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This weekĀ I mourned the loss of my closest confidant.
Weāve been together for over six years. When the Hub was gone, Iād sometimes wake up to see that my old friend hadĀ been in bed with meĀ all night. (Occasionally with some drool where Iād fallen asleep.)Ā HeĀ kept me company in Russia, India, Australia, across the US and Canada, and in many of the countries of Europe.
And Iād poured out my heart to him. HeĀ knew every one of my secrets, held every book Iād ever written, every thought Iād recorded over the past six years. Lately, though, heĀ hasnāt been himself.Ā Heās been slowing down, occasionally forgetting things. But then, so have I.
Then came the morning last week whenĀ I noticed that hisĀ peripherals werenātĀ responding.
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I knewĀ he wouldnāt want me to prolong his agony, but he held it together long enough for one last backup. The expertĀ at the Genius Bar shookā¦
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