{Catch and Release}

“Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You're by no means alone on that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them—if you want to. Just as someday, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry.”

― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye


  This will be a post on the more morbid side. Since the beginning of the month I have dealt with non-stop funeral work at the store. Being my first post-holiday season, I was unaware that this is a common trend.  It seems,  people muster through the holidays for their families (in a lot of cases) or friends and feel at peace to move onto whatever comes next once the celebrations commence.  Makes sense...
 Each day that I have left work has evolved deep existential thinking on the drive home....or should I say more than the usual...:) )  Driving home, Reviewing  the events, interactions and most strongly the emotions of the day.  May I repeat the obvious when I say,  There is no escaping death. And unlike many other parts of life...Death is truly the great equalizer.  No one gets out of that one. All walks of life have walked through those flower shop and doors.   And despite, the differences, the similarity is overwhelmingly the need have one last meaningful connection to their loved one.  It is pretty intense and powerful to witness.
 I've wanted to write about this subject for awhile but I'm tired, so this post probably serves more as a virtual post in note for future recordings.  There is a shitload of run-on sentences, bad grammar and randomness....But I'm done thinking for today. It's a day off so I'd prefer to take a detour from the intensity and think of lighter, happier things. Like the two days of sun in A ROW...in ERIE! Wow!
Almost as if the sky opened from above with angels singing on high "Can I get an AMEN from down there!" Maybe...