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My grandmother died last night. This wasn't a shock or a surprise. Her health has been on the decline, and she's been in hospice for the last month. She lived a long life, and in her final days she was surrounded by her three adult children.
My grandma was a kind woman. She wasn't perfect, but I always felt loved in her presence. She was a retired kindergarten teacher, and was still working when I was a kid. I have so many happy memories sitting at her kitchen table, and I'm going to carry those with me for the rest of my life. She was also proof that anyone who claims that you get more conservative as you get older is full of shit, because she certainly didn't.
I think it's interesting how the body processes grief sometimes. I don't know that I'll cry, but over the past month, knowing this was coming, I've felt a tension in my gut. Now that she's passed, instead of relief that tension is replaced by a sense of emptiness. That something is missing that should still be there. Something has been taken away, and I feel it.
Of course, as I wrote that, I immediately started crying... so I guess my body processes grief in pretty ordinary ways too.
I wanted to come up with something profound linking this to Beltane, which we sit in the middle of right now, but it just seemed hackneyed. Like I was trying to dig out some greater significance when the truth is death comes whenever it wants. The only predictable thing about it is that it's the end of all of our journeys. I hope that when I pass I'm so lucky to have lived such a long life with people that I love around me in my final days.
For the record, I will be fine. I just needed to get these words out while they were still in my head. I don't have some rousing conclusion or deep insight to tack on here at the end, just that gut feeling that something is missing.
Because it is.
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Trae, you are awesome.
I do my best. Technically this strip takes place prior to your wedding though in the timeline, so it presents a continuity error. 😛
I think she can forgive that
NO. NO FORGIVENESS.
BAH
Man Vanessa, that looks nothing like you.
I know, she’s supposed to warn us before she gets a dye job (and maybe warn her hubby before a sex change) 😛
He should just stop and leave though. Embarrassment from Lynn is her being extremely benevolent.
Aww man i was hoping for Lynn to grab the dude by his armpits and throw him straight to the ground with full force.
Lynn’s got a mean right cross, but she’s not a trained fighter.
Also, the dude has done literally nothing to provoke a violent confrontation. He’s lied, and is about to get kicked out — but Lynn has no indication that he won’t go peacefully.
All the more reason Lynn should kick his ass right then and there.
He hasn’t left yet. There’s still time to do something boneheadedly stupid which DOES deserve a violent reaction.
What part of “no reason to punch him” doesn’t compute?
The whole “No reason to Punch Him” doesn’t compute. I see violence as perfect answer for this situation. We all wanna see Lynn beat the shit out of someone. It’s one of the best parts of this comic. So please give us what we the fans want is more Lynn beating the shit out of congoers who deserve it like this jackass.
And that’s how Lynn would get arrested for assault.
And that’s Lynn becomes quite the badass, because having jail under her belt makes people so intimidated they run from her
Or it would just ruin her life (and by extension Megan’s – as Lynn is largely financially supporting her). That and Lynn really wouldn’t do well in prison.
I have done almost exactly this on my smartphone with our reg system. Usually I radio security to have them watch the guy/gal in question as well. though. 🙂
I think we should all start using badge numbers
Its a lot of extra work but prevents crap like this