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March 15, 2006
Home again
I hung out with my Dad today. It was nice. He’s a nice man, really mellowed in his old age. And he looks older than the last time I saw him, which makes me a little bit sad.
We took a drive into the centre of Bunbury and cruised the quiet streets together. I bought us hot chocolates with marshmallows, a shiny new pair of shoes that I don’t need and can’t wear in Sri Lanka anyway and some non-pirate CDs (these three things I have decided are the only things that differentiate western countries from those that are ‘developing’…)
He pointed out blokes as they walked by that he’d nicked back in the days when he walked the beat with a baton and a blue uniform and told me who had come good, and who was still a ‘little bandit’. He told me how much he hates his job and about all the ‘dickheads’ that work with him. He whispered that he won’t be shopping at that Pharmacy anymore because they charge $2.50 more for his anti-inflammatory medicine than at the other Pharmacy. He gave me some advice about saving money and buying a house and gave me a run down about his plans for tomorrow. Twice.
Dad’s are funny like that.
Posted by catherine at March 15, 2006 3:22 PM
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hello. welcome back. i missed your damn call a few days back, but when you get back up 'ere, please try again.
toodle-oo,
m
Posted by: marty at March 16, 2006 11:23 AM
catherine green,
"Dad's are funny like that."
now, you know i love you, but if you *ever* put an unecessary possessive apostrophe in a pluralised noun again, i'm gonna have to give you such a spanking...
hope our paths cross this weekend - i'm off back 'ome to melb first thing sunday morning.
r
Posted by: reuben at March 18, 2006 8:43 AM
Home soil again huh? I was still somewhat hoping to drop by on you in Sri Lanka sometime in the near future. oh well
Posted by: Alex at March 18, 2006 5:12 PM
You shut up, you just shut up! I will put an apostrophe where ever and when ever I like! I don't have English as a first language just so I can use it correctly all the time. If someone with and English degree can't fuck up the basics, like, all the time, then who can?
Guess I missed you then? I fly back to Sri this Sunday... Next time huh?
Posted by: catherine at March 21, 2006 2:18 PM