Prince has been gone for exactly one month.  That’s a weird thing to say.  He existed longer than I have been on the earth.  He has been part of my consciousness for 33 years.  Even though none of us mortals really knew him, I don’t know what we’re supposed to do without him.

I was at work, just punched out for my break, when I opened Facebook on my phone and saw that the first three posts said “RIP Prince.”  What the hell?  I had CNN up on my computer and there was nothing about it there.  I Googled it, but nothing was confirmed yet except a male death at Paisley Park.  There was no way Prince was dead.

When I found out it was true, I told my boss, who is a few years younger than I am.  We were shocked and upset.  Like so many people our age…