The ice is almost all gone, pieces of it lying around on the ground, but, the trees are almost clear of it.
Just in time for another winter storm and more ice and snow.
Mark and Seth have gone to town with my grocery list in hand. I'm just not going to take Emily out in this again. The almost falling in the Burger King parking lot scared both of us so I asked my hero husband to go take care of getting us stocked up for another long weekend.
He was also headed to Home Depot to buy another generator. The one in the bus died after the last storm and the new big one (10,000 watt)has to be installed in it's place to work, a job that requires time and better working conditions. So, now we will have two.
Becky was right. I shouldn't have read "The Innocent Man" only she thought it would make me angry and it did but more than that it haunts me...
I've known so many people like Ron Williamson (the innocent man)whose lives have been nothing but a tragic waste, good people, talented people, smart people (well, maybe not so smart?) who get mixed up with drugs and ruin their lives. Most of them never get out. They live in that hell and then die. (and if you believe in the whole heaven and hell story they live out their eternity in hell).
My oldest son, Charlie's, Dad's family for instance. There were 3 sons, all handsome, smart, and talented, born to good parents in a wealthy home. Only they each got involved with drugs and alcohol at an early age and their lives were wasted. The oldest, Charlie's Dad, had a full college scholarship to become an architect, instead he became a heroin addict, joined the Hell's Angels, went to prison twice in California, on his third strike (which in CA at that time meant life without parole)ran to Oklahoma to hide where he continued to ruin his own life and almost ruined mine. He died at 41 years old, his withered body just couldn't take any more.
The middle son, Bob,a brilliant man, dead before he was 40 of a drug overdose.
Kenny, the youngest of the three, an artist and musician, lost his wife and daughter because he couldn't control his addictions, after they left he drank himself to death at 38. Their parents had to watch helplessly as their sons died one by one and as their grandsons followed suit.
I could go on and on with the list of people I knew during my former life who are either now dead or in jail or living miserable worthless lives.
If kids only knew what drugs lead to, they would run like hell if anyone even mentioned them because once you are in it, very, very few ever get out or escape the damage it does.
6 comments:
Nate is damn lucky.
yea, me, too.
But, for Nate and me it was more than luck...
I never understood the whole drug thing. Thank God it was never a temptation to me. Obviously, I've seen what drugs due to people and how hard it is to get out of that life. Nasty.
2 things:
If you get a chance, go to a thrift store and get yourself a pair of golf shoes or sports cleats to wear when it's icy. You'll feel lots better.
I am one of the few people that has clawed their way back from drug use. I was a teenager who pretty much used whatever anyone would give me or what I could trade anything (up to and including my body) to get.
I am fortunate that I never once tried METH. We have such a huge problem up here, and I think about that from time to time, how my life could have so easily turned out. We have a huge problem with it up here, I see users nearly every day.
I was in mortal danger more times than I probably know, and more times than I have told anyone, including my mother.
I am truly lucky to be alive, both overtly from not dying of an overdose, murder or any stupid accident; and subtily by not dying of AIDS.
Lucky. Lucky. Lucky.
To parents I would say this: If you suspect anything... GET ON IT. Don't be timid, don't be afraid, and don't be naiive. I smoked my first joint when I was TEN YEARS OLD. and that was back in 1976.
Do not underestimate what is being offered to your child. Talk to them, be frank with them. Give them the opportunity to be frank and honest with you. It is possible to love Little House on the Prairie and get high all at the same time.
Oh, there is a fantastic show on A&E called INTERVENTION.
If I had children. We would watch it as a family every week and discuss it.
CV - great comments and I totally agree with you. I have talked with my kids since they were old enough to listen about drugs, how innocently it starts and how it can end.
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