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Title: Hell of a Year
Date: 2021-11-09
Written On: TextWrangler on 2009 MacBook (MacOS)
Mood: Hurt
Listening To: Roland Radio[0]

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 Tonight, I'm mourning the death of a family pet. A rosetta parrot, who'd been
a part of my life for about 18 years. We rescued him after tornadic storms
passed through the area, and he was just... part of the family. Early today,
after I woke up, my partner was cooking some bacon in the kitchen, and I was at
my desk. We both heard Rainbow let out several muted screeches, followed by a
crash. Literally, in the time it took my partner to turn around, Rainbow was
already gone, likely having choked on a seed out of the blue.

 2021 has been hell. I lost my grandfather early this year, a family friend
not long after, a cousin just a week later, now a family pet, and two more
family members are in failing health right now. My partner also lost one of his
grandfathers recently, so he's been feeling it as well.

 So, I vote we see what next year has to offer, but if things look bad, we
throw baby 2022 out an airlock and call it a mulligan.

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[0]: https://www.rolandradio.net/

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