Thanks for the story. Honestly.

Strongly recommend you try Euro Truck Simulator 2 if you enjoy driving. You basically complete long haul trucking assignments across Europe. If you don't want to do that, you can just drive forever, as long as you can afford the petrol.

Completely agree.

I went through the same process with my mother about five years ago.

Before then, her parents and siblings were devout Catholics who wouldn't dream of the need to end a life. After, they were all still devout, but they strongly supported doctor-assisted dying and wished it was legal (here in Australia).

It was a barbaric, horrific experience for everyone involved, no doubt including my mother.

Completely agree.

While Salon was certainly the leader in this regard, it's rather shocking how far both it and Slate have fallen in terms of quality journalism and opinion-making. It's simply horrendous. I still check both occasionally, but less and less, and as the months go on I can see myself stopping entirely. Two years ago this would have been a sad thing, but now? It'll only improve my life.

If you are looking for high quality reading, the aggregator aldaily.com is generally pretty good. Other than that, the internet can be a bit of a wasteland at times.

Posts like these are the reason I still come to Slashdot. Hats off, sir.

Thanks for writing this post. I enjoyed reading it.

I had a longer post comparing my experience in Spain with my life in Australia, but slashdot ate it. Never mind.

I actually agree.

Couldn't get into Avadon, either. But I did like Geneforge.

Check out the Spiderweb Software page. The guy who created Exile just released his second remake of the game (at present Mac only), and it looks and plays pretty nice. It's called Avernum now.

Cheap, too.

Thanks for this. I'm sorry for your loss.

Bravo. I think that's a great idea.

I'm really sorry to hear that.

My sweetheart was in a car accident on the 29th of November, but she survived. It's incredibly amazing how quick it all is, and how easy it is to lose someone. The chances of her dying were huge, but she didn't - but she could have. And, just like your brother and father, her life would have been 'just stepped out on', which is an incredibly difficult thing to imagine.

I'm sorry for your loss.

I enjoyed the write-up of your trip. Thanks for taking the time to write it.