Monday, March 10, 2008

Welps Welps

Hardly anyone knows this but I was in Connecticut between Wednesday and early this morning. My uncle passed away but I mostly went to support my dad. I'm a great travel partner especially with my spacey dad. I don't think he would have accomplished anything in a timely matter if it weren't for me. He took me to the city he grew up in AGAIN. But I learn something new every time. My grandfather was a police man between the 30's and 70's and we were able to gain access to various photos and older pistols and a fucking sweet tommy gun through the police station. They were very nice and informative regarding my grandfather and the time at which he worked as a police officer. The city my dad lived in had a sort of Norman Rockwell feel. Very industrial, very safe and everyone knew each other's business. These-a days the place is filled with the poor and overweight. It's horrible.
My great aunt Barbara and great uncle Richard came from New Jersey and they are absolutely wonderful. My great uncle Richard was a seabee in WW2 and designed the infrastructure for plane landing fields. He's very aware of ongoing issues and had a lot of important things to discuss with me. He made a point to tell me he won't be surprised if I'm engaged the next time he sees me but hopes I'll wait till 29. I'm taking it into consideration. His wife Barbara is a laugh riot. She's an ultimate Republican and drinks strictly scotch. She unbelievably loves scotch and consumes it faster than I can keep track. She's quick with comments and is wonderfully hilarious.
I became close one of my dad's friends moms who thinks shes 76 but is actually 78. She loves life and it rubbed off on me. Her favorite thing is lighthouses and she made me promise to write her and gave me fourteen days to send her a picture of me. She also gave me a small teddy bear to remember her by. Her grandson and son in law play the drums but instead of being annoyed by it she dances. I love her.

That's probably not all but my left eye won't stop twitching.

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