Jun. 13, 2008 - Taps
The Award - click to view
Who can forget the leg lamp from the movie A Christmas Story? The love that he had for that lamp was unbelievable. And then...
The scene - click to view
Didn't you feel a little sad for him? I always remembered Ralphie's comments of the sad events which transpired after the lamp broke. He buried the lamp in the yard and Ralphie thought he heard the sound of taps being played softly.
On Monday last, I too heard the sound of taps. Mostly because I was humming taps to Seth when someone drove away on his motorcycle. I almost cried. Really. He loved that thing. He decided to sell it recently. He had a cat run out in front of him and couldn't avoid it. Then he watched a news story about a man who was close to our age with six kids who died in a motorcycle accident when he hit a deer. I think he realized that not everything can be avoided by manueverability, skill and a good eye. He's not getting the opportunity to ride much either, so he decided it was best. I tried to talk him out of it a little because it's a stress reliever for him but he'd made up his mind. Can the hole ever be filled again?
