One Request about "Die in a Fire"
I know this isn't my blog, but I spend more time here than I do there, and I have one simple request. "Die in a Fire" took on a special meaning to me today, as I had a bit of a scare this afternoon.
I got a call at work from my son's babysitter. My son had been napping on the couch in the living room (per usual custom at that time of day), and her teenage daughter was watching him while our babysitter took her grandson to get his haircut. The daughter smelled smoke, and grabbed my son and ran over to a neighbor's house. The neighbor called 911, in spite of not seeing any smoke or flames, and the babysitter returned home to find the firefighters in her house. Seconds later, the firefighters came scrambling outside, and the house (duplex) was engulfed in flames.
Fortunately the daughter knew what to do, and got everyone out of the house, in spite of not seeing flame or smoke. Had they still been in there, it would've been disasterous! I definitely wouldn't be here typing right now.
So -- I'm gonna be a little more sensitive to that whole phrase, having experienced that. I want to see Dudley Dumbass thrown to the curve as much as darn near everyone 'round here. But I definitely don't want him, or anyone, to even have to suffer what our babysitter (and my son) experienced this afternoon. I don't wish that on my biggest enemy (and there are many people further down the list than Hargrove, as odd as that may seem)!
Thanks for your consideration!
Edited to add:
Fortunately our babysitter had excellent renter's insurance. She'll be put up in a hotel until she finds a new rental, and will have financial help getting back on her feet. Even if you don't have much stuff you care about, it's well worth the expense to keep you afloat while you're in shock and trying to figure out what to do to find some normalcy. It's really not horribly expensive, and better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
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Glad your son's okay
Okay, SRSLY, tho, I'll stick to the typical 'Bite Willie's schlong' and 'Eat shit and get fired' sort of catcalls with Grover.
Joseph Campbell tells us
So, in the Hero's Journey
I'm thinking that Hargrove is playing the role
Truly glad your son is okay
Let me know if you need anything.
It will help the flowers in the spring...
Won't work
Oh So True...
Actually some dude
I kid you not.

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