I spent Thursday at my Dad’s house for Thanksgiving. My uncle Glenn and his family where there, having a good time, arguing with each other and so on. Glenn is a tall guy, the tallest in the family, and he’s got a great sense of humor. He’s the third youngest of six although he looks older because he used to smoke quite a bit. I just found out that he had a heart attack on Saturday, just a couple days after I saw him, he’s fine now, but I still feel a little shaken up about the news. Normally when I receive news like this I take it in stride. I never get upset, or worried, or depressed. When I was held up, I didn’t think about anything, my mind was completely blank, no anger, no panic, nothing. When my grandfather died I didn’t shed a tear, I was sad though, I loved him. This news though came as quite a shock to me and I feel a little weird about it. Maybe I felt a little more connected to him than my grandfather? I never did connect to my grandfather, he’s old, as grandfathers usually are, also he became more and more deaf as his years passed by, and he was getting sicker as well so maybe since it wasn’t a surprise it didn’t hit me as hard. If that’s right then I’m probably going to have a really hard time when my father dies, when I get married and my wife dies, or my kids. I suppose that’s the way of things. Scary to consider.
Whenever I see these “holiday” episodes on TV or movies the family in question is completely dysfunctional. Is this the american norm? Since I have a lot of fun when around my family I just can’t connect to these people. I just had Thanksgiving with my dad’s side of the family and I had a ball. Usually, in these types of shows, the son/daughter has a problem being civil with the father/mother. This to me is ridiculous; if you know what your parents are going to be like then why would you provoke them by talking about a certain subject or “confronting” their opinions or bad habits. Just leave well enough alone so you can have a decent time without hating every minute you spend with these people. And to that end, if you do hate every minute spent arguing and grousing then why even go? Spend some time alone or with friends. I’m heading out right now to spend some time with my mom’s side of the family, and I’m sure I’m gonna have another great time (even though I like this side just a little less). And tomorrow I’m hanging out with my dad again for his birthday. I suppose what I’m trying to get at is that you can’t choose your family and you don’t have to get along with them. If it’s a hostile environment I think it’s just best to avoid it.
Anybody else think this government bailout thing is all a big waste of time? Think about this for a second. The goverment wants to give money that they don’t have to save corporations that don’t know how to run a business. Let’s put this in perspective, say you’ve got a kid who keeps getting into trouble. Do you go down to jail to bail him out every time or do you let him stew behind bars so he can learn his damned lesson? These corporate CEOs are still making multi-million dollar bonuses even though thier company is going bankrupt. And what about these car companies who can’t get it into their heads that people don’t want to buy gas guzzling trucks and SUVs anymore. Sure gas prices are coming down now, but everybody knows they’ll be going back up. And the CEOs show up in Washington to ask for money when they flew there in their private jets? Screw that. They should have driven down there in the cars they make to show the people that they’re dependable and can make such treks. It gets to me is all, gotta vent sometimes.
Was the flash so bright that Sean had to squint?