random thoughts from today

In French and Mr. Paterelli was our substitute (for those of you who don't know him, he's an 80+ year old retired teacher who is the most hilarious and wise sub in existence).  He told us a story about a man who died recently in the complex where he lives ("we're all just waiting to die in there.  whenever an ambulance comes in we all chase it an shout 'who died?'" ).  He told us about the man's dog Ivy, and how the guy had no car so he'd walk down Leveroni  to get to Safeway to get his dog food.

I met that man.  My dad and I gave him a ride the other day to Safeway. He told us all about how he was a star football player when he was young, and about his dog Ivy.  Now he's dead, and his precious Ivy is at Pets Life Line.

Just makes me think.

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"it's so quiet in there, you could hear a mouse peeing in a cotton ball" -- Paterelli quote

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In English we were given the results to our Lord of the Flies character analysis, where we identified similarities between our classmates and the boys lost on the island.  I was voted Simon-like by six people, and Ralph-like by six people. Which is appropriate, for I'm a bit of both.