It actually happened a little later than 12:30 though.

Racing a manual sports car up to Santa Rosa before work on a Friday morning, then racing back down to work in a hybrid Sonata was a bad ass thing done by a bad ass man 😉

Stick shifting, gas burning, progress note typing, ambitious glory.

See you on the other side.

As I write this, I think I may understand more of the true meaning. The ego is saying: “Do this healing,” “Do that healing.”

But what she had pointed out, what she said to me, was this: “Who said you have to do anything? The healing just happens.”

He plummets through the clouds just like I do in day dreams.

Gallows humor is a type of dark, ironic comedy that finds something to laugh about in situations that are grim, hopeless, or even life-threatening. Think of it as the kind of joke someone might crack while facing a dire circumstance—like a prisoner making a quip on the way to the gallows, hence the name.

It’s often used as a coping mechanism, especially by people in high-stress professions like medicine, the military, or emergency services. By making light of the unthinkable, it can offer a strange kind of relief or solidarity in the face of fear or despair.

It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but for some, it’s a way to reclaim a bit of control or humanity in the darkest moments.