Thanks, Roger.

Mr. 3000 is a good movie. You’re right about his character going through a journey to become a team player. I love Head Of State! That’s one of my favorite movies! Chris Rock and Bernie Mac were so good together. Bernie killed me throughout the whole movie. Yeah, it’s wild that Barrack Obama became president a few years after that movie came out. Yeah, Sarcoidosis made life hard for him toward the end of his life. His persistence to keep people laughing through it is admirable.

That’s a shocker. You would think a mechanic working for universal studios would be a master with fixing a bus. It’s good you were on the scene and knew how to react to the problem.

What a story. You saved the day, Roger. I got to look up shooting stars. It sounds like it’s going to be a good movie. I hope your scene makes it.

Jack Reacher was filmed in Ohio too? Wow. You were a background actor too with Caroline, in a movie about Lebron James? Incredible stuff man. I hope your scene makes the cut too.

I love Unstoppable. One of my favs by him. That’s wild that the movie was filmed in Ohio too. A lot of movies have been filmed there it seems. That part where he’s on top of the train running is amazing. He picks his roles very well.

He really has. Antwone Fisher is a powerful movie. I agree. He’s a talented director too. That’s amazing it was filmed in Cleveland. It looked like it was filmed in Detroit too.

This is a great letter, Roger to a powerful actor and man. I was thinking about doing a letter to Denzel or Sam Jackson the day we did these letters. I’ve been an admirer of Denzel since I saw him in ”Remember The Titans”. The power in his acting blew me away and made me a big fan. Then I saw him in ”Malcolm X”. How he was able to become Malcolm in that movie was hypnotizing to me. Once again, his acting power gave me goosebumps. His strength and integrity in the various characters he’s played like the others you mentioned with Glory, John Q, Crimson Tide, The Great Debaters, etc inspires me to be the best person I can be. Just a remarkable actor and human being.

Sounds good! My Instagram is curiousone10. Good point about the word count. I didn’t even think about that. I hate that you’re going through what you’re going through. Sorry to hear that you suffer from alexithymia too. I gotta look that up. What a word. It’s a hard road to recover from a loss. If only the process was easier for us all, that would be great.

I understand. If you like, I can give you my email address or we can connect on a social media site so you can share it with me and not publicly. I emphasize what you’re feeling. It’s a tough road to go through. I hope writing about it helps. I wish I knew about writing when I was navigating through my mom and grandad’s passing. Maybe that would have made the process smoother for me…IDK. It’s hard to put into words what our loved ones mean to us. We can only express that the best we know how.

That’s awesome that you do your nonfiction for her. You’re right. We all grieve differently and we grieve in different time periods. Some people can grieve quickly while others need a long time to grieve. I definitely believe that you want her to come back and give her all the love you can. For your parents to be in awe of what you wrote says how great of a writer you are!

You’re welcome. I’m glad Lauren mention you in her reply so that I could read your letter. I also hope that we can talk and heal together. I believe it that your family took it differently. That’s great that you wrote for her. I would love to read the letter you wrote to her at her funeral. I bet it’s really touching. I totally understand not wanting to go to her grave. That image of seeing my mom’s grave is all I’ve known for 21 years now. I wish she could rise up or come down from above and talk to me and my family again. That would be a great Christmas present. I enjoyed reading your reply and hope we can talk again soon also! That’s awesome! What I’ve read from you so far is incredible!

@mmansfield28 Your letter is really touching. I emphasize with the grief you’re feeling with the loss of your older sister. Losing someone close to you like that is a brutal thing to go through. Like yourself, I’m not an open book either. I have to get to know a person to be an open book. Like Lauren mentioned in her reply, I lost my mom at an early age. It happened three days after my 12th birthday. When I saw her in the hospital with so many tubes around her, I didn’t know that would be the last time I would see her before she passed. Her passing changed the world that I knew. I was so used to seeing her cook her favorite foods, watching her favorite soaps, and seeing her on the couch, and then one day all that changes. For me, there was a lot of uncertainty and confusion after she passed. It took a year for me to accept her being gone as the new normal. Plus, I didn’t grieve like how I wish I did. So there was a lot of holding in emotions that didn’t come out until years later when I finally got to a place where I could think about my mom without tears wanting to come out of my eyes. Your children are going to love you when you have them. There is so much love pouring out of your letter. It’s beautiful to see. You have so much to live for. I hope (and this is easier said than done) that you be easy on yourself and know that your older sister is rooting for you. 🙂 Gerald

Sure thing, Lauren. Appreciate you mentioning me in what looks like a touching letter and introducing me to MMansfield28. I’ll be happy to share my story with her. 😀 Gerald

Yummy! Lasagna sounds good. I hope you had a good time at your friends 25th wedding anniversary. That’s amazing. I hope you’re enjoying your week so far, Jim. Yeah this week hasn’t been too bad for me, Jim.

Very well put. All we can do is be the best link that we can be to help the chain be strong. You too friend. I hope you’re having a good week so far. It was good to see you tonight also.

Thank you Kayjah. I’m glad The Unsealed exists. It’s excellent to unleash whatever grievances we have through love and understanding as you mention. I love the way you put it. It’s sad that so many people never get to be heard. I hope The Unsealed continues to find a way to the voiceless so they can use their voice.

I hear ya. I’m the same way. I’m just trying to take it one day at a time. Sometimes my head thinks too far down the line, but it’s all good. Yeah. Lauren may achieve her goal of taking over the world haha. I only want a good piece of the world and I’m good. Yeah, you’re right, such is life…darn it. I’m with you, let’s keep being Jim and Gerald. I hope you had a good Sunday and Monday Jim.

Jim! What’s up? You’re welcome, man. I like the advice. Thanks for your kind words. Yeah, I just had to get used to new people. Eye contact is tough to do at times, so I hear you on that. Yeah, we have things to work on. Sorry to hear that about the girl, Jim. It stings when that happens. My pleasure. I was happy to reach out. Take care!

Yeah. John Lewis more than earned the right to be quiet and reserved. Like you, I hope to walk across that bridge in Selma one day. What an experience to have with Steve. I remember hearing about Boardwalk Empire. It was a big deal for a while. You’ve done a lot. I salute you for your service. That’ll be amazing when you run for office someday!