I haven't written in a long time. I haven't felt the inspiration I guess. Yesterday I got my donation bucket for Relay for Life and my tickets to sell for the Bar Crawl. A lot of people that I know have lost loved ones to cancer this year. I have lost many to cancer over the years. The one I never talk about is Charlotte. She was my first. Let me tell you about her. Charlotte stormed into my life in the 70's. She only entered the room last and with a flourish that brought the attention of everyone in the room. She always smiled. She always spoke her true mind. I was a shy 20 something that had two babies that we were trying to raise. Charlotte owned a race truck. My husband and brother-in-law were the crew chiefs for her. She never rode in the truck. There was a driver that was paid and co-drivers were always celebrity guests. Charlotte awed me with statements like "Don't whine that something is broke. Buy a book, learn to fix it and then fix it." My husba...