Maury Weeps

I realize each of us is fighting battles that perhaps no one else can see. 
Or should, in this case. 

Joel Santiago's pain, as the article reports, can only be assuaged by the judicious application of millions of dollars to the affected area. I very much enjoyed the nearly purple and somewhat prolix prose describing his suffering since he was and is, of course, the real victim who, "lost his opportunity to see his baby girl born, or to bond with her in her earliest stages of development … lost the joys of the many firsts associated with parenthood, including seeing his daughter’s first steps, hearing her first words, and participating in her first birthday and holidays."

I'm imagining Joel will have a brand-new top-of-the-line car, or better yet, sports Ute, the next time he swings by the house of his daughter, Mackenzie, and her mom, whom he shunned.

Depending on the options package he purchased, he could perhaps let her have a peek at the interior and marvel at the life she missed having.
-bill kenny