I'd like you to meet Donna,...

a bat biologist, my wife and sweetie pie who, 14 months ago today, finally succumbed to the ovarian cancer she had fought valiantly for nearly nine years. That's her, holding her straw-colored African fruit bat, Swoop.

I do not post this to generate any sympathy. I write this to boast that she was a cool chick. Smart. Creative. Strong. My best buddy.

I miss you Donna, and I think about you every day.