I guess I can blahg about this since her family has published her obit. A LONG time friend of mine died this week. Yesterday, I think. I am not even sure if I can go on with this. This day has been harder for me than the days my brother, father, aunt Radical Betty, and mother died. All of those times, I was taking care of people. Driving people to and from the yooperland. I did all that without even thinking much about what the hell I was doing.

Today I was watching from the sidelines. A woman with four children and five grandchildren. She has been my friend for something like 25 years. She renovated her house to accommodate her husband’s disabled sister and partner. I wonder who is gonna take care of all those people. I know it will work out but still. Goddamn I will miss this mensch. She called me a mensch first. I didn’t even know what that meant at the time (I am not Jewish) but I have since owned it even though I don’t think I really deserve it.

I am okay with all of this. My mouse came over to have a ‘hattan with me and we are probably meeting for lunch tomorrow. Mouse checked in with me first about my friend, having heard about it from a friend of hers on facebook. I already knew.

But life goes on here on the Ice Road Asteroid and I had to deal with taking my garbage/recycle carts out this afternoon. YakTrax? Yes. This is the mess of ice cement at the end of my driveway. Maybe it’ll melt someday (lol).

Love y’all, KW

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