A little bit of this, a little bit of that. . . .

I have been gone for a few days.  I went to see my sister Bertha to help her celebrate her birthday.  This is why you might have noticed my absence.

We had a ball.  We cooked, we baked, we grocery shopped, we ate, we were such wild women.  Yes, that is how we roll.  I will post the pics of her amazing birthday cake we made.  Hopefully tomorrow.

Today I have the ever-so-exciting updates from the  . . . .

wait for it . . . . . .



THE WEEKLY OBITUARY READING!!!

This week I have to complain about the use of nicknames.  I know, I have complained mightily about these in the past.  But please!  Does the family of Elaine not think we might guess that she is lovingly referred to as "Laine"?

Forest Freitag's family affectionately called him "Tag".  Similarly, Sumner Hudson went by "Hud".

Also in the Nickname Honor Roll are:

Theodate known by all as Teddy.

Jimmy who went by "Bo".

And Jesusita known as Susie.

Another pet peeve of mine is the use of the word "currently".  As in "currently of San Antonio".  How about the more accurate term, "lately" or just say "of San Antonio"?  To me, currently means the person is presently residing there.  Not so much.

The family that had the most interesting names had the surname of Smith.  Believe it or don't.  In that Smith clan there were Nelsons, Dibbles, Wendells, Cecils, Vesters, and Lela Maes.

The very best, and most heart-felt obit belonged to Mr. John Poindexter Landers.  Here are a few lines of what was said about him:

"John Poindexter Landers, Historical Preservationist, Poet, born May 9, died, April 4."

He studied at the Gregorian University in Rome Italy, University of Texas, Virginia and Oxford.  He was the recipient of the Rhodes Scholarship.  He traveled to 45 countries on 4 different continents studying art, architecture and history.

And . . .  he appeared on the Antiques Roadshow.

Mr. Landers lived an amazing life if the little bit of information in the obituary is any indication.  He also had a very handsome picture with a great smile.  God Speed, John Poindexter Landers.

Oh, one more thing, you know how sometimes people don't put the cause of death?  I think you should.  I have been doing so much work on my geneology and cause of death would be one of the things I would love to find out about my ancestors.  Wouldn't you?

Anyhoo, in this week's obituaries, Alzheimer's was the cause of death most-often listed.  Typically it is cancer, but Alzheimer's is creeping up.  Very scary to see that.  So go exercise your brain.  Do a crossword puzzle, jigsaw puzzle and whatever else is good to help ward off that stuff.  Also, watch your intake of aluminum.

Damn!  I had turned the page and almost forgot to go back to tell you about a wonderful lady I wish I had known.

Diana Kathryn (known as Kay) "was the mischiefmaker in the family and known for her wicked sense of humor, her love of birding and all wild creatures, Tex-Mex cheese enchiladas and the Democratic Party. when asked her religious preference, she answered dryly 'Druid'."  Ha!

And even better she wants all contributions to be made to the Humane Society or the Nature Conservancy.

R.I.P. Diana Kathryn, and all the other dearly departed from this week.