luck to you, michael.

3/17/08

something else i wanted to mention was what happened on our friday training. i brought the baby, and we had a great time at urban underground and at the justice talking session (we read the letter from the birmingham jail).

we were blindsided during announcements when james informed us we'd lost our first ally. he didn't say what the circumstances were, but it was pretty surprising. michael was on our tsp team, and it's strange to think that he'd made it this far only to stop now....

our class is huge, 35 allies, the biggest class yet. we've gone through a lot together so far, good and bad. but everyone's stayed in it, even when some didn't have placements. even when some got fired, or had to find new placements. even when we didn't have an executive director. even now, when we've only got two program managers. even tangled up in personal bristles, car crashes, rude comments, whatever. but until now, we'd all made it.

now, someone's gone. not just someone, but one of the team members i've become so comfortable arguing with. it's strange to think about our project without michael. he was really excited about doing his part of the project, about working with youth.

we'll miss you michael. stop in sometime.