How can I use my father's death to mean nothing to me as a simile?

Question

I want to say that when i received the news about my father's death that I felt nothing but I want to use a simile to describe it.

Answer 1

'the news that my father had died meant as little to me as if i had been told the cat had just puked up' or something like that

Answer 2

The news of my father's death came upon me as nothing more than just another wave on the sandy beach.

or

The news of my father's death breezed past my emotions, like just another windy day at the beach in September.