Ah, friends & guests! So much has transpired since your last visit. The VI continues to bear witness to the fragility of lives ... some young, some old ... who, for whatever reason, have ended their lives ... whether from the ravages of disease (dis-ease) or from the ravages of societal madness (relentness violence). And yesterday we awoke to many tragedies. Let's not forget Teacher Mel (Melsada Cameron Romney) who has left us at the tender age of 74. A bright star from the British Virgin Islands, Teacher Mel has truly left her mark in many of our lives. And my bestest friend in the whole wide world, Mur, texted me with a new challenge. We have lifted her up in thought, in spirit, and in many manners of prayer. Go, Mur, it's your show, it's your stage, & we're pulling the curtain halfway; the rest is up to you!