I backed out of a trip of a life time to Europe when my travel companion informed me she had included a wingnut to share our room.
But today..omigod..today!!!!
Please stay with me under the Orange Honey Bun...
An extremely smart guy, my great pal for 15 yrs, a former hippie, a Woodstock attendee, a man who ran for public office as a Democrat maybe 8 years ago, has gone wing-nut on me.
He is terminally ill, sits around his house, watching tv. Usually, on Thursdays, he brings me and my paralegal some cold beer, and we just gossip and laugh.
My paralegal had to leave, and he and I made ourselves comfy, and the subject of gas prices came up. He was a former supervisor for Mobile.
He commented my business is booming, and I told him it would slow down when fuel prices increased, as it did the last time.
And then, he cut loose. He let fly the "n" word, government intrusion, has to stop NOW, and nobody with any self-respect would vote for an "n", and it has to be stopped NOW. His white kids are supporting "n" people on welfare, blah blah blah. The whole country is ruined.
When my late hubby died, this pal came to just mow my lawn. If I needed help in in the wee hours of the morning, I could count on him, and when he did call me at 3:00 a.m., I answered the phone, and helped. I bought him his pj's when he went to the hospital.
He said Obama should be stopped.
He did not say assasinated. But he would welcome that event.
I am on a totally different journey than my friend.
I am just crushed, my heart is bleeding.
I must cut him loose. I am nothing if not my values, my beliefs.
I cannot be the only person losing friends over this horrible politcal climate, but I had screwed up my courage to see my pal out of this world.
I can't do that now.
Is it just me?