One degree of Leif

[thalo]

Today..
Today we watched Enter the Ninja and then went out side to spar in the yard
we went to the theatre to watch Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo and we danced in out seats
we played Pitfall and shouted at the computer when we died
we ate a bowl of cereal for every meal of the day
Today we decided that we'd only wear sweatpants so we bought them in all different colors
we read a fantasy book and tuned out to the world
we hit the pool hall for a few games of pool
we went camping and jumped off rocks and bridges into the river
Today we sang along to folk songs at gather round like no one was listening
we taught the cat how to fetch bottle caps
We sat Indian style on the rug and drank beer
We laughed and laughed
We hit the sack and snored the night away
Today............We hung out with Leif.


Light Years..
Look in to the night sky on a cloudless night and you will see him
That same fulgent star that caught your eye the first time you camped out in your back yard
He's the one that calls your soul out of its seat to dance and laugh your worldly troubles away
His brilliance has been the subject of many a folktale told around blazing fires and inspired dreamers to achieve far beyond what they thought possible
His presence so resplendent it gives life to an entire solar system and casts a heartening light on an infinite journey through the cosmos
When I close my eyes my mind looses sight of him but my spirit draws closer
The Divine light he has expired will continue to warm ours souls and will forever be reflected by his beautiful Moon.


I am grateful for the friend who will forever be with me. Thank you all so much for your stories that have brought me to tears and to laughter. Time and distance never diluted the purity of our connection, its special to have people that you can join rhythms with out ever skipping a beat. If out of the blue a stranger knocked on my door and said to me "Hello there, I’m a friend of Leif’s. He told me to give you a call or stop by". I would with out hesitation invite him/her in and welcome them into my family. Ther are some names i have not heard for a while and some new ones i enjoyed hearing, one day i hope that we can in some way cross paths as we all have something so amazing in common. Chuck, Ranae, Michelle, Lars, Lance, Aiden, Jeremy, Caricia and Jaochim and of course the beautiful Moon. It always made me so happy to know that Leif found a kindred spirit to share and evolve in life. He was always so happy when he spoke of you and the photos of you two show an infectious love. To all the other family-friends, feel free to knock on my door any time. They say blood is a bond that goes beyond all, yet we make our biggest commitments in life to someone we dont share blood with. We are all connected by the magic of the human spirit, an invisible force that makes the world go round. His voice in my head and the sound of his laugh sounds exactly the same as it did when we were kids, and I believe because it is not just his voice....it is him.
I love you Leif

[Moon]

Hi Thalo,

I'm glad to meet you here.Leif told me about you 7 years ago. It's a story about small world. He had an American freind who owned the bar "Lush" in Wudaokou Beijing in 2004. Once the freind traveled to another city inside China and played band music in a bar there. You met each other in the Bar- you were in the city for the basketball game at that time, you guys talked about you have a freind lived in Beijing and soon found out that's the same person Leif...

He was so happy everytime when he talked about the same story. I think the last time you guys seeing each other was on Lars' wedding. He missed you so much, we didn't make the trip for your wedding (same date as Leif's birthday)but we eager to see you couple sometime nearly future. He was also excited about your great business idea hoping to work with you someday...

We both love Sandy . Leif is so proude of him always saying he has the best tast of match colors in the states.. he is an artist. We were hanging out with him everytime when we visit the family in Oregon. And he likes to call you to let Leif talk with you no matter what's the southern Hemisphere time you have. He gave us some old pictures copies of you guys-about 5-6 years old, the Disiney trip together. I love those cute pictures.

I promised that I will send below pictures to Sandy last year but I still didn't do it yet. I'm sorry Sandy I will send it to your email later. Now please allow me to upload it here.

Love, Moon

[philklaboe]

Thalo, I really enjoyed reading your post man. Wow...what a crazy life! Maybe when your back in Oregon we should hang out. I hope your doing OK. It still feels like a bad dream. He has always been around, ya know. Even when he is in China we skype, its gonna take a long time to heal from this. He will be misses so much...Later Thalo

Phil