on sat. the wifey, kids and I went down to see my grandma. we only get down there about twice a year. she is old enough to be in a nursing home herself but is the director of nursing at a local nursing home. after we got done eating her phone started ringing. they had one man that was dieing and a woman who had just dropped dead in her room.
my grandma is a tuff old bird. widowed when she had three young children, youngest of thirteen kids, only her and another sibling left. when she got the call it was like another day for her. all she told the person on the other end of the phone was to call the coroner and notify the family. i just couldn't help but feel bad for those people, losing a loved one two days before Christmas.
another random experience. on my way to work this afternoon i was driving through the valley headed to 70. a pu trk with two guys in it pulls out in front of me. its a 25 mph zone so i hit the brakes a little. the guy driving has a big grin on his face. as i go past them his buddy gives my the finger. these were grown men my age, not some kids out goofing around. when the hell did it become ok to pull out in front of somebody and then flip them off? isn't it supposed to be the other way around? i guess peace on earth and good will towards man ends on x-mas day.
(sticks hands in pockets, looks down, steps off soap box)
edit. couple of more things.
when my uncle pu'd my grandpa from his nursing home to come over for x-mas he had all his stuff out. my uncle asked what it was for. my grandfather said he was coming home. my uncle had to tell him that it was just for today, that he couldn't stay at my grandma's.
when we were leaving my grandparents i told my oldest daughter (3yrs old) to give great grandpa a kiss. she said "no, he's yucky, he's sad". i got pissed but i couldn't get mad at her. he is pretty unanimated, can talk very little, drools and makes some really bad hacking noises. i just wish that she could appreciate having Great Grand Parents instead of Grand Parents. i never had any of those...but i guess at three there is only so much you can do. nothing like brutal honesty.
[This message has been edited by sostock (edited 12-26-2006).]
