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Three of Six
Feb. 22nd, 2020 12:19 pmMom&Dad lit out for Taplin yesterday afternoon. Bub's memorial service is this evening, and I figure they'll head back home tomorrow evening sometime.
Bub's real name is Howard Philip, and I'm not going to lie, that gives me a little bit of a chuckle. The wilds of southern West Virginia can be plenty spooky, that's for sure, and if I spend too long thinking about the place, I do start feeling a little mad. On a more serious note, though, he was named for his (our shared) grandfather, and for whatever reason, I can't remember knowing my maternal grandfather's name before now. Mom has always just called him "Daddy," and while I'm sure that I've asked his real name before, it's never stuck with me. I never knew him, of course, since he died ten years or so before I was born, but it's a detail I should know.
I've burned out on or lost interest in RPGs. Dropped out of the Roll20 CP2020 game, and I'm closing down the D&D game. Still love reading the books and exploring ideas, but right now, the idea of sitting down on either side of the GM screen has no appeal for me.
Had my first optometrist appointment in entirely too long this week. The good news - the early signs of glaucoma have disappeared, and my vision has improved a tiny bit. Also good - insurance covered a whole lot of the cost of the exam and new glasses. The bad news - tiny cataracts in both eyes. Doc says to avoid UV as much as possible and that'll slow the progression quite a bit. Mamaw had cataracts, and surgery to remove them, so I guess it's something manageable. Still, I'm scared like you would not believe of the idea of losing my vision, and I'm going to monitor this as much as I can.
Bub's real name is Howard Philip, and I'm not going to lie, that gives me a little bit of a chuckle. The wilds of southern West Virginia can be plenty spooky, that's for sure, and if I spend too long thinking about the place, I do start feeling a little mad. On a more serious note, though, he was named for his (our shared) grandfather, and for whatever reason, I can't remember knowing my maternal grandfather's name before now. Mom has always just called him "Daddy," and while I'm sure that I've asked his real name before, it's never stuck with me. I never knew him, of course, since he died ten years or so before I was born, but it's a detail I should know.
I've burned out on or lost interest in RPGs. Dropped out of the Roll20 CP2020 game, and I'm closing down the D&D game. Still love reading the books and exploring ideas, but right now, the idea of sitting down on either side of the GM screen has no appeal for me.
Had my first optometrist appointment in entirely too long this week. The good news - the early signs of glaucoma have disappeared, and my vision has improved a tiny bit. Also good - insurance covered a whole lot of the cost of the exam and new glasses. The bad news - tiny cataracts in both eyes. Doc says to avoid UV as much as possible and that'll slow the progression quite a bit. Mamaw had cataracts, and surgery to remove them, so I guess it's something manageable. Still, I'm scared like you would not believe of the idea of losing my vision, and I'm going to monitor this as much as I can.