I'm hoping things dont really come in 3's 🥺
20 years ago somebody I trusted convinced me to move from California to Arizona to try to change my life.
I would have done that for very few people but I did that for her cuz I trusted her. She was like an older sister. Found me a job and place to live.
3 years later I packed up and left the state, things didnt work out, i screwed up, damaged our relationship.
I reached out a few years later and apologized and explained and asked forgiveness. She kept talking to me but im not sure she ever fully forgave.
Her husband died a few years back. She lost the ability to move around and was put in a home. She never posted online or messaged again after that.
I missed her so reached out to her family on Xmas day. turns out she passed last Nov. 😪
Not sure I ever made things right with her and now Ill never get the chance if not.
So im still sad for that.
Then today it probably sounds silly but Fry’s Electronics died and I'm grieving that.
I worked at the very 1st store. Half of it was still groceries. I dedicated 3 years of my life to that place. Busting my ass learning the products trying to be knowledgeable for the customers.
I saw it explode and get huge. People would drive for hundreds of miles just to see the stores. Tourists would come in from Japan. Media would always be around trying to get pictures but they weren't allowed.
But like indoor malls it had its place and it's time but apparently the world has moved on.
So that's the 2nd thing
Like I said I am hoping not To get hit with a 3rd anytime soon. I still have two elderly parents, Older brothers and sisters with health issues, And a couple cats that are 18 years and older All of which I kNow could be here today gone tomorrow.
Cherish every moment people.
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any other configuration you choose to see them in.
"Cherish every moment." Now there is the important part. The only part that really matters. Hold on to that.
The next day is never guaranteed. The finality of death is a scary concept to the human mind, and I feel like retail chains going under reminds us of that obliteration, in a way.
I remember Circuit City fondly, even though it was just another boilerplate computers / electronics store. I didn’t really have any good memories there, and in fact, was really bored. My mom and dad would drag me around, often by hand. However, now that it’s gone, I miss it in an odd way. It’s like an old acquaintance of the past that died suddenly - Suddenly, they matter more in your memories than they did in your life...
I’m afraid of dying, but time moves ever forward. Circuit City and I will soon be equal - nothing, forgotten, dust...
This isn’t really intended to sound poetic or pretentious. I just suddenly thought of the parallels of our own deaths and the death of something familiar - anything familiar. It’s like a chapter in our life, no matter how insignificant, is over, and we are conscious of the passage of time. 
