Once again...puzzle me this...

the VOD got out of the hospital last night
the bother had to go to Orlando on business
but he booked his ticket on points

because he was a points traveller...
he got bumped offa his flight
and ended up spending the night in the
Vancouver airport
so he got no sleep

today the fadder picks up the VOD
and drives her to the bother's house
they arrive at 7PM
the bother's new partner
panics at 10PM
about how nobody's told her
what kind of meds the VOD is on

so she phones the bother in Orlando
and wakes him up
(he usually goes to bed
around 8PM here anyhoo)

the bother in turn
phones me
and wakes me up...
to ask me what kind of meds
the VOD is on

wouldn't it have just been easier
to knock on the VOD's
bedroom door
and ask if she had all her meds
or if there is anything
she can do for her?

so I tell him
then I hang up and call her
and I tell her
and then I end up sitting at this
frickin computer
instead of sleeping

and...
the VOD sleeps through
the whole fucking episode!

yup...puzzle me this
(a couple of years ago
there was a joke going around
entitled "Obituary for the late C. (Common) Sense"

that shit describes my family to a T!

Obituary for the late Mr. Common Sense
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Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn't always fair; and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).

His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition...

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an Elastoplast to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason. He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers; I Know My Rights, I Want It Now, Someone Else Is To Blame, and I'm A Victim.

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.