Where choice begins, Paradise ends, innocence ends, for what is Paradise but the absence of any need to choose this action?- Arthur Miller ( Read more... )

Mike is still alive. Doing slowly, steadily worse, but not yet past the point of some kind of turnaround. It's the kind of thing they just can't estimate. Could go bad any moment, could start getting better ( Read more... )

Tank: Wanna hear a joke?
Me: Sure!
Tank: Mashed Potato!
[beat]
Me: ... uh ... mashed potato who?
Tank: Mashed potato, Auntie Aster! Mashed potato! *gales of laughter*