and then it hit me

After my last night playing music w/ my monday night old-time music group I sent them the e-mail below
Jules, Kate, Teresa & Charlie,
I was up early this morning walking around a quiet house and it started sinking in. I'm really going to miss you. The monday night music thing has been really great.I don't want to beat it to death, I'm horrible at good byes... I could have just as well gone outside to piss and got in my car and left.
this whole trip preparation has been focused on where we are going and this morning i got whamed with what we are leaving...at any rate I deeply value the hours and tunes I've share w/ you... you know its been good when its tough to say good-bye.
tb

And charlie responded:
Tom,
> Thanks for the site. Very nice start, I'd say. A journeyman-level
> armchair traveler, I very much appreciate the opportunity to learn from
> other's experience. In some respects a blog seems novelesque - direct
> prose and ruminations on a variety of subjects, but at it's heart - a
> story. Thanks for sharing. Tell Catie that we ARE all starring in our
> life's adventure. Collectively, we span the continuum of possibilities,
> individually limited by our often myopic visions of those
> possibilities. As my friend used to say, "we're doing the best we
> can". I'm glad your "best" is different than mine! That said, Catie's
> blunt blog is really an encouragement to stray beyond the two-track we
> shuffle along and check out the weeds - a good thing.
>
> I'll miss the music we've shared. Hope you can find the time to keep
> the music alive - I'll be trying to do the same here. Funny how music
> pulls folks together and the desire to make music binds them further.
> Thanks to Maggie for playing bass last night.
>
> Be sure to let me know if there's anything needs doing around here.
> Also, let me know if you need help moving vehicles around - I might be
> able to help.
>
> Good fishing.
> Stay in touch - do you have a summer email or just maintain the one you
> have here?
> ct
>