Thanksgiving a Day Early

I was on Lake Mead and Rampart in Las Vegas yesterday and suddenly all the roads were cut off with highway patrol at every intersection with their cars blocking turn lanes. My thoughts were:1. We are being honored by a Presidential visit, 2.It's a terrorist attack drill or 3.? I was angry to be inconvenienced by sitting on Lake Mead for 20 minutes with 2 cars that appear to have run out of gas and endless cars idling. And then I saw it, First, a Metro motorcycle line, 4 abreast and seemingly endless, then Metro police cars with red lights flashing, firetrucks, Nevada Highway patrol cars, fire marshall cars, some ambulances and then a truck with a red and white flag draped coffin in the back, followed by 5 white hearses. and a line of cars following. And I knew, they were on the way to the funeral for the slain police officer, fireman and Marine who was gunned down by a gang in his own garage in another neighborhood. And yes, there were tears, and yes, I stopped thinking about my own inconveniences and started thinking about HIS family. And yes, there were tears in my eyes and on my cheeks. And I was very quiet and patient wending my way home to safety and comfort. And we had Thanksgiving a day early.