William Robert Tabb.
March 02, 2007, 12:45 pmI have every paycheck stub for every job I've had since I was 16. No one ever told me to save these, I just thought it was a good idea.
A few years ago, when my Mom moved my Granddaddy from his condo to an assisted living facility, she told me she found boxes filled with all his old paycheck stubs. He had saved all of them.
I visited my Mom and my Granddaddy yesterday. My Mom and my Granddaddy's friend Esther were talking about how Granddaddy had the propensity to let his car run low on gas. They asked him if he ever ran out and he said once he ran out, but coasted down a hill into a gas station.
I didn't tell them that while I was driving to the hospital that my car's low fuel warning light came on.
I read a Woody Allen quote a few weeks ago that really cracked me up.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.
My Granddaddy passed away this morning. While it wasn't unexpected, it is still upsetting. However, I am comforted by the fact that he will achieve some immortality through the influence he had on his family.
In my mind, having children is as close as we can get to God: to create something in our image and have a piece of ourselves live on after we're gone.
My Mom says I'm like him. I wish that I had known him better.