Vince,
Thanks for the kind words buddy, You know I spent most of my childhood and young adult life hangin out with my Dad on weekend's helping people out with thing's that they just couldn't handle on their own. We grew up racing flattrack motorcycles and my pop's spent a lot of time at the track helping other Dad's and even Pro riders get their bikes up and running or lending spare part's so they could race against us.
We also spent alot of time helping neighbors and our grandparent's or whoever else need a lawn mowed or flowerbed weeded. It's just the guy he is. I miss him very much.
About 5yrs ago he moved to Kentucky with my step mom. Everyone thought he was going to die soon due to the prostate cancer he had. So they moved closer to My mom's "This is what she was to me" family. Only for her to die 3yrs later. Now with the economy the way it is he cant afford to come home. Another long story.
It's like he is part of me and all I hear on a daily basis is him telling me how people should really be. I try to be that person. I hope before he goes to heaven or where ever it is we go, he can come here and see the man he created.
I live everyday as my Dad did. My neighbor who is elderly has a front lawn which attatches to mine. I had noticed that her lawn was getting long one day and I knew she liked her lawn kept up as most elderly people do. I believe she was 95 at the time and you would see her out weeding the flower bed and edging the lawn with clippers.
Her Grandson usually came every other week to take care of the grass. But I had not seen him for 3 weeks and figured "what the h e ll I will just continue on my way across her lawn and get em both done in one shot.
About half way thru she came out the front door and said "hey, you swipin my grass?" I said, "yes ma'am I am, I am going to go sell it on the corner when I'm done too. I'll Give you half" She giggled and said that would be fine. I love this woman.
About an hour later she was at my front door with a freshly baked batch of cookies.
I have been mowing her grass ever since. She sends thank you cards. she lives right next door. hehehehehe. She comes out and we chat. My wife and I go over and visit She is like another local historian. We talk for hours.
It's amazing really cause I am a pretty non P.C. kind of guy. Always say what I think. And can be pretty matter of fact about stuff. And these people love me. I am not sure why but hey anyone who has some love to go around, I am a guy who is happy to accept it and give some of my own.
This whole thing is also changing who I am and what I really strive for in the future. I want all of my family and friends to know what I am feeling right now. All this story can do is get better with age. Just like all of us...
Ok sorry for hijackin my own thread but the last post just hit something inside of me. And I really want everyone of you to know me.
