yes, this comes as a complete surprise to me.

he's laying in a coma in indianapolis and he's apparently dying.

my dad told me yesterday.

he always smoked pot and dabbled in stuff as best i remember. we grew up in different towns and he was always a wild one, so i never really kept in touch with him. everytime i asked my aunt, his mom, how he was doing she always told me he was fine, working, raising his kids.

guess not.

apparently he has no teeth left and weighs about 160 and he was always a big strapping boy.

looks like maybe 2 funerals in the works for dad's side of the family.

altho, if the doctors can relieve the gout my uncle is suffering from he might get up and walk again.

we saw him saturday and he looked just like my papa (dad's daddy). he looked old and pale and tired, but after all he's almost 86 years old, so he should look old and tired, cuz he is. he was in good spirits, cracking wise and very alert, so that made me feel better. his dear wife was her same sweet self.

they had pictures in the hospital room of the 2 of them when they first met and got married, and a couple of my uncle with his plane in WWII. he and dad's other brother were both shot down and captured and were POW's for about 6 months.

i cannot imagine what hell those families went thru.

still, it's so neat to see the old pictures.

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my son's *new* ex-girlfriend has a 2 year old daughter that she conveniently didn't mention to him.

he found out when her mom called her to gripe about why she doesn't see the child, doesn't pay child support, doesn't take care of her - or some such thing.

he's already moved out. which is a lot smarter decision than moving in with her in the first place.

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i cleaned that house again today.

it was soooo much better since i'd done it just a week ago, but they want me to do it just every other week now.

that's ok. i charge by the hour, so if it takes longer to clean what they've mucked up in 2 weeks' time, i'll make more money.

they still didn't want their bedsheets changed.

and the sheets stank.

what is up with that??? if i had someone coming to clean my house i'd be damn mad if they didn't change my sheets!!!!! clean sheets are not only a requirement in my book, but a carnal pleasure and a delight for most all of the senses.

ah well, not my problem, and i still made a bit o cash!!!

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i have a lot on my mind the last few days. i don't know what to do with the thoughts just yet, but i'm sure i'll work it out eventually. hopefully sooner than later, but if ya could spare some good wishes.......

xoxo