It has been many years since I last spoke to Jim-- and now as I prepare a trip to Portland -- found out of his passing through a series of random connections of mutual friends. Now my head is full of flashbacks. Jim and I knew each other through his studies in Madison. He helped lead a class in SA studies and we became friends who had many small conversations and a few memorable walks along Lakeshore path (twenty years ago) when he spoke of his path. He wore flip flops before they were trendy. He was a wonderful flash of life and my thoughts to his family, friends and especially his son.