And Then Came Wednesday

I knew it would get here and sure enough just like times from the past Wednesday came to call once more. Lake Ivie, that's the place we are headed to tomorrow morning. How slow the time has passed in anticipation for this trip. You know, it really isn't that big a deal, this fishing trip to the lake. There are places I could go that may be in some way perhaps classier or fancy but, on second thought, "hell yeah it's a big deal", and I am looking forward even to the long drive in the heat of the day if necessary. The time is at hand come daylight.

On another note of more consequences, Kenneth called tonight from the hospital. The day before his sister Jewell was to be buried he did something to the rotator cuff on the left shoulder. He explained tonight that he had been in ICU since Saturday night but was unable to call and let anyone know. There was a rift between he and his daughter about which he didn't go into details over and hence, he hasn't anyone to give him a hand with personal stuff and he doesn't have anyone to come check in on him. Our conversation was interesting.

Somewhere back in the past he and I had a difficult moment that never got talked about, and in that, a tension has been with us for a few years, We still were decent to one another in our meetings and in groups where we happened to appear together. Still the air was never cleared over this incident which was, as in most cases, quite insignificant. We managed to visit tonight for several minutes and in the conversation I explained that those things past were just that, past. Here he was in need of a helping hand for someone to give in what ever measure it may require and any feelings or emotions associated with those ill times should be let go of once and for all.

The visit ended on good terms and with the agreement that my niece or I would check in on him and take all his calls for visits or whatever. I told him to not worry about things and that we would do all we could to help him out till that time he could manage on his own or family could give him a hand. I will bring him a cup of his favorite coffee from McDonald's in the morning before we leave to go to the lake. I could not leave in good conscience should I not do that.