Merry Christmas

Christmas is what you make of it, so make it the day you want it to be. Merry Christmas!

Hearing Problems

I think that I will be able to read about Stephen in the coming months, even though he is not schooling us anymore. I found this by Sophia A. McClennen over at Salon and at first I thought it was about people with hearing problems because of the photo. After all, both men have a bit of trouble with their ears as we all know. But after I read the article, I realized it was about politics and democracy and freedom, all that Americanish type of stuff.

However, I thought again and wondered if it still isn't about hearing. Can it be that Rush hears things and they get all garbled in his head and come out of his mouth that garbled way? We will have to figure it out on our own. Just imagine what Stephen would have said and it will all become clear.

Don't Know When

I promised myself I wouldn't cry, but, well, you know me. Stephen let us down easy. He reminded us of all the good times. And all the good people.

So, I have hope for the future. I didn't get that book written, therefore I never got to be a guest on the show. But I know that I can start that book any day and I will send it to Stephen when it is finished. And we could just meet for coffee and discuss it and that would be good enough for me.

Spoiler Alert - Stephen's Last Show

We have all been spoiled for too long. We have to get used to life without the The Colbert Report. It won't be easy, but the sooner we all face up to it, the better it will be. We can get through this if we all hang in together.

As far as what the show will be tonight... I don't know. Will it be a huge extravaganza with all sorts of guests and tributes? Will it be a quiet Mr Rogers type of conversation with the Colbert Nation? Will it be a tremendous joke on all of us as we find out that he's not really ending the show?

I will know soon enough. It is one of those situations just like waiting for Christmas. It seems like it will never get here. It is always in the future. And then. It happens. It happened. It's over with. An empty place in your heart.

Move on. Keep going. Head up high.

We all love you Stephen.

This Is It, Stephen's Last Week

How will we all cope? I have been worrying about just that all these many days. Granted I have gotten lots of stuff done while I have been not writing here. Has Stephen noticed? Won't he be bored without his show? I know he did audition one guy to take over for him, but that guy still has a day job for two more years.

Sigh.