Pap's info is here . It's a funny thing, when you know someone has only a limited amount of time. You wait for that phone call with a mixture of sadness and relief. Relief in that person has moved on into a better world, or that their suffering has stopped. In that, you no longer have to worry about them. It's also a phone call you dread, because that person brought you into the world...and now you are alone. This is an article that I've started and stopped a thousand times. We always were worried about my dad, much more than my mom. When she died, it was more of a shock. Even after 2 + years I'm still not sure if I'm done processing it. Mostly I just miss talking to her. My dad and I had a good relationship...but not much to talk about. He was passionate about sports, where as I was more like my mother and was interested more in politics and world affairs. Still though, we played catch for hours, he ta...
Can the City Mouse adjust to life in the country? The day to day adventures of a "city boy" in rural PA trying to adjust to things like chopping wood, growing his own food and dealing with the horrors of the complete lack of a decent Chinese restaurant.