Enjoy

Some people are confused when I end all my blog posts with the salutation “Enjoy”.

I started ending all my correspondence, blog posts and comments with ENJOY as a tribute to Peter McWilliams, after he died in 2000, because no matter how bad things got for him, he regularly did likewise.  To wit:

Peter, on being diagnosed with AIDS:

“In March 1996, I opened the door to death and stared the Grim Reaper in the face. There was a pause. Then he suddenly smiled and said, ‘Enjoy yourself! It’s later than you think.’”
– Peter McWilliams, from his essay Joy is Good.

The end of his last letter requesting public support for leniency in his sentencing hearings:

If you cannot post the entire message of this missive, the online address of this request is http://www.petertrial.com/letters.htm*.
Thank you from the bottom of my weary but very grateful heart.
Enjoy.
Peter McWilliams
peter@mcwilliams.com*

URL and email long ago abandoned to the blogsphere, but I am happy to report that a fine young lady has picked up Peter’s content and it is again available for all to ENJOY.

The answer to the question of why Peter was murdered is here:

A new generation of Americans has discovered the life and works of Peter and continues to promote his legacy:

Julia handles the heavy lifting involved in keeping Peter’s memory alive on Facebook as well as attending many rallies in support of Peter’s many issues. Click photo to visit her Facebook page and support her work (buy a Peter Mcwilliams tribute T-shirt you cheap bastards!!).

Enjoy.