I thought that I had a couple of weird in-laws but one of the guys at
lunch yesterday was asked about his sister in law. The guy's wife had
died about three years ago. She died in her sleep of a heart problem
that he didn't even know about. She had been such a pleasant soul, and I
had not realized until later who her sister was, a nasty piece of work.
She was a columnist with a local newspaper and I had always found her
very abrasive. Somewhere along the line she became disabled and
wheelchair bound and became an advocate for the handicapped.

The late wife's mother died last year and our friend was hosting the
wake. He rode with the bitch in law to the service. He had forgotten
that she has a thing about scents and he had put on a little bit of Old
Spice. It is not a medical or respiratory problem. As part of her over
all activism, she is opposed to the used of scents. There were a couple
blocks from the funeral home when she asked if he was wearing
aftershave. She yelled at her husband to stop the car and told our
friend to get out of the car. After the service he had ask another
family member for a ride back to the wake... that he was hosting.