I haven’t posted all that regularly because I’m not a very happy camper these days. Other than the fact that someone I care about hasn’t been feeling all that well, I myself have been feeling rather friendless and a bit sorry for myself. Not something I feel comfortable discussing online, but you get the idea. Then, today… I saw a Band-Aid commercial on TV this morning. They apparently have a new product out that has a touch of antibiotic on…
After I got back from Australia, I got cable DVR (Digital Video Recording) installed on my TV. This is simply because I’m not bright enough to operate the VCR, and I’d rather invest the extra $10 a month and save myself the grief, which would have been monumental given my must-watch list. Plus, my godmother had something like it on her TV, and I noted how she was able to watch her favorite detective shows whenever she wanted and skip…
I went to my grandmother’s funeral Saturday and saw a lot of my family after years and years of not having seen them. My cousins have all grown up and gotten jobs, and it made me feel both older and younger. Older, because I’m the eldest granddaughter, and the older they get, the more ancient I get. Younger, because everyone else was all dressed up for the funeral, most having government or corporate day jobs and mortgages, and I came…
H.E. and I shopped at Target today for some household items. As we went down the aisle of trash cans and laundry baskets, we pointed out the various styles… April: Oh, look! I love how they make them curve now, to accomodate the shape of a person’s hip. [Demonstrates by holding a basket at her side, edge on her hip.] H.E.: Do you need a laundry basket? April: Nah. I have at least two of them at home. [Notices another…
My maternal grandmother passed away last night. She was in her mid-80s and had been in a lot of pain, so I’m not as sad as I thought I’d be. She had a long life and had at least three great-grandchildren, thanks to her eight children and over a dozen grandchildren. It’s not a bad way to leave the living, with plenty of family to remember you by and nary a care about zero population growth. She wasn’t a typical…