Briefly

Quick update here. Too tired to go into detail. Plan to give more detail later.

Ruby-
Superman had a chance to examine her body in the light of day Saturday. He found no evidence of any physical trauma. No scrapes, no smudges of dirt or grease, no obvious broken or misaligned bones. So we now suspect she had a stroke or heart attack while she was out sniffing around in the evening air. We gave her a very nice burial in the backyard Saturday. It was helpful for me, anyhow. I may say more about it later, I don't know. Too tired right now.

C in the jailhouse-
He was arrested at approximately 11:00 Friday night, was finally released around 3:00 Saturday afternoon. He and S spent a little bit of time with their friends and the other mom who is involved in their life right now, and got home about 7 or 8 Saturday night. C and I had a good hug, which we haven't done in a while. Relations have been tense for a while. He told me all about the experience. I may give details later. Too tired now.

Light-
...was home for the weekend. She picked up her new spectacles. When I saw her after she returned home I couldn't tell she had new glasses at first. They look so similar to the pair she's had for 3 years. Well, except the nose bridge isn't broken and superglued back together. They also don't sit crooked on her face. That was the hardest to get used to. She's looked through crooked glasses for so long that the distortion has become normal. The new ones, sitting straight on her face, gave her a distorted view. She was having trouble walking through the yard because of the distortions. It was kinda funny.

I drove her back to school yesterday afternoon. We stopped by TC's house on the way. That was nice. If you recall, Superman and I were supposed to stop by and see her on our way back from taking Light to school last week, but Sproing's concussion nixed that plan. It was a long trip to school, with the detour and all, and I didn't get home until 9:30 last night, after driving most of the way back from college town in the rain. I was very tired.

Tired-
I was tired Saturday. Friday night was a very late night, what with my life falling down around me once again. I tried to go to bed early Saturday night, but was foiled in my attempt at least 3 times, so it was close to 11:00 when I got to sleep. But then I woke up at 4:30 Sunday morning. I don't know why. I took a brief nap before Light and I left, but it wasn't much. I stayed online until after 2:00 this morning, don't know why. I slept until 11:00 today, but have been very sleepy since I woke up. It is 3:30 now. The Braves are tied 3-3 with the Marlins in Miami at the top of the 9th. I like baseball. I like the sound, the modulation of the announcers' voices. It is calming, soothing. Baseball is not an action packed game. It's more about strategy, psychology, physics. I can sleep through psychology and physics. Nap time.

An upsetting evening

I have two items of bad news, and I'm not sure which one to share first. I'll tell you in the order Superman told me.

Our dog Ruby died. She was outside for her late evening constitutional and was evidently hit by a car. There are no obvious signs of blunt trauma on her body, but her neck appears to be broken. I think it was quick and relatively painless. She was an old girl, about 15, and in poor health. Her hearing and sight were just about gone, and the way she moved indicated she had arthritis. She has not been very comfortable for months now. This is an ugly way for her to go, but in a way I'm relieved she's out of her misery. It was soon going to be time to consider putting her down. The decision has been taken out of our hands now. May she rest in peace.

C is in jail tonight. What I heard was that he was riding in a car with two or three other friends and they were pulled over by law enforcement for speeding. One of the guys in the car had been smoking pot and the officer smelled it. So all of them were arrested and taken to the county lock-up. S said C hadn't been smoking pot, and he's probably telling the truth. The law in this state is written such that in these situations, everyone gets arrested. I don't know what will happen. S has gone to spend the night with one of his friends, and I think the friend's mother will take them down there tomorrow and see what can be done. I have no earthly idea what to do or think. I fear, though, that C will lose his state scholarship. We have an "education" lottery, and he is/was receiving scholarship money for at least part if not all of his tuition. I know that he could lose the scholarship, but don't know the law well enough (at all) to know the details of what exactly has to happen for it to be taken away. Does he need to be convicted? If so, of what? If he wasn't imbibing in the drug himself, what exactly can they arrest him for besides suspicion?

Anyway, there are a lot more questions than answers right now, and my brain is reeling from the onslaught of grievous news. That is all.

Refreshing

Today is garbage day. The garbage guys come by and tote our trash away. Our lovely little puppy, Ruby, is getting so old that she doesn't bark at them anymore. I don't know if it's because she can't hear them now or that she just doesn't care that much.

So this morning I spent some time emptying the trash. I don't know about you, but I feel better.