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 battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Aug 26, 2010 6:39:33 am PDT #20272 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Kathy A - Aug 26, 2010 6:41:13 am PDT #20273 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
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.
Zenkitty - Aug 26, 2010 6:41:57 am PDT #20274 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
That's sad, Calli. I'm sorry.
amyth - Aug 26, 2010 6:42:07 am PDT #20275 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Sorry, Calli. {{}}
Fred Pete - Aug 26, 2010 6:45:23 am PDT #20276 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Sympathies, Calli.
Jesse - Aug 26, 2010 6:48:44 am PDT #20277 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
If it's not hot out of the bag/off the tray, it's always a disappointment.
I actually think take-out fast food is almost always a mistake. So much better right there!
Amy - Aug 26, 2010 6:49:48 am PDT #20278 of 30001
Because books.
There is no longer any room to move in my bedroom. This makes packing problematic.
Vortex - Aug 26, 2010 6:52:23 am PDT #20279 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I actually think take-out fast food is almost always a mistake. So much better right there!
Yep. Of course, the only time I really eat fast food is when I don't have time to eat anything else, so I'm usually eating it in the car anyway.
§ ita § - Aug 26, 2010 6:57:34 am PDT #20280 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fries. I will travel for fries, and think they hold up decently. But burgers, nope. Pretty much always a disappointment. Other genres of fast food don't bother me so much.
tommyrot - Aug 26, 2010 6:59:28 am PDT #20281 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I love McDonnalds fries when they're hot and fresh, and hate them when they're not. I think sometimes they let their fries sit too long, so the odds of "hot and fresh" aren't so great. So most of the time I skip the fries.
I eat McDonnalds for breakfast a lot, but I'm sorta' getting sick of it. Gotta get up earlier and make oatmeal, I guess.