Becky's Greatest Hits Vol. II

 I turned 49 this year. And then suddenly I seemed to fall apart. Now I have more doc appointments than I have dinner dates.  Now I show up early at medical professional suites to drop off or pick up tools and medications.  Now I check and update "My Chart" every day.  Now I think about my insurance deductible. Now I think everything has changed.   I walk into my orthopedic office and I compare my limp and hobble to everyone else's.  Well surely, I think, I'm walking better than they are. I tell myself I don't need any sort of ambulatory device and that my problem is temporary as I lean on a rail, a step, a stump.....whatever can give me support as I try my hardest to stand for as long as I can.   I drag into my pulmonary appointments, which have nothing to do with my orthopedic problems by the way, and wonder if I'll be pulling an oxygen tank behind me one day like so many of the patients I see around me.   I try to make small talk...

 The deaths of two local heroes in my community have really got me thinking.  They were the epitome of "regular guys" doing great things and bringing a lot of happiness to others.  They weren't politicians or beat cops or firefighters.  They weren't curing cancer or scaling Everest.  They were guys bringing joy and love to every day life.  The kind of men you could sit and chat with and learn something from while you were doing it.  They were pure and honest and real.  Dan Wade is credited for making huge moves with bringing craft beer culture to Charlotte.  He was part owner and brewmaster for Wooden Robot who was known for his zeal for life, dedication to his business and was described by friends and customers as "pure joy".   When he died suddenly and tragically, he left behind a wife, a newborn son and a wealth of friends and family who loved and respected him. But he also leaves successful businesses and a model for going forwa...

  Crying Crying never did nobody no good, no how That's why I don't cry That's why I don't cry Laughing Laughing sometimes does somebody some good somehow That's why I'm laughing now That's why I'm laughing now Loving Loving never did me no good, no how, no how That's why I can't love you now That's why I can't love you now Lying Lying never did nobody no good, no how, no how So why am I lying now? So why am I lying now? So why am I lying now?