I posted this somewhere but I thought it would be nice to have a place where we can relate the effect Stephen King has had on all of us through his stories.

One of the key things in my life is about how a person has to "stand" when the shit hits the fan, to have conviction in the face of the worst kinds of problems.

Its easy to stand when things are going okay. When its hard, that is when you know.

So The Stand did that for me. I love the story of course but the idea that we must defend what is right stuck with me.

When Dora and I first started talking seriously about marriage I asked her if she would "stand"