Deal With It.
Sometimes I wonder why people make things so complicated.... I'm thinking we often overlook the simplest of things... for example... in the middle east.. if they wanted so stop suicide bombers... why don't they keep pens of a few pigs in all areas they feel susceptible to such actions. The way I understand it... the muslim bombers wouldn't want their blood mixed with pig blood as it would keep them from passing into the afterlife... Maybe I'm wrong in that assumption.. but it seems pretty simple to me. Why wouldn't this work? ...or can our government not think that simply? Go figure. I sometimes get these simple ideas about how people have been doing things the hard way for years... at the moment, that's the only one I can think of, but I'm sure I'll remember more in time.
My dad came by yesterday... I also heard from an old friend I don't get to hear from very often. She contacted me and just said hi. It makes me smile... as I am not the only one to initiate contact. As a matter of fact, I probably don't carry my side of that friendship as much as I should... I will wait a few weeks then just say hi. It just be more than just an afterthought... because my friends are worth more to me than that. I do have a few people that respond when I send them a message... got to wonder though if they'd ever say anything if I didn't start first. Then there is a couple of people that actually share the load. Friendship isn't all about waiting to be contacted... just as it isn't about keeping track of someone that never initiates a chat, but after a time.. it just becomes obvious.
I had a 3 day weekend.. and now I'm back to work... but I don't mind at all.... it's been a long, lonely weekend... but I got a bit of talk/movie time in at the start of it. I have been actively planning my move now... looking up transportation costs on the metro in the DC area... the feasibility of a furnished apartment there versus something a bit outside the city... both have their advantages and disadvantages... I'm deliberating several scenarios in my head. I still don't look forward to confronting my dad with the news when I move... my spouse and my daughters aren't a problem.. they have been looking at houses and apartments. Dad is the one that's going to go off the deep end. It'll just have to be.
My grandmother is in the hospital... pretty bad shape from what I hear... but I have an issue with going to see her. She doesn't know anyone... and can't remember who visits now... she's 97... and every time I see her, she appears to have gone downhill that much more. It is a little difficult seeing her like that... I remember when she reminded me of "Granny" on the Beverly Hillbillies TV show.. but those days have come and gone. I am afraid she doesn't have much longer... and in my mind... I have prepared myself for her passing the best I can. There's a lot of events we say we are prepared for... but in actuality we never can be completely prepared... so the best thing to do is do what we can... and just let our actions have the repercussions we enact. ...and deal with it.
My dad came by yesterday... I also heard from an old friend I don't get to hear from very often. She contacted me and just said hi. It makes me smile... as I am not the only one to initiate contact. As a matter of fact, I probably don't carry my side of that friendship as much as I should... I will wait a few weeks then just say hi. It just be more than just an afterthought... because my friends are worth more to me than that. I do have a few people that respond when I send them a message... got to wonder though if they'd ever say anything if I didn't start first. Then there is a couple of people that actually share the load. Friendship isn't all about waiting to be contacted... just as it isn't about keeping track of someone that never initiates a chat, but after a time.. it just becomes obvious.
I had a 3 day weekend.. and now I'm back to work... but I don't mind at all.... it's been a long, lonely weekend... but I got a bit of talk/movie time in at the start of it. I have been actively planning my move now... looking up transportation costs on the metro in the DC area... the feasibility of a furnished apartment there versus something a bit outside the city... both have their advantages and disadvantages... I'm deliberating several scenarios in my head. I still don't look forward to confronting my dad with the news when I move... my spouse and my daughters aren't a problem.. they have been looking at houses and apartments. Dad is the one that's going to go off the deep end. It'll just have to be.
My grandmother is in the hospital... pretty bad shape from what I hear... but I have an issue with going to see her. She doesn't know anyone... and can't remember who visits now... she's 97... and every time I see her, she appears to have gone downhill that much more. It is a little difficult seeing her like that... I remember when she reminded me of "Granny" on the Beverly Hillbillies TV show.. but those days have come and gone. I am afraid she doesn't have much longer... and in my mind... I have prepared myself for her passing the best I can. There's a lot of events we say we are prepared for... but in actuality we never can be completely prepared... so the best thing to do is do what we can... and just let our actions have the repercussions we enact. ...and deal with it.
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