People totally don't know what to say. Inevitably (and I count myself regrettably in this category) they (we) say something moronic.

However, I have to say that the image from the Prego-sauce explosion is a fitting and wonderful tribute to your Mom, whose sense of humor (just from your LJ posts alone, since I wasn't lucky enough to meet her) seemed delightful and just a little wacky and firmly intact. I never met her and she was one of my favorite people.