"THANK YOU! JIM" from (me!) sandra, tvgp
so, i was at the mailbox, and this other gentleman was at the mailbox, and he goes, something like, "how are you doin' writeousmom?" -caught me off guard. i glanced real quick at the back window of my car.. blank. -there was a time, when i had a big sign, "WriteousMom.com" -but it has been removed for some time now. i go, "how do you know that?" and he said, "ive been reading your blog for years." -that caught me off guard to. i go, "are you a blogger? do you write?" and he goes, "no. i just appreciate good writing." -insta-friend!- i said, "thank you!" of course.. and we talked a bit about our neighborhood.. it is the nicest neighborhood i've ever lived in.. so peaceful, beautiful.. he mentioned a recent car accident, and i know there are a fair amount. i do the sign of the cross at every sound of teenagers racing/squeeling.. we are near a high school. we are near, the very same road, where many years ago, 4 teenagers were instantly killed (no alcohol or drugs involved; just youth, speed and night..). i know because i served 9 weeks on a jury involving the case... anyway.. back to the beauty of the neighborhood.. i captured some of it, in a blog titled, the nature of my walks. -and, i haven't really ever met anyone (outside my family/friends) who reads my blog.. i've said it often though.. the writing on my part is mandatory; but the reading.. that's voluntariy. thank you jim for voluntarily reading my blog! i appreciate that. SAME AND DIFFERENT SUBJECT.. now, very recently, my son became ill-ish, after watching a video in school that shows -in graphic detail- the consequences of drunk driving. my daughter fainted after seeing the same video a few years back.. i know the schools teach a lot about the consequences of drunk driving.. and just last night, the author of the book, -his life changing accident was the result of drunk driving.. and i know the schools, they do, -every 15 minutes.. and, of course, every parent warns.. and every parent fears.. but.. this is true too: there was a 4th grader killed around the corner from my former home. he was not drunk. the driver that hit him, had not been drinking. it was an accident. there are text driving accidents, there are sleepy driver accidents, there are wrong place at the wrong time accidents.. there is the accident mentioned above, no alcohol involved, 4 deaths. you can learn to drive, drive safely, never drink and drive, and then die of cancer. in my own life.. A doesn't always equal B. in my life, what seems to be true, always comes in four quadrants: if i use drunk driving as the variable it looks like this: drunk driver = accident. drunk driver = no accident. sober driver = accident. sober driver = no accident. and statistically, you can increase or decrease your odds.. and not in a million years, ever, would i tell my kids its okay.. it's just that.. people die at any variety of ages, for any variety of causes.. while you're here -do your best, and help others.
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