Horribly Sad News re: Delores!
I just checked email for the first time in forever. Well, other than if a message was from Spouse.
Anyway, I saw the post about Delores Arrington's death - and I felt just sick about it. I mean, I recently saw her for the first time in several years. We ran into each other in the ladies' room. She said something like, "Hey, Terry, long time no see!" And I agreed. We exchanged some small talk, and that was that. Pleasant, friendly. I chuckled at the memory of the last game we'd played when she'd tried two different variations (misspellings) of JIAO. Two lost turns for her - yet she was good-natured and almost self-effacing.
She seemed perfectly healthy and vital, and I actually remember thinking, Hmm. She's probably in her sixties, and she has such beautiful skin; hardly any wrinkles at all. Then, thinking about Verna - who also looks AMAZING - I thought well, I guess it's the extra melanin (?) or whatever that keeps the skin relatively wrinkle-free. I'd hoped I'd look as good when I reached that age.
Ugh - still so hard to come to terms with it. It's the same way I felt about Rose.
Anyway, I saw the post about Delores Arrington's death - and I felt just sick about it. I mean, I recently saw her for the first time in several years. We ran into each other in the ladies' room. She said something like, "Hey, Terry, long time no see!" And I agreed. We exchanged some small talk, and that was that. Pleasant, friendly. I chuckled at the memory of the last game we'd played when she'd tried two different variations (misspellings) of JIAO. Two lost turns for her - yet she was good-natured and almost self-effacing.
She seemed perfectly healthy and vital, and I actually remember thinking, Hmm. She's probably in her sixties, and she has such beautiful skin; hardly any wrinkles at all. Then, thinking about Verna - who also looks AMAZING - I thought well, I guess it's the extra melanin (?) or whatever that keeps the skin relatively wrinkle-free. I'd hoped I'd look as good when I reached that age.
Ugh - still so hard to come to terms with it. It's the same way I felt about Rose.