Alternate Vision

I wasn't sure how to console her after she told me she was trying to cope with her father dying a slow death. The cancer has eaten it's way through his bladder, intestines and is heading upwards rapidly. Such situations are always ultra sensitive. Should I offer my shoulder to cry on? Or instead change the subject and help her forget? She seemed to be handling it well. I mean she played Maracatu with us for an hour. She demanded sushi and drinks afterwards, so I obliged. She needed to forget. I would too after weeping for days on end helplessly. On the sunny side of things, the lot of us are preparing for a blast of a weekend. Chaat with Bajaj in Berkeley on Saturday followed by a barrage of insane live music - Thievery Corp., Gotan Project and Dj Shadow all live on the same day.. overdose. In honor of all those valiant souls dealing with unforeseeable hardships, I dedicate to you my favorite "happy song" because sometimes we all need a reminder that life is too important to be taken seriously.