jbe,
In better times you'd have had a substantial treatise on Philippine ethnolinguistic details on your hands some time back, and you still will, when things calm down. Had a major car wreck a few days back. By all rights, looking at what's left of the vehicle, we ought to have answers to the thread's favorite metaphysical questions, though we wouldn't be in any position to report. Due to a combination of a very well made car (despite being completely destroyed, the windshields and passenger compartment were uncrushed), seatbelts all around, and Jenny's toddler seat, we all walked out without a scratch, although both front-seat adults have the lines of the belts and shoulder straps engraved in living color across waists and chests. Jenny was vomiting and seemed disoriented after, so we ran her down to Manila for CT scans, which showed some fluid accumulation and pressure in the skull; she's been in treatment for a day and a half now, and is improving fast. All told, very lucky: some might ascribe it to divine intervention, though I understand that most divinities don't intervene on behalf on nonbelievers. In any event, I'm glad to be alive and gladder that the family is, though coughing, yawning, laughing, sneezing, etc. all make me feel like death might have been a desirable alternative. The baby should be out of the hospital tomorrow, which will put me in the world of insurance companies and such for a while, not to mention the pile of accumulated work. And, sooner or later, answering your questions and reading at least some of the thread...
Steve |
