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10/31/2008 09:59 #46442
Follow the yellow brick roadCategory: politics
Kind of puts this electoral nightmare in perspective a little bit
10/29/2008 23:25 #46418
A Roswell Saga & other strange thingsCategory: life
As I am sure, the Roswell peeps probably know, Roswell Park does a memorial service for patients who die during a six month period. With my father-in-law's passing back in February, his turn was tonight. My mom-in-law got the invitation a few weeks back and I think was torn a little bit. You want to go, but you don't want to go. I quietly wanted to go for my ex, my mom-in-law, bro, etc, but I had a feeling it would of the vague sort.
We went over together to the auditorium across from the main hospital building. I was a little taken aback by the numbers of people who turned out. Even more shaky was the amount of people in the deaths column. The service was non-demoninational and very-well intentioned. With the exception of a baby with the Krupe and one woman very much still grieving, it was fairly quiet. A children's choir sang quietly as pictures of the loved ones rolled by. It almost reminded me of that moment on the Oscars when they salute the passing of the dead movie stars. Will people applaud when Pop shows up?
Pretty soon, there he was, big as life. A good family friend placed a photo that I worked on for the original memorial service. My Pop was a denture wearer so for his program, I gave him a full set of teeth. Seeing him blown up to fill an auditorium movie screen made me strangely appreciate my digital handiwork while getting teary eyed at the same time. I didn't hear much of anything till the end of the service when we were directed to head out for a "remembrance gift" and refreshments. Nobody felt like crowding in for refreshments.
Afterwords, I hung out at the house with my younger two while their mom took her mom home and retrieved our eldest from a babysitting assignment. It was nice and centering. Homework was done, prepwork for tomorrow was all set and Edward Scissorhands was on the DVD. After skating the highs of finding costume parts, the lows of a misbegotten Zoo event, the high/low of my final Bell's Palsy check-up, the high of getting a raise, and the real low of what I guess was some left over grief, I looking forward to payday and free and easy weekend.
Hoping to get to the party......
We went over together to the auditorium across from the main hospital building. I was a little taken aback by the numbers of people who turned out. Even more shaky was the amount of people in the deaths column. The service was non-demoninational and very-well intentioned. With the exception of a baby with the Krupe and one woman very much still grieving, it was fairly quiet. A children's choir sang quietly as pictures of the loved ones rolled by. It almost reminded me of that moment on the Oscars when they salute the passing of the dead movie stars. Will people applaud when Pop shows up?
Pretty soon, there he was, big as life. A good family friend placed a photo that I worked on for the original memorial service. My Pop was a denture wearer so for his program, I gave him a full set of teeth. Seeing him blown up to fill an auditorium movie screen made me strangely appreciate my digital handiwork while getting teary eyed at the same time. I didn't hear much of anything till the end of the service when we were directed to head out for a "remembrance gift" and refreshments. Nobody felt like crowding in for refreshments.
Afterwords, I hung out at the house with my younger two while their mom took her mom home and retrieved our eldest from a babysitting assignment. It was nice and centering. Homework was done, prepwork for tomorrow was all set and Edward Scissorhands was on the DVD. After skating the highs of finding costume parts, the lows of a misbegotten Zoo event, the high/low of my final Bell's Palsy check-up, the high of getting a raise, and the real low of what I guess was some left over grief, I looking forward to payday and free and easy weekend.
Hoping to get to the party......
gardenmama - 10/30/08 17:08
I know it's life's natural conclusion, but sometimes I really hate that people die.
I'm sure it was good for those you accompanied that you were there. Somehow, grief shared makes the solitude that comes later just a little easier to handle.
I know it's life's natural conclusion, but sometimes I really hate that people die.
I'm sure it was good for those you accompanied that you were there. Somehow, grief shared makes the solitude that comes later just a little easier to handle.
10/28/2008 18:09 #46393
Blame CanadaMore of that socialist propaganda, eh
libertad - 10/30/08 08:48
I have a friend who has wanted to leave for a couple of years now. I'm going to send her that link because she will love it. She has kind of toned down the Canada talk since the upcoming election but if things go the wrong way I'm sure she will make every effort to leave. She has looked into it for a long time but Canada has made it very difficult. It seems as they are not too interested in taking US citizens in.
I have a friend who has wanted to leave for a couple of years now. I'm going to send her that link because she will love it. She has kind of toned down the Canada talk since the upcoming election but if things go the wrong way I'm sure she will make every effort to leave. She has looked into it for a long time but Canada has made it very difficult. It seems as they are not too interested in taking US citizens in.
jason - 10/29/08 08:27
Oh yeah. Especially the bottle of Crown, haha.
Oh yeah. Especially the bottle of Crown, haha.
mrmike - 10/28/08 21:41
Figured you guys would like that :) Admit it, the canadian transition kit was funny, eh
Figured you guys would like that :) Admit it, the canadian transition kit was funny, eh
joshua - 10/28/08 19:55
"Canadian transition kit?" Haaaaaa.
"Canadian transition kit?" Haaaaaa.
joshua - 10/28/08 19:55
Oh my god....
Oh my god....
jason - 10/28/08 18:33
Hah, I remember when so-called patriots were talking shit about cross the border. Hahaha. One thing I promise you guys is that I'll love it before I leave it, no matter how socialist we become in the next two to four years.
Hah, I remember when so-called patriots were talking shit about cross the border. Hahaha. One thing I promise you guys is that I'll love it before I leave it, no matter how socialist we become in the next two to four years.
10/26/2008 10:30 #46337
Election old schoolgardenmama - 10/26/08 17:22
Looks a little like last night's Battle @ Buffalo - with higher stakes.
Looks a little like last night's Battle @ Buffalo - with higher stakes.
10/25/2008 16:35 #46324
Couch gagsCategory: video
With some video being the order of the day, I thought I'd toss a little more gas on the 25,000 journal climb with this little number. It's a compilation of the couch gags from the beginning of the show. With 20 years, that's a lot of couches. Enjoy
gardenmama - 10/25/08 16:52
Wow - that's a lot of couch - funny though. Gotta love those Simpsons.
Wow - that's a lot of couch - funny though. Gotta love those Simpsons.
metalpeter - 10/25/08 16:45
Great video
Great video
hahaha! I'm stealing this!