NOT SURE EXACTLY WHY i did not figure out how to listen to the voice mail on my cell phone till this evening.

SORRY if you called me and left a message and wondered, what the hell.

there were two dozen messages. some long messages from unknown numbers that consisted of muffled bumps and long stretches of silence. some repeated calls from unknown numbers.

TWO CALLS WERE FROM MY BROTHER WHO DIED last november. in one, he thanked me for my help and wished me well. that was his last message.