And oh-so-nutritious. Whatevs.

Exactly. Now I want a donut replacement breakfast.

I found out last night that my great-uncle Ted died last Saturday. He was my father's uncle, but, in the way of turn-of-the-last century farm families, was 20+ years younger than Grandpa, so he was more like Dad's brother.

Uncle Ted was a good guy. Physically, he looked like Theodore Roosevelt to a scary extent. (I think he cultivated his mustache just to enhance the effect.) As he lived on the other side of the country, I only saw him a handful of times, but he was always kind and interested in my life when I did see him. He died at 86, after a short hospital stay, and he was active and aware of what was going on around him right up to the end. I'll miss him.

Aw, I'm sorry, Calli. He sounds like a great guy.

I'm sorry, Calli.

I said, "Damn, [name]! Sometimes a dude just wants to wear a corset! Ain't nothing weird about that!"

Made of win.

S. woke me up with an Egg McMuffin and a hash brown, and I was so happy! And then it was eh. Total eh. McDonald's, you let me down.

If it's not hot out of the bag/off the tray, it's always a disappointment.

sorry to hear about Uncle Ted, Calli.

Thanks. He was a great guy, but I think I'll miss the idea of him as much as his actual presence. The area where my dad grew up is in the rural Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and it's lost most of the population. Uncle Ted was one of the last living windows onto that part of my family background. There's really no one left who remembers Grandpa's farm, building the sauna, or picking blueberries in the back 40. It's all memories of other peoples' stories now.

I'm so sorry, Calli--he does sound really wonderful. I love the idea of a TR lookalike by happenstance going with it!

My Great-great-uncle Gus was like your Uncle Ted in terms of how he fit into the family. He was only five years older than Grandpa, so when his dad died really young, Great-Grandpa took him in and raised him alongside Grandpa and Great-uncle Phil. I didn't even know that he wasn't their brother until I was in my 20s.

That's sad, Calli. I'm sorry.

Sorry, Calli. {{}}

Sympathies, Calli.