Good morning Lizards from sunny Philadelphia.

Spent the weekend doing a round trip to Cleveland to attend a memorial service for one of my aunts. Lived to the ripe age of 95, lived her life well, and was a positive influence on all she touched. She will be missed.

I also have a quote and an anecdote as well:

Her saying: “Life is like a sewer, you get out of it what you put into it.”

Anecdote from the husband of one of my cousins. (They did a lot of visiting and shuttle work with my aunt once she could no longer drive. And for the last year or so my aunt was also wheelchair bound as her health failed.)

One night last year they went out to the retirement community and “kidnapped” my aunt to take her to see a movie. There are rules against that, but a few rules are meant to be bent. So they notified the nurse and took her. The movie was _Up_ in 3D, so they got there early, got her wheelchair down front and got her the 3D glasses. The expectation was that she would possibly nod off during the film, but she stayed awake, interested, and watched the whole thing.

On the way out of the theater she commented, “You know, that wasn’t very realistic. The men always die first. Look at the retirement home. It’s full of old women and there are practically no men to be found.”