Is there anybody out there?
What does one say, when they’ve been away from their blog for so long you don’t even know if anyone is reading it anymore! It reminds me of a song, by the McKrells “Is there anybody out there”? (now where should THAT question mark have gone?).
What does one say about the month of December, with all of the things that have been going on lately (re: family matters) it was a difficult and interesting month. My oldest daughter had a birthday, turning 18, that was an interesting feeling for me, I don’t really care when my birthday happens, but when my kids are growing up, holy crap do I feel old!
Not much else happened in December, I continue to live with my sister and brother-in-law, that is wonderful! I fear that the time to leave there draws nigh and it will be a difficult parting. Maybe they’ll buy a duplex and I can have my own space AND live with them, wouldn’t that be awesome!
OH! One interesting thing happened in December; I learned what true friends are. True friends are the friends that, no matter how much they disagree with choices you’ve made, still love you. They may want to kick you in the knee, smack you about the head and neck with a broken bottle, or let you loose in a cage of drunken monkeys with sharp objects, but they still love you and will stand by you no matter what happens. It is an amazing thing to watch and an honor to have these men and woman as friends. You know who you are and IF you do read this, thanks for being here, you have no idea how much it means.
I’ve had a few interesting experiences already this year, as follows:
1) My buddy SSG was home for my birthday. Now this may not seem all that strange or interesting to you, but you probably don’t know that 11 years ago to the day (my birthday) he shipped out for the Air Force, every birthday after that, for 10 years, he was either leaving or gone on my birthday. You have to know SSG to see why this is important. Note the friendship mentioned above and take it to another level, if I called this guy at 0300 and said, “I’m in a barn, I just woke up, there’s bodies and blood and I don’t know how I got here” This man would show up and help me, no questions. I have a few of those people in my life, he is one of them (and the one I’ve known the longest) and I got to spend my birthday with him, what a great thing.
2) A friend that I haven’t really spoken too for almost 7 years, IM’d me today. I hope, at some point, she’ll tell me why today. Anyway, we had a nice chat, she got rid of most of her kitties, which is too bad, I would have had FUBAR flown across the country to live with Kiwi, J-dawg and MAX, I think he would have fit right in. This friend is getting married soon, sounds very happy with that, work and everything else, so that’s good. If you happen to be reading this, friend, I hope we stay connected this time and I don’t let another almost 7 years go by.
Well, I suppose that is enough for now, further bulletins as events warrant.
Peace, love and beer,
BS
What does one say about the month of December, with all of the things that have been going on lately (re: family matters) it was a difficult and interesting month. My oldest daughter had a birthday, turning 18, that was an interesting feeling for me, I don’t really care when my birthday happens, but when my kids are growing up, holy crap do I feel old!
Not much else happened in December, I continue to live with my sister and brother-in-law, that is wonderful! I fear that the time to leave there draws nigh and it will be a difficult parting. Maybe they’ll buy a duplex and I can have my own space AND live with them, wouldn’t that be awesome!
OH! One interesting thing happened in December; I learned what true friends are. True friends are the friends that, no matter how much they disagree with choices you’ve made, still love you. They may want to kick you in the knee, smack you about the head and neck with a broken bottle, or let you loose in a cage of drunken monkeys with sharp objects, but they still love you and will stand by you no matter what happens. It is an amazing thing to watch and an honor to have these men and woman as friends. You know who you are and IF you do read this, thanks for being here, you have no idea how much it means.
I’ve had a few interesting experiences already this year, as follows:
1) My buddy SSG was home for my birthday. Now this may not seem all that strange or interesting to you, but you probably don’t know that 11 years ago to the day (my birthday) he shipped out for the Air Force, every birthday after that, for 10 years, he was either leaving or gone on my birthday. You have to know SSG to see why this is important. Note the friendship mentioned above and take it to another level, if I called this guy at 0300 and said, “I’m in a barn, I just woke up, there’s bodies and blood and I don’t know how I got here” This man would show up and help me, no questions. I have a few of those people in my life, he is one of them (and the one I’ve known the longest) and I got to spend my birthday with him, what a great thing.
2) A friend that I haven’t really spoken too for almost 7 years, IM’d me today. I hope, at some point, she’ll tell me why today. Anyway, we had a nice chat, she got rid of most of her kitties, which is too bad, I would have had FUBAR flown across the country to live with Kiwi, J-dawg and MAX, I think he would have fit right in. This friend is getting married soon, sounds very happy with that, work and everything else, so that’s good. If you happen to be reading this, friend, I hope we stay connected this time and I don’t let another almost 7 years go by.
Well, I suppose that is enough for now, further bulletins as events warrant.
Peace, love and beer,
BS
posted by blarney stoned at 18:43
1 Comments:
So very belated reading of all these entries, but i loved this one. It made me remember why i keep certain people around.
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