"Truly Strange People"

The people I find to be truly strange are those who 'invent' different weapons of mass destruction. Particularly those who develop biological weapons that may have the potential to kill billions of people somewhat indiscriminately. We hire them and support their research through our taxes, and wander off thinking all is right with the world.

People handle grief in ways that may seem strange to others, but it's their grief.

I recall vividly when my grandfather died. I was 12 at the time and I sat and rocked back and forth saying "No, no, no . . ." for hours and hours. I did the math on it once and it came to over fifty thousand repetitions of the word 'no'. It changed nothing of course. My grief was inconsolable. After that day I spoke not one word for over six months--not at home, not to friends, not at school. Looking back 47 years I still don't understand it. I expect to die still not understanding it. We all of us handle our realities in ways that may not be understandable to others--and sometimes not even to ourselves.