Ambulances

As I sit here drinking my glass of shochu and watching, for some reason, CSI NY, an ambulance screams by outside. A lot of them pass here since there's a hospital just down the road. I've heard them all my life, but they are most distressing to hear late a night. What kind of crap went down for someone to be taken by an ambulance at this time at night? Hate to think of it. Hate to think that one day one of my own family members could be taken away in one of those things.

One was, actually, my sister, many years ago. Quite frightening but maybe more frightening for my parents. Now that I have a son, I can sort of imagine their frame of mind as they crested the hill and saw that swarm of flashing lights and my sister stuck in her date's car. Hell, when my son even looks like he might fall over even though he's sitting on carpet I get a little tense. Having children is certainly a blessing but when I hear ambulances roaring by in the night, I get a little freaked out.

I need to calm down.

Maybe another drink?

Definitely no more CSI!