All Of Science To Me, Everything That

No Single Step In The Persuit Of Enlightenment Should Ever Be Considered Sacred; Only The Search Was.

Ten Long Trips Around The Sun Since I Last Saw That Smile, But Only Joy And Thankfulness That On A Tiny World In The Vastness, For A Couple Of Moments In The Immensity Of Time, We Were One.

My Knowledge Of Science Came From Being With Carl, Not From Formal Academic Training. Carl Gave Me A Thrilling Tutorial In Science And Math That Lasted The 20 Years We Were Together.

Contrary To The Fantasies Of The Fundamentalists, There Was No Deathbed Conversion, No Last Minute Refuge Taken In A Comforting Vision Of A Heaven Or An Afterlife. For Carl, What Mattered Most Was What Was True, Not Merely What Would Make Us Feel Better. Even At This Moment When Anyone Would Be Forgiven For Turning Away From The Reality Of Our Situation, Carl Was Unflinching. As We Looked Deeply Into Each Other's Eyes, It Was With A Shared Conviction That Our Wondrous Life Together Was Ending Forever.

We Smoked The Way Other American Families Would Have Wine With Dinner. For Us, It Was Our Sacrament. It Was Something That Made A Great Life Sweeter In Every Possible Way.