And for this bald metalhead, June 8th can't get here fast enough.

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This one REALLY strikes a chord...

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Charliue's surgery went without a hitch and he's recovering.  Grandma's stable.  I think I can finally unclench. 

 So, Grandma's out of the hospital now.  She's in hospice care at the nursing facility.  I still haven't gotten word on how exactly this happened with 2 professional care providers helping her back into bed.  I have a feeling the answer will just make me livid ( Read more... )

Well, Gran's still in the hospital.  Spending a lot of time sleeping.  Only occasionally opening her eyes for a minute or two and then they shut again.  When she is communicative, it's pretty much just hand gestures and nods with some indiscernible whisper thrown in.  On the bright side: her vitals are better than they have been all week.  This is ( Read more... )

 Yep.  I'm older today.

I've taken the day off from work.  Glad I did too.  Been kinda bombarded with not-so-great news.  Been getting alot of birthday wishes that've been taking the edge off.  But yeah, My stepdad's mom died.  Funeral was today.  And my grandma fell and broke her leg last night.  She has surgery for it today.  Seeing as how gran' ( Read more... )

...I'll be celebrating only the 1st half.  Because the second half sucked ( Read more... )

What's in my gourd right at this very moment?  This.

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And this (the always topical and relevant to my life "Touching The Earth"):

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This life, and all the things I'd known
Turned away, and left behind
The truth was buried long ago
Memories fade in passing time

For years, I felt my solitude
Never seemed to leave my side
My way was lost forever then
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Looks like it's true this time.  RIP Pete.  Thanks for the memories and the music.

And with that, my all time favorite Type-O tune (I like this stuff better than the gothy stuff.  As funny as the gothy stuff was.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIHSEX9TLl8  (yeah, embedding ( Read more... )