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My Father's Funeral

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S heila and I just arrived home from my father's funeral late last night.  I've been thinking about what I would write about his passing for quite some time.  For now, however, this blog entry isn't specifically nor solely about my father.  This particular blog entry is more about the social aspects of his funeral this past weekend.  I do plan to write a blog entry specifically about my father but this blog entry is strictly about the social aspects of the funeral weekend.   Sheila and I drove down to Long Island the previous weekend to see my dad one last time.  My brother had called to inform me that our dad wasn't doing well and his time left was now very short so Sheila and I immediately started packing and drove down there the following day.   That drive to Long Island was worthy of its own amusing blog entry but I'll keep it very short here.  -We had car problems and the traffic was horrendous.-   Our drive which should normal...