New Years Resolutions
...And I'm back. Sorry about that, must've been a bad connection or something...
Anyhoo, it's been a little bit crazy around here, as you may have gleaned from my last post. Speaking of which, my dad's out of the hospital and doing alright. Before releasing him the doctor tried to impress upon my dad just how lucky he was. Dr. Steir told my dad that over half of the people who get pulmonary enbolisms drop dead. No warnings, no nothing. They just keel over. He told my dad that he, in essence, was granted a second chance to start taking care of himself. And I know that I can't make resolutions for anybody else (God knows I'd like to make some for our President), but if I could, my resolution for my dad is for him to get healthy.
The main reason I want my dad to get healthy is, obviously, that I love the guy and want him to stick around for a while. Plus, he's got a wife and two stepdaughters that depend on him. Like I said, obvious. But honestly, I really want him to stick around for my kids. That's right my non-existent children. You see, I never got to know my grandfather. He died when I was an infant of, ironically enough, what might have been a pulmonary enbolism. And I missed out. And so did my brother. I know that my grandfather was a great guy. I know this because anybody who has ever said anything to me about him has said what a great guy he was. And anytime anybody tells a story about him they either end up laughing, getting choked up, or both, sometimes simultaneously. The guy has been dead for almost 29 years, and people still talk about him with admiration and love. That is what I believe makes a great person, not necessarily how you're thought of in the present tense, but how you're remembered. And unfortunately, I will never be able to remember my grandfather in any way, because I have no memories of him at all.
The last thing in the world I want for my kids is for them to go through that. I don't want to have to tell them what a great and loving man their grandfather was. I want them to find out for themselves.
While we're on the subject of resolutions, I've got one as well. My resolution for 2006 is to have at least 52 posts by January 1, 2007. For you math people out there, that's one for every week. I'd like to get more than that up, but since I'm already behind, I figured I'd set a reasonably low number and hopefully beat it by year's end.
So, onward and upward as they say. I hope you're all having good luck with your resolutions and I'll see ya next post.
Anyhoo, it's been a little bit crazy around here, as you may have gleaned from my last post. Speaking of which, my dad's out of the hospital and doing alright. Before releasing him the doctor tried to impress upon my dad just how lucky he was. Dr. Steir told my dad that over half of the people who get pulmonary enbolisms drop dead. No warnings, no nothing. They just keel over. He told my dad that he, in essence, was granted a second chance to start taking care of himself. And I know that I can't make resolutions for anybody else (God knows I'd like to make some for our President), but if I could, my resolution for my dad is for him to get healthy.
The main reason I want my dad to get healthy is, obviously, that I love the guy and want him to stick around for a while. Plus, he's got a wife and two stepdaughters that depend on him. Like I said, obvious. But honestly, I really want him to stick around for my kids. That's right my non-existent children. You see, I never got to know my grandfather. He died when I was an infant of, ironically enough, what might have been a pulmonary enbolism. And I missed out. And so did my brother. I know that my grandfather was a great guy. I know this because anybody who has ever said anything to me about him has said what a great guy he was. And anytime anybody tells a story about him they either end up laughing, getting choked up, or both, sometimes simultaneously. The guy has been dead for almost 29 years, and people still talk about him with admiration and love. That is what I believe makes a great person, not necessarily how you're thought of in the present tense, but how you're remembered. And unfortunately, I will never be able to remember my grandfather in any way, because I have no memories of him at all.
The last thing in the world I want for my kids is for them to go through that. I don't want to have to tell them what a great and loving man their grandfather was. I want them to find out for themselves.
While we're on the subject of resolutions, I've got one as well. My resolution for 2006 is to have at least 52 posts by January 1, 2007. For you math people out there, that's one for every week. I'd like to get more than that up, but since I'm already behind, I figured I'd set a reasonably low number and hopefully beat it by year's end.
So, onward and upward as they say. I hope you're all having good luck with your resolutions and I'll see ya next post.
posted by Christian at 6:43 PM
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