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Dogg Man, Yep. That time of year again with life both the same and different. Another year with you now being 36 years old and coming up to 8 years past your life with us but your presence always there. Growing up is a matter of fits and starts with long days and events compiled into space and time. Seemingly forever with no end in sight. Yet, then it happens: Space and time compress and growing up is gone, replaced by grown up. Lots of memories and longings of events to

KT, August 14 is not just another day. It is a day that jarred our lives of their normal orbit. For 7 years now we have approached this day with memories and trepidation. Ground zero. But it also has left a reflection of the strength of your position in our lives. Our continued centering on all the things so important to you: sports, family, and friends. This day is in the starboard shadow of an annual golf event where we celebrate you and more importantly the importance of

Dogg Man, Incomprehensible to move forward and impossible to stay in the past. So, we measure time only in the moment and that is where we focus. Another year and so much has happened and then again life remains the same. Time is silent until punctuated by events., like your birthday. You would be 35. Though very much too young to be gone, you are and will remain the bright light you always were, for us and everyone The year since your last birthday has witnessed events tha

KT, It’s that time of year: The day you moved into our life differently. No longer with your daily call to Mama Lama. No longer with your...

KT, It’s been over 2,000 days since your death: 2098 to be exact, though being vague is probably much better. You would have been 34...

KT Man, Five years is a long time and then it isn't. So, the calendar is warped, and it’s been 1,825 days since yesterday. We have you...

KT, SevBeanz and I wrote this in honor of you, for the Karsten Tindal Leadership award given to an outstanding student in the Sports...

KT, Four years ago, summer became a burden though we are beginning to shake its grip, August 14 being the worst day of the season. Oregon...

KT, I wrote this on Mother’s Day because you were a Mother’s Day baby. I posted on your birthday because the day of reckoning intervened...

KT, This is Christmas number four without you. Thank you for giving the us the best gift ever: Your presence in our life. Far too brief...

Karsten KT DoggMan: August 14, 2021, will be 3 years since your death and by now over 100+ letters have been posted. We continue to...

Karsten KT DoggMan: We’ve passed the 1,000 day mark. Today you would have been 31 years old. Such a young age. Yes, another year and yes...

On May 17, 2019 I first heard from Sev and LT that indeed, her earlier biopsy indicated stage 2 cancer. I was in Harrisburg PA and...

Today is not just the day that you died two years ago, but the day that life became just a moment. When time past, present, and future...

KT, Today is May 13, 2020. You would have been 30 years old. Grief is a terrible master. Equally dire on both sides. Unable to move...

Karsten-KT It has been 365 days since you died: August 14, 2018. At the time, our life changed in a way that was and is irrevocable and...

KT Man, Today is May 13, 2019. You would have been 29 years old. We plan to celebrate your life rather than your birth. And we plan to do...

KT, The day began with sunshine as seems to be the case with you. Not only were you always able to park up front but also could bring out...

Karsten, It’s all so very sad but we are determined to hold our heads high and move forward. Your day has arrived and you aren’t here. We...

KT Man, Lest you think we forgot about you, it’s simply not possible. Not having written since Christmas is a function of stemming the...