I'm going to be gone from the interweb for awhile.

My dad has been fighting advanced prostate cancer for a couple years now and he lost the battle last night. I can't say he died happy; I'm pretty sure his body gave out more than his mind did, but at least he isn't suffering any more.

Less can be said of my state of mind, but there's not much anyone can do about that.

He's being buried in Florida. That's where I'm likely to be at during the next two weeks, barring some unforeseen delay in our plans.

Thank you for any condolences you give me that I may not be able to immediately reply to.