Losing a parent is a rite of passage that comes to all of us, hopefully. After all, the alternative- kicking the bucket before your parents- is supposedly the most inconsiderate, if not downright cruel, thing one can do. "Nobody lives forever," my mother told me time after time. And this past March, she made good on her words of wisdom. "I'm so sorry for your loss," gets told to me by well-meaning folks. But I'm not the least bit sorry. My fabulous mother lived an extraordina