The Weekend Highs and Lows

[kybearfuzz]

Whew... it's been a busy weekend. Some of it planned, some not.

• Saturday morning I got my run done, took a shower, grabbed a quick lunch, and drove out to Hillsboro, Ohio to attend the visitation service for my softball buddy Rob. Rob was one of the few straight guys on my team, a tall, blond guy with two small kids usually with him. His passing was a surprise as he was only 34. After the hour drive out there, I arrived at the church only to find I was the first softball team member there. I met with his wife and his sister and gave my condolences. The flower arrangement the team sent was there.
  
  The only thing that gnawed at me was his cause of death. I could find no record of it online, no one seemed to be discussing it, and the obit didn't mention anything. So I cornered the church minister who was sitting alone and quietly asked him. After we chatted a bit, he reluctantly told me that they suspected it was suicide and he asked me to keep that to myself so his kids didn't hear it. I never even considered that as the cause, to be honest, but it made sense after the lack of public info about his death. I promised him I would tell my softball team when we start the season in a few week and told him that we likely wouldn't see the kids again after today. My softball team captain and his partner showed up. They asked quietly if I knew anything and I told them I'd text them later. My captain discretely mouthed the word "suicide" and I nodded. It really is sad to lose a guy that young.



• I left the visitation before the formal service as I needed to drive back to Cincinnati, as I had scheduled a local moviebear event that evening. We finally saw "Kingsman: The Secret Service" as a group. I think the group enjoyed the movie overall. Some of us were seeing it for the second (and one guy, the fourth) time. It definitely is good mindless fun.
  
  After the movie, we walked to a local restaurant called "Mokka" for dinner and drinks. A few of us grabbed some coffee after dinner and such.



• So at the visitation, my softball captain's partner asked what was wrong with my eye. It had bugged me a bit, but I just thought I might have scratched it. I checked it in the car mirror when I got to my car and it was very red, but mainly in the corner. I worried it could be pink eye, but wasn't sure. I bought some Visine on the way to the movie and used it. It seemed to help, but the worry lingered in my mind, so I washed my hands and made an effort not to touch my face.
  
  So this morning, I went to an express care clinic where the nurse practitioner diagnosed me with pink eye. Yay... Strangely, I wasn't the only one. There was a teacher in the waiting room and I had overheard her tell the receptionist that she thought she had it. So I'm off work tomorrow, being contagious and all.

Here's a toon that expresses the way I feel about having pink eye (a la South Park):