February 17th, 2005
Well, the final news on my friend who’s house burned down is that indeed only one pet survived. The thought is that one of the cats knocked over a new heater in the basement and that started the fire. They are currently living in a hotel and the rescued dog is staying with family. The dog was rescued by a man who wasn’t supposed to be in that neighborhood until Monday but got ahead in his work and stopped by her neighbor’s house for some consult work. He knew there were other pets and the dog was trying to tell him where they were but the fire was so bad at that point that if he’d gone in after them, he and the dog and the other pets would all be gone.
She seems to be taking each day as it comes. Some days are better than others. Some days she’s laughing about some of the little things and others she’s just sad and mad. She told me that the family photos were in a Rubbermaid container in a closet and were miraculously spared, which is one of those irreplacable things you’d hate to lose in a fire. She is thankful no one was home. They have decided not to use Red Cross’s assistance because they feel there are not needy enough and there are plenty of people who need that kind of help more.
***The happy news from the weekend from hell, that started with Friday morning’s events and trickled through the weekend, is that PW now has a new boyfriend who will forever be referred to here as English as he is from England. For someone who was dead set against having another long distance relationship, she certainly picked someone quite a distance away. :p But I guess you can’t help chemistry.Apparently, they’ve known each other for years online and he has now been to visit her 3x and he sent her flowers for her birthday and was really sweet to her when she was sick during his last visit. He’s older than her which was one of her requirements for a new beau as her exhusband was quite younger than her and very childish. She said it was nice to spend time with someone who could have grown up conversations about politics, the state of the world, and the like.I hope it works out for them. I’d like to see her happy, even if she did rudely say that she didn’t think she’d find someone else since she was getting too old and she’s only 3 years younger than me.
***I’m really tired of all this “red state”/”blue state” crap. The truth is that it was a close race in every state. 49% of the people did not vote for Bush and that’s almost half. There were no states that were landslides and I’m tired of the bickering about it. The truth is that this country is pretty evenly divided and we should just respect we have differences of opinions.I’m also tired of the accusations, that if you don’t think Rice or Gonzales are appropriate choices for their new positions in the Bush administration, then you must be a racist. What a sweeping generalization! Sometimes it’s really all about their experience, their skills, the mistakes they’ve made, or their successes. It’s not always about race and I resent that the race card keeps getting played by
both parties.
***I’ve sent a few emails to Meg but haven’t heard back. I don’t know why I bother to try to rebuild the friendship and keep contact. Obviously, it’s not important to her. I just got confused by the Christmas present which seemed so thoughtful.
***I slipped on the ice today. You can’t technically call it a fall because my butt didn’t hit the ground, but my right ankle and my left leg from just above the knee down has lingering pain and soreness. It helps to distract me a little from the migraine I’ve been fighting.
tags: discombobulated, tragedy, politics, dysfunctional drama, wellness
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on February 17, 2005 at 12:07 pm
Jennx said:
Glad to see a couple new entries, but for the first time since checking your blog, I have been brought to tears. I hope the very best for your friend in this time of tragedy.