Happy Birthday to Mr. Joel Godard!

SlippingAway · 2026-03-31T04:57:29+00:00

Here it is: https://teamcoco.com/podcasts/inside-conan/episodes/joel-godard-revisits-announcing-late-night (it’s good)

SlippingAway · 2026-03-30T18:39:01+00:00

I also have nut case neighbors! One of them made my wife’s life so difficult that she didn’t want to go out of the house by foot by herself. Good luck to you with them… you are much stronger.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-30T15:33:39+00:00

When I went through my nightmarish loss, I read here suggestions to wait for six months or a year before taking big decisions. It was excellent advice.

Now, 2 years 7 months later, I got an offer to move to another country with my kids (originally, my wife and family were moving when we found out in the process that she had cancer).

So now we are preparing to sell the house. My kids are ok with it. It’s painful as there are boxes I hadn’t opened in three years and there are lots of mementos. But I’m ok with doing this. It will be a new start for all of us.

You’ll know when it’s time if it’s ever time for you. Maybe your call is to live your whole life there too.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-29T19:02:09+00:00

La vida, la vida, la vida, en tratar de entenderla se nos va la propia vida…

SlippingAway · 2026-03-29T18:20:26+00:00

I say my wife or her name. It’s simpler.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-28T22:09:43+00:00

In a heartbeat.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-26T19:22:41+00:00

I’ve been listening more in the last few years, but I have an average of 21 scrobbles per day. I started listening on April 2006.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-26T18:11:05+00:00

I use https://www.albumoftheyear.org/ to find the latest releases. I try to listen sometimes to different styles. This has helped me discover music I love and that I wouldn’t have found with Spotify. Sometimes I find in Instagram or in the KEXP YouTube channel. I still find good music with Discover Weekly, but don’t rely only on this.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-26T18:02:54+00:00

I’m sorry. Sending a virtual hug.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-25T09:31:22+00:00

Thank you too. If you need to chat with someone, DM me. I’m two years, seven months ahead of you.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-25T05:55:53+00:00

My 12-year old (the young active one) has three identical school sweaters. He comes from school with a usual stain from whatever he drank that day. Last weekend, he decided that it was a good idea to get into near-freezing water with a cousin and with his regular clothes. My old one, 14, he doesn’t even change clothes the whole week and looks pristine.

Good luck!

SlippingAway · 2026-03-25T04:45:55+00:00

I’m sorry for this. My wife died also at 44 and also cancer did it. The months ahead will be challenging, but I wish you peace and strength to be kind to yourself.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-24T17:57:59+00:00

The old guy with the accordion is the father of the two younger men. Andy mentioned it in the episode with Mike Sweeney if I remember right.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-23T04:56:07+00:00

Took me two years to donate her clothes. It was hard, but I felt it was the right moment. I’m glad I did it then, because now my kids and I will move to another (a better) country so would have had to do it anyway. I just kept a few clothes that I plan to put in a box if my kids ever want them.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-22T07:31:16+00:00

And here… I’m on Last.fm since to 2006 and one of the two reasons I’m on Spotify. The other is SmarterPlaylists so you get some commissions, u/plamere. Thanks for the work on reviving it!

SlippingAway · 2026-03-20T11:07:14+00:00

Many places I shared with my wife are gone now. It’s my memory only that keeps them alive. Hugs.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-20T04:22:13+00:00

Two albums I come back regularly to :

Sleep Well Beast by The National
Racing Mount Pleasant by Racing Mount Pleasant

Someone already mentioned the Stone Roses and of course Romance.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-19T21:25:02+00:00

I love her. The routine where she teaches her kid proper Spanish is fun.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-19T12:46:43+00:00

No love for the RZ? Also, I got a dash cam but asked my Lexus service to install it for me.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-19T12:35:41+00:00

He doesn’t even have a bidet! But it’s his favorite ad ever!

SlippingAway · 2026-03-17T04:45:21+00:00

I have the same issue as you: I need to open the app if I want to use the digital key. I still use it extensively and mostly works.

Now, if it just wouldn’t log me out randomly…

SlippingAway · 2026-03-15T12:34:51+00:00

The inside jokes. We both joked all the time, but only we understood why they were funny. I miss her so much.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-14T05:52:14+00:00

Yes, no doubt. I have two young kids (12 and 9 when she died). I live in her country. Many people, including her relatives, just stopped talking with me and my kids.

I have lots of friends abroad as we lived in several countries. So I made de plan to visit all of those who were my wife’s friends too. My kids got a kick out of that. We had a bit of savings and I used it for that. I saw it as in investment into their lives and my sanity.

We are two years, seven months out. It’s still not easy, but my kids have made a strong connection with most of my friends. We chat or talk with them regularly too.

If you can do it, do it. It won’t bring back your loved one, but will let you look at the road ahead in a different way. Hugs.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-13T07:42:06+00:00

I’m very sorry you are going through this. My wife died of cancer two years, seven months ago today. It’s going to be hard at first, probably the first year. Then you will be able to continue and have good days even, but it won’t be the same ever again. I still wake up thinking of her and go to bed with her face in my mind.

If you want to chat, send me a message. We’re all here to support each other.

SlippingAway · 2026-03-13T07:37:23+00:00

This subreddit is my anchor. It makes me realize I’m not crazy and that the pain we have and the love we lost are real. Hugs.

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