Oakland 4, Houston 1
W: Chavez (1-0)
L: Peacock (0-2)
Submitted by Reuben
The Astros suffered their 7th loss in a row today, on Easter Sunday. Last year on Easter, they beat the Rangers 8-2 in the first game of the baseball season, and their first as a godforsaken American League team. It’s basically been all downhill since then.
We had a little family gathering today, at my Aunt and Uncle’s house in North Carolina. My mom and dad, divorced for 20 years now, were both there; my cousins, family friends, various people that I hadn’t ever met or hadn’t seen in 10 or 20 or more years were there, too.
And presiding over it all was my Aunt Meta. I hadn’t seen Meta since Christmas. In January they discovered that her cancer had metastasized. She’s been undergoing pretty intense chemotherapy since then. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect (we had been warned beforehand that everyone would need to be gone by 6pm so she could rest), but she was absolutely the same as always – vivacious, funny, incredibly warm, incredibly happy to see you, and it was not an act in any way – there is no bullshit with Aunt Meta. She speaks her mind, always, and I’ve never thought she was putting on a front of any kind.
In short, she is the kind of aunt anyone with any sense at all would want to have. To see her like that, completely herself, embracing everyone, talking just as loudly as ever, not looking weak or out of it at all, talking about the trip to Italy they’re going to take this fall, stubbornly insisting that we take some food home with us, man, it was the best feeling.
Happy Easter, everyone.
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