DepricatedZero
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In part I want to bring this up in topic of the debate I haven't yet addressed. When I agreed to the debate I explained at the time that I have some rough personal stuff going on at present and that a good, formal response wasn't something I'd be able to supply readily - that I needed to stipulate a no-time-frame for responding.
In short, my grandfather is very ill. His cancer has returned, and I've been doing what I can to help him. He's refusing treatment. He says he's enjoyed his life and he doesn't want to spend his final years strapped to machines just to barely live, that that's not the kind of life he wants, and he'd rather let the cancer kill him in the 6-12 months he has left and enjoy them as much as he can. It's rough and emotionally draining at times, but it's good to know that he's in good spirit about it all.
I'm determined to be there as much as possible for him. He's a great guy and has been a huge influence on my life. He lives 2 hours away, though. Some will note that I've been absent from chat this past week too. We had to put him and his wife in a nursing home temporarily because he's hooked to an oxygen machine, and a storm blew through and knocked out his power and did some serious damage to his house. We've got people working on the house now, family, and him taken care of. All is well, and I can take a breather.
Now another difficulty faces me: academic. I'm still in school, and I've got weeks of homework untouched as well. I'm going to tackle that, hope my instructor doesn't think I'm making shit up about taking care of my ill grandfather (how cliche does that sound? how many students do you think tell that as a lie to dodge homework?) and doesn't fail me.
Anyway, I just want everyone to know that I'm not forsaking the debate, I'm actually really looking forward to getting to sit down and write a response to it, but I simply lack the time at present. My goal is to be caught up on life by Sunday night. We'll see how it goes.
Anyway, thanks for reading this rambling, and hopefully understanding. I'm really looking forward to the debate, and as was noted in the Peanut Gallery thread (which I don't want to post this in cause it's not entirely about the debate, and besides the debaters are supposed to not post there) it is meant as an academic exercise, so it should be really good. Hats off to Bluejay for starting it and taking a position that I think will be difficult for him to defend.
-Mark
In short, my grandfather is very ill. His cancer has returned, and I've been doing what I can to help him. He's refusing treatment. He says he's enjoyed his life and he doesn't want to spend his final years strapped to machines just to barely live, that that's not the kind of life he wants, and he'd rather let the cancer kill him in the 6-12 months he has left and enjoy them as much as he can. It's rough and emotionally draining at times, but it's good to know that he's in good spirit about it all.
I'm determined to be there as much as possible for him. He's a great guy and has been a huge influence on my life. He lives 2 hours away, though. Some will note that I've been absent from chat this past week too. We had to put him and his wife in a nursing home temporarily because he's hooked to an oxygen machine, and a storm blew through and knocked out his power and did some serious damage to his house. We've got people working on the house now, family, and him taken care of. All is well, and I can take a breather.
Now another difficulty faces me: academic. I'm still in school, and I've got weeks of homework untouched as well. I'm going to tackle that, hope my instructor doesn't think I'm making shit up about taking care of my ill grandfather (how cliche does that sound? how many students do you think tell that as a lie to dodge homework?) and doesn't fail me.
Anyway, I just want everyone to know that I'm not forsaking the debate, I'm actually really looking forward to getting to sit down and write a response to it, but I simply lack the time at present. My goal is to be caught up on life by Sunday night. We'll see how it goes.
Anyway, thanks for reading this rambling, and hopefully understanding. I'm really looking forward to the debate, and as was noted in the Peanut Gallery thread (which I don't want to post this in cause it's not entirely about the debate, and besides the debaters are supposed to not post there) it is meant as an academic exercise, so it should be really good. Hats off to Bluejay for starting it and taking a position that I think will be difficult for him to defend.
-Mark