Bad Morning

My uncle passed away this morning. He's had a bad heart for awhile now. He was only 46 years old. He had his first heart attack at 36 years old and had a procedure done that gave him 5 years max to live and he lived for 10. He was one of those guys that had his idiosyncrasies but was such a great guy. He had something that he could relate to with everyone. For me it was music. We would talk music all the time. He has an amazing vinyl collection with unopened copies of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and The Beatles' White Album just to name a couple.

He lived across the street from me with my dad and my grandma and this morning was really rough. I went over there at 7:30 as soon as I heard and it was a rough sight, but we're hanging in there as a family and we'll get through it. I know this is really hard on my grandma...he did so much for her and that was her baby. Same goes for my dad...they had their fair share of fights, but that's what brothers do and in the end, they were best friends.

Work sent me home with stuff to "do at home" and told me they'd pay me for the day. I really lucked out with this job. I know that it's a good one and I couldn't ask for a better supervisor. So I may be a stranger for a couple of days and wanted to explain why I may disappear. I owe a couple of book reviews and they'll come in due time.