Dear Sir,

Professor DeFrancisco:

Writing out my life story has raked it all up to the forefront. As it is supposed to. I have feelings about it, most definitely. As someone wrote me today, 'feelings you didn't even know you had.'

Probably true. I thought I had dealt with these feelings a long time ago.

I am taking a break from writing. I have returned to several manual labor jobs that I have going in my house. For some relief, and perspective.

I will say, I saw three robins this morning.

They are here because of the weather we had in November and December. It confused them.

I am not confused.

Am I cold?

Not in my soul.

Hardly.

It is never cold in my soul.