The other morning I was coming home from work via Edmonton Transit when I looked out the window and saw a little old man with a helmet on walking down the sidewalk. It was one of the most adorable/sad things I have ever seen. Now if you don't already know this about me I have a special place in my heart for little cute old people. Especially the senile ones. I know how that must sound, but when I used to work in the alzheimer's unit with the crazy old people I couldn't help but develop affection for some of them. Like Doug, the little scottish man who always used to stand on his walker in attempts to scale the chainlink fence and escape. He looked quite frail when you would see him pushing his walker down the halls (it was all an act), but in fact he was quite agile. Anyway, maybe it's the nurse in me but when I see these old poor cute helpless people I just want to take care of them. Like the cute chinese patient I had whose english vocabulary consisted of only the word "thankyou." He would say it over and over (with his hands together and his head bowed) and sometimes at inappropriate moments, but it was adorable. It's strange how much senile old people remind me of small children.
Maybe I am sounding crazy. Anyway the old man in the helmet made my day. Of course I felt like I should get off the bus and help him find his way home...
Okay one other thing. I also think pigeons are kind of cute. So overwhelmed, so confused, so...stupid. Hey I guess old men and pigeons sort of go hand in hand. Alright, confession time is now over.
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Old men with helmets I can get on board with. But pigeons? Jenna, they feel as though it is their personal business to crap all over everything (but perhaps that's yet another similarity between old men and pigeons? Enter DEPENDS. Man's best friend.)
Some food for thought: who do you think craps more: Old men (in helmets) or pigeons?
Julie G
Well, seeing as I have only ever had one experience with an old man in a helmet (and that was from a distance), I can only speculate. Probably old men in general excrete more than pigeons. seriously, you would be amazed at how fixated old men can be with their bowels.
Depends...ahahaha. Julie you are too funny. Oh yeah and we need to hang out soon.
Jenna W
Upon rereading my post I realized it may have sounded like I was comparing old men to pigeons. I just meant that sometimes old men feed pigeons in the park. Not that old men are always overwhelmed, confused, and stupid.
Haha!
Your posts are awesome to read, did you know that? I find them very entertaining and intruiging. I guess, 'curious'would be the best way to describe them in one word. Don't worry, curious is a good thing :)
Anyways, Have fun at camp my long lost friend!
Gregory
Are you going to camp Jenna? Or is Anna?
Yes, we do need to hang out. I'm in Lethbridge right now though, so we'll have some serious bonding time come September. Plus a whole new season of Gilmore Girls starts. Goody gum!
Julie
Anna is at camp and I am going later this week. We'll have to commence the party upon your return. Just so you know, gilmore girls to anna is like rum to an alcoholic. she'll be excited.
Jenna
That's cool and weird cause just yesterday I saw this old grandma walking up this hill and she alone was cute and adorable ... but then her 15-ish year old grandson or whatever was walking ever so slowly holding her hand .
Seriously my sister and I started to squeel and all we could say was ( awww there so cute) ....
yeah thats my old peoples story .
and i agree old people are awesome when i played piano for the oldfolks home every wednesday night it was the cuttest thing ever.They would all come out and then actually sing ! good times..
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