When I die, I want to die like my grandfather - who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car." ~Author UnknownI laugh out loud and the dog walker looks up and asks if I mind sharing the joke. So I do, and now he is walking down the hill chuckling.
This is where I share the wisdom that a granny, as an elder of the tribe, accumulates in her journey through life. The reach of my mind is wide, and sometimes even a little deep. Sometimes, like Whitman, I contradict myself. Sometimes I wax eloquent. Sometimes I fall on my face. Why not do it in public?
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Blood Pressure Medicine II
So, I'm sitting at my computer at 11 p.m., with the window open and the neighborhood quiet and peaceful. There is a light, comfortable breeze and a man walking his dog past my place. I click over to Joy of Six and read
That's too funny!
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ReplyDeleteThat is such a 'good feeling moment' J....just wonderful; and you made me feel good reading about it. Thanks for that...and your thoughtful mention. Many hugs....
ReplyDeleteReminds me of Woody Allen' remark about dying. "I'm not afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens."
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