Mortality

I've never been particularly close to my father's side of the family. They are blue-collar and live a life totally foreign from my own.

Still, the family received some tragic news. My first cousin was killed in a particularly gory automobile accident this morning. He was driving his Grandmother on an errand and both of them were killed. That side of my family has gone through a lot of tragedy. I won't rehash it all on one post, but they have been through some seriously horrific things.

This is where my guilt kicks in and I recognize the ways that I have been snobby towards that side of my family because they haven't had the same level of education that I have. That doesn't make them any less or any more than me. Any time two human lives are snuffed out is a tragedy.

Still, I will grieve more for my father and attend a funeral that isn't too far away from where I now live. This will be at some point this weekend.

I'll probably post tomorrow but posts this weekend will be sporadic.