Aren't we all doing this everyday? We take meds to control high blood pressure, go to the doctor, take pills, have surgeries...isn't every day really a waltz with death? I thought about this as I drove into work this morning and found the sky filled with helicopters in honor of the 35W Bridge reopening today. It was sort of surreal to see so many helicopters floating over the city, almost distracting really. It was a surreal drive into downtown. It seemed to me like traffic flowed much better than normal...possibly because people could finally use a major bridge that has been closed for so long or that people just seemed to be running late, either way my drive in was unusually pleasant.
13 months goes by in the blink of an eye doesn't it? I mean it was just 13 months ago that bridge went down changing peoples lives and making history. Since then there has been major focus on other bridges throughout the state and the fixing of them. It's sort of sad that we as a society wait until something terrible happens to fix something that should never have broke. Like car maintenance, why do we not keep up on the little things along the way? All of a sudden you get socked with a bunch of major issues because one thing goes and takes everything with it. It seems easy in hindsight to say these things but really we have to make more of an effort.
We lost a member of our family yesterday, my sister's family had to put down their dog Hunter. It's very sad. She is going to be sorely missed but I know she is going to be getting belly rubs and treats all day long now but it's really sad. I can't imagine her not being there.
Waltzing with death....it's a daily battle.
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