I won’t give specifics, but I want to say that H is my best friend and co-conspirator and am very happy to have her in my life.

The mere fact that when I am feeling most at sea and most doubt my own sanity, I can talk with her and be reassured that I am okay is worth, well, anything. But it’s definitely worth being able to provide the same sort of support for her when she needs it.

Beyond all her other wonderfulness, this is what I enjoy the most - simply getting each others’ backs, being able to care for each other, being able to provide the support for each other that allows us go go out into the world and do the work that’s important to ourselves and to each other.

I feel like I can never thank H enough for that.

My last surviving uncle on my Chinese side, Leon Pon has had Alzheimer’s for years/decades. He died with friends and family in attendance yesterday afternoon around 2:00 p.m. in Oakland, California.

I hope my Chinese family over there is doing well. I hear some of my younger first cousins once removed are freaking out a little bit - those who were his grandchildren - but I figure they’re young - they will be resilient, even though they probably don’t know it yet.

I’ll check in on them in a few days.

Mostly I need to figure out if Dad’s still coming to visit! (I assume so, but don’t know 100% for sure.)