Tomorrow is Memorial Day so most of those who work will have an extra day for the weekend. Norm was a veteran, serving 4 years in the Air Force during the Vietnam years, as a language specialist, Russian no less. These days those who are veterans are very much in the minority; I'm not sure when or why this happened. The military was a good choice for guys that didn't want college, or couldn't afford it, and guys who were at loose ends for what kind of a career they wanted. Norm's reason was the last, he figured out how poor his high school training was if you wanted to be, say, an engineer and so he enlisted.
I'm trying to get back in my usual groove, but it is hard. I can see why people often sell up and move to another home, I still am feeling like he will walk in the door at any minute. When I surf the channels I still mentally choose what he would like, but have no intention in actually tuning in football, golf, or PBS. I will never have to watch NCIS or NCIS-LA again, thank my lucky stars. He was a big fan of both of those and would, at any moment, launch into a synopsis of that weeks' episode. Better by far to watch it myself, than to having it explained. I would ask, how many people got killed this week? Both of those were (are) incredibly violent. And he had the first 7 seasons on DVDs, and taped each episode on In Demand, so he could watch it again to pick out details.
The thank you notes still have to be written for those who sent a memorial gift, or flowers, or food. I know there is no hurry, as the memorial gathering was a week ago.
big damn wasp in here, bye
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