In case you think me ungrateful...

This morning I was driving to work when I turned down this street to head toward the highway. As I was making the turn onto this street I saw a woman walking down a cross street towards the intersection that I was heading for.

She was about 65 or more, standard bouffant hairdo, brown coat and she was holding a white bag of some sort. She only really caught the corner of my eye as I continued to make my away through the intersection before it.

When I was pulling up to the stop sign that she was standing across from I was watching her to make sure that no cars were around her since there's no sidewalk where she was walking. Then she stopped walking and stood there for a moment. I couldn't proceed through the stop sign until I saw what she was going to do next.

It wasn't a "natural" stop she'd made.

That's when she began to nod her head up and down very quickly and nearly violently -- over and over and over again.

Immediately my eyes began to well up as I thought of all the horrible things that could happen to her being that she was obviously not well. I imagined a family concerned for her whereabouts. I pictured an absent-minded driver running her down or some evil jerk coming by and thinking she was an easy victim.

I went through the stop sign and pulled through the intersection and went to pull over -- not entirely sure what I was going to try to do but I knew that I had to do something -- but then I saw a police officer pull over and go to her and I felt relieved that someone who actually knew what to do was helping her... so I proceeded onto the highway.

So yeah, I may b!tch about my boundary-less boss, nearly always empty bank account, sh!tty second-class status in the eyes of my government, nosey/a$$hole neighbors, b.s. dog license laws, incompetent cashiers, etc.... but make no mistake -- I know how lucky I am.

I know that I'm lucky to have a home of my own to have neighbors to complain about. I'm lucky to make enough money to keep that home. I'm lucky to have a loving wife to fight for equal rights for. I know that I'm lucky to have two healthy, beautiful kids to drive me crazy. I know that I'm lucky to have a car to complain about breaking down. I know that I'm lucky to have two sweet and beautiful dogs to complain about digging in the yard. I know that I'm lucky to be healthy enough to feel the sting of unfair health insurance practices but not enough to make me bankrupt.

Yeah, I have problems. Who doesn't? Overall my life is happier than it is not. Though it does have it's bouts with semi-long-term unhappiness.

Who doesn't?

I guess my point is -- I b!tch a lot on my blog, yes -- but I know what's important and the important things are as they should be.

The rest is just ammunition. ;)

So, if there should be anyone who reads my blog that finds it offensive, annoying, tiresome, inappropriate, etc.... I have a solution for you.

Click that red x in the right hand corner of your browser and have a nice day.

Hasta la bye-bye.