A number of you have offered kind words, prayers, and encouragement to us since the events of last Friday. Both Zach and I thank you for your support.
But, I intend this brief communique to be the last instance in which I devote time and space on this website to pour out my feelings regarding the shooting, Zach's presence, our response, or how the whole event has radically altered our lives. I cannot permit this experiment I began years prior to evolve irrevocably into a forum for me to pour out heart, soul, anguish, fears, and recovery regarding the massacre and its aftermath. It's something I can, of course, discuss with folks individually, particularly with those intimately connected with my life. But, here and now, I must invoke a right to privacy: this is no longer a subject I can share, nor is it a subject appropriate to share.
For what it's worth, though, know that Zach and I, and the community as a whole, have much healing to do. But, I intend for us to tackle this as we always do, hand-in-hand.
So, in a few days, or once a sufficient amount of time has passed, I'll attempt an awkward transition - back to the "normal" (but really, what is normal?) events that have shaped my life to date. Yes, I've found plenty of reasons to laugh and joke since Friday, as I always do... and, if you'll take your hand in mine, I'll tell you about it...
...a bit later.
Posted by James at August 1, 2006 09:48 PM