Bad stuff happens. Date help.
1. I’m watching the Today Show. They are interviewing this kid who dug a hole in the sand deep enough that, while he was down in the hole, the sides all collapsed inwards and buried him up to his neck.
Now, don’t get me wrong…it would be a bad experience. And I know the kid was in some danger.
It’s just that they interviewed him after covering the story of the girl discovered 18 years after being kidnapped – who had been kept those 18 years out under some tarps in a rudimentary shelter out behind her kidnapper’s home. And who gave birth to two children by her abductor.
It sort of makes the kid in the sand hole seem…not so much. I wondered how it would be for the parents of the respective children to meet in the green room.
“Oh, my kid? Kidnapped 18 years ago and help captive in a tent, giving birth to two kids.”
“Oh. Mine buried a big hole at the beach and we had to dig him out.”
2. My mother called me yesterday to make sure I hadn’t been injured in a police shooting that occurred along my walking path to work, right in the Loop in Chicago. A man was shot and killed. I told her she’d have probably heard about it had I been involved in any way. I appreciate her concern but… did I mention she called me about 8 hours after it happened?
3. It’s Friday. Weekend plans include hitting the Green City Farmers’ market with my parents tomorrow morning and taking Besos out on a date. Any suggestions on date plans? If left to my own devices, who knows where we might end up.
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Just a random attorney writing about daily life with Little Filthy, my rotten dog.
August 28th, 2009 at 9:12 am
1. Timing is everything.
2. You’re making me miss Chicago and at least your mother called.
3. FLY TO DENVER!!
August 28th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Hey Mindy! Don’t hog RE all to yourself! I think you and I should fly to Chicago!!
Yeesh. That story was ugh. I mean… don’t some kids enjoy being buried in sand? Held captive for 18 years? Not so much.
Use your imagination. Because I’d like to see what you come up with.
August 28th, 2009 at 11:19 am
This time of year sailing would be fun. Do you have access to a Hobie Cat? They’re a blast.
August 28th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Take Besos to Moto.
Heh. Actually, take her on the Chicago Food Planet tour! We had a lot of fun, even if it was touristy. Plus, lots of great photo opportunities. Sigh, I love your city.
Of course, there’s always steak and a bj. Heh.
August 29th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
1. My stomach turned at the very end of reading that. I swear, people in the media and on TV…absolutely NO common sense sometimes.
2. Ha ha! Sorry. Glad you are safe. But parents…pfft.
3. What have you NOT done with Besos yet that she really, really, really WANTS to do and has been hinting at? Start there.
August 30th, 2009 at 7:36 am
@mindymom – I like how a shooting story makes you miss Chicago. heh.
@T – I think you had a brilliant idea. You and Mindy should head to Chicago.
@debra – A hobie cat. I didn’t even know what that was; I had to look it up. heh. We did consider a kayak tour on the river but then they pulled a body from the river and spotted an alligator and we were back to land-based activities.
@Avitania – I think she might like that tour. I’ll suggest the steak and bj but I can already picture her face.
@Amira – That did give me a good idea for our next date. Thank you!