01-21-22 Not so old after all
I owe a shout out to my friends that I forget are in the age range I would have called old. I forget they are that much older than me as they put me to shame with their active lifestyles and young personalities. At my age they were climbing Machu Picchu while I was taking the train and wouldn’t even consider such a climb then, never mind now. The age issue became a ‘wow, they are gone too soon’ when I learned first of Meatloaf at 74 and Louis Anderson at 68 passing away. Bat Out of Hell was my first Rock album, I still have it. I was fortunate to see him in concert and still can’t sit still when Paradise By The Dashboard Light comes on. Gone are the days of dancing to the end of probably the longest song ever played in a club.
I was at work for over 9 hours today and didn’t make a penny but got all the things done for the theatre in time for the board meeting next week and further prep for the play. It was a long but satisfying day.
I got home to a message from my cousin that her Mom is not doing well and as she is in her 90s we don’t know how long she has. I FaceTimed her to debrief and we ended up chatting for over 3 hours. I don’t think there is anyone else on the planet I can do that with. She has known me since I was 2 and there is nothing to fill in the blanks about, we just ramble on about family, books, politics, etc. I feel so filled up again.
There was a point in the day that I stopped to scroll my facebook feed and stopped dead at a picture my dear friend in Cumberland had posted. I recognized a guy in it and texted her to ask who it was. When she confirmed his name I told her my story and we had a good laugh. He is her sisters husband, seems they were childhood sweethearts and reconnected and were married in 2018. He and I were an item back on Salt Spring over 15 years ago. It was so strange to see his picture as I always wondered where he ended up after our difficult parting. Sadly he had lived up to his nickname, Liquid Plumber. Seems he has himself together now and is happy. I’m glad to see that. What a weird small world.
triumphgal 