Live Every Day With Passion

   With the sad, premature passing of Tim Russert yesterday, at age 58, I've spent a lot of time thinking about how fleeting life is.

   A very close friend of mine's father passed away suddenly several years ago at age 57, just as he prepared for retirement, and this reminds me totally of what I felt like then.

   Hug your kids, your spouse, your friends, whomever. Realize that most things are not worth getting upset about. Treat everyone you interact with with respect and kindness. Because you never know who the last person you'll see before you go is.

   Sleep well and wake up on Father's Day with a new sense of the wonder of another day's worth of life. Do not take it for granted.