So my Granny finally crossed over and the family was summoned. Everyone behaved and it was good. My Uncle Jack and Aunt Vera did a good job with the arrangements. They are the fixers and doers of the family; they take care of the elderly until they shuffle off this mortal coil. I’ve realised that [...]
My Granny passed yesterday at 3:03pm. She was a month shy of her 90th birthday. Here’s a short outline of her life – I hope I have the places and timeframes right.
She was born Gladys Irene Littleton (she’d smack me for telling her middle name, but there ya go) in the hills of East [...]
They only call me with bad news, the family. My dad called today to tell me that my Granny is on her way out. He sounded pretty shitty himself. The COPD is really bad when the pollution is high like it is now.
This is not a surprise. They stuck her in a home and [...]
Woohoo! Today is the 11th anniversary of Misangela.com. My first entry, entitled “Tales of a Mac Tech” started off this blog. I’ve done 1244 posts over the years and it’s been cathartic, funny, mean, angry, sarcastic, sad and every other emotion you can think of while posting here.
I’ve tried to write down anecdotes of [...]
The other day I woke up with a startling revelation: my own mother is a Chick.
I know, RIGHT? GAH!!
Well, this certainly makes a lot of sense. No wonder I’ve such a strong aversion to anything chicky. I learned at an early age what the signs of Chickitude are. This also explains why people from high [...]
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