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YOU MUST HAVE HEARD THE old joke.

Q: What’s a grecian urn?
A: Oh, about 2 bucks an hour.

It was one of two favorite jokes of John, my university roommate and best friend for several years. He could be quite a macho jock and had been on every one of his high school athletic teams. He was seemingly intelligent (student government president) and immediately went on for his master’s degree and then law school, passing the bar exam on his first attempt. But you be the judge after reading his other favorite joke. 

John: What’s the difference between an askoff and a henway.
Mitch: What’s an askoff?
John: No! What’s the difference between an askoff and a henway?
Mitch: I heard you. What’s an askoff?
John: Dammit! You’re supposed to ask ‘What’s a henway’!
Mitch: But, first, I need to know what an askoff is! [I had already figured out what he meant, but I didn’t want to make it easy for him].
John: No. You ask what’s a henway and I say, ‘Oh, about 5 pounds.’
Mitch: But, what the hell is an askoff?!?
John: It doesn’t matter! Jeez! It’s that thing guys tie around their necks!
Mitch: You mean an ascot?
John: Forget it! Just forget it!

The Grecian urn came to mind because I picked up the cats’ ashes today. San Geraldo will keep them in his office along with the ashes of our other two cats, Dobie and Maynard. He plans for us all to be together when the time comes. I walked home from the vet’s office with a shopping bag containing the urn. I wonder if people noticed the print on the bag: Paradise Incineration

My driver’s license expires in June, SG’s in May. So we went to a specialty office at 5 today for the requisite eye test, blood pressure, and response time test (on a low-end driving simulator of sorts). The process was easy and the staff were wonderful. We thought we would then have to make an appointment with the traffic department but we did not. This medical office took care of everything, even the photo, and our new cards will be in the mail within two to three months (and we have a document to keep with us if our licenses expire before we receive them). Amazing.

Our residency permits also expire in June. I’ll request those appointments tonight (what a hassle!). At least this time we know how the process works (or don’t). Click here for the full story.

Recogí las cenizas de los gatos hoy. San Geraldo las guardará en su oficina junto con las cenizas de nuestros otros dos gatos, Dobie y Maynard. Él planea que estemos todos juntos cuando llegue el momento. Caminé a casa desde la oficina del veterinario con una bolsa de compras que contenía la urna. Me pregunto si la gente notó la impresión en la bolsa.

Mi carnet de conducir vence en junio, la de SG en mayo. Así que fuimos a una oficina especializada hoy a las 17:00 para el examen de la vista, la presión arterial, y la prueba de tiempo de reacción requeridos (en una especie de simulador de conducción de gama baja). El proceso fue fácil y el personal fue maravilloso. Pensábamos que tendríamos que pedir cita en el departamento de tráfico, pero no fue necesario. Este consultorio médico se encargó de todo, incluso de la foto, y nuestras renovaciones llegarán por correo en dos o tres meses (y tenemos un documento que guardaremos por si nuestras licencias caducan antes de recibirlas). ¡Increíble!

Nuestras tarjetas de residencia también caducan en junio. Pediré esas citas esta noche (¡qué lío!). Al menos esta vez sabemos cómo funciona el proceso (o no). Haz clic aquí para leer la historia completa.