss in my life. Friends of friends. A man from my men’s...