Charlie, my condolences on the death of your father.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Our family on my father's side lost my uncle and my dad (4 years ago) to pancreatic cancer. Also our grandmother to breast cancer which spread, and an aunt is currently fighting breast cancer that has spread.
We are now (that generation and my generation and eventually my children's generation) will be getting genetic testing for mutations which may cause these cancers. The geneticist says it is possible all of these cancers are the result of the same mutation, possible, and there are other mutations that can be at work here too.
I bring this up to you, because catching it early and being aware can possibly help your family as it is helping ours.
Through color.com tests (other companies too) can be run to test for these mutations. Once a first degree relative has a mutation, insurance companies do at times pay for the genetic testing on the relatives. When my father died, a vial of blood was frozen, and now can be tested. Then our generation will get tested if it is a possibility.
Again, sorry for your loss. Grief can be so difficult. God Bless you and yours.
I'm so sorry for you and your family. It's a bit of a cliche to say that he is out of his suffering now but it's true.Not sure if this is the right place, but I don’t know where to put this. It’s not really a vent either. My father past away after battling pancreatic cancer. The suffering is over.
Right now, my rant is about F bombs in movies. Ok, every now and then an occasional F bomb, but when it's used dozens of times in the dialog it's distracting and just stupid. Don't writers get it? The shock value is gone. I'm no prude and have been known to rarely use the word, but to use it constantly as an adjective is beyond ridiculous. Come on people!! Grrrrrr
I once worked next to a guy who talked like that All. The. Time. Every other word was s---, f---, d--- or h---. And he spent a lot of time on the phone talking like that to someone (it was a defense contractor job and we didn't have a lot to do; I only stayed four months). I hated it, complained several times and was basically ignored.Sadly, Kayelle, there are people who talk like that. We just don't hang around in those circles.
And it's not like it's a new thing, either. I remember when Himself and I went to see Eddie Murphy's "Beverly Hills Cop". Had to look it up - it was released in 1984. When we walked out I said to him "if they hadn't included all of those F-bombs, the movie would have been half an hour shorter".Right now, my rant is about F bombs in movies....
One of Himself's high school English teachers told the class that there was no reason to use any sort of vulgar word, considering that the English language offered over 170,000 other words one could pick from. Pretty sure he probably told the class to not end a sentence with a preposition either...Too many f-bombs is boring. Can't the writer think of any better adjectives?
And it's not like it's a new thing, either. I remember when Himself and I went to see Eddie Murphy's "Beverly Hills Cop". Had to look it up - it was released in 1984. When we walked out I said to him "if they hadn't included all of those F-bombs, the movie would have been half an hour shorter".
One of Himself's high school English teachers told the class that there was no reason to use any sort of vulgar word, considering that the English language offered over 170,000 other words one could pick from. Pretty sure he probably told the class to not end a sentence with a preposition either...
And it's not like it's a new thing, either. I remember when Himself and I went to see Eddie Murphy's "Beverly Hills Cop". Had to look it up - it was released in 1984. When we walked out I said to him "if they hadn't included all of those F-bombs, the movie would have been half an hour shorter".
One of Himself's high school English teachers told the class that there was no reason to use any sort of vulgar word, considering that the English language offered over 170,000 other words one could pick from. Pretty sure he probably told the class to not end a sentence with a preposition either...
It does. So does changing "Who are you talking about?" to "About whom are you talking?" My favourite fix was credited to Winston Churchill, when he was criticized for ending a sentence with a preposition. It's probably not true that he said it. "This is nonsense up with which I will not put."That's easy to fix "from one could pick," though sounds kind of formal.
Sadly, Kayelle, there are people who talk like that. We just don't hang around in those circles.
Too many f-bombs is boring. Can't the writer think of any better adjectives?
Check your library, Casey. I can get all the DVDs through the library system - all seven seasons. Winter binge watching, if winter ever shows up for you. I bet it will!