Phone calls and kind wishes about my grandfather’s passing are still coming in; I’m really impressed with the amount of time people took out of their schedules to contact me.
An old buddy called me last night, in fact. He was unfamiliar with the story in the eulogy, but he had met my grandfather about six years ago and could see the events unfolding as I described.
Which, to quote Roger Waters, that kind of prop is: “Good enough.”
Now back to writing…
Just realized I completely forgot the Sin City wrap-up. Scanning through the pictures today, and a proper post will follow on Monday.
For the past seventy-two hours, I have known the plight of the zombie. A mild case of the bird flu ripped through the school recently, and damned me to the couch. The trickiest part was staying upright for as long as possible; it was the only method that contained the runaway coughing. Effective as the cough management technique was, it caused a huge problem when sleeping.
Which is where the zombie life comes on. When I did nod off, five minutes later I woke up again. So after the first day, I just quit trying to sleep. If I passed out watching Montel, that’s just how it was.
I’m feeling a little better today, and hope to be back at work on Thursday.
Back from the funeral services in Kansas, though today is slated for recovery; I’m not quite at one hundred percent just yet. Huge thanks to everyone who sent emails, notes, or called with condolences about my grandfather. As the first grandchild, Grandpa and I had a strong connection, and his influence will be with me forever. He was a great man.
Via the grapevine–and a bit of necessity and desperation–I gleaned some new handy links:
Gasbuddy.com – Find the cheapest gas price in your neighborhood.
Sidestep.com – Bargain airline and hotel or car packages. Scrapes over 200 online travel sites and fetches the best of the best.
Lastminute.com – Like the name implies, last minute airline tickets, entertainment, or holiday packages. A site with global focus, it features deals in Europe as well as North America.