OK, so just be warned that this is going to sound terrible and bitchy and wrong ( Read more... )

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Aaaaaaand my family's campaign to get Hillary Clinton made a Supreme Court Justice has officially begun.

Oh, Facebook. You never fail to haunt me with my past:


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Mom and Dad just left to drive back to Long Island. We had a really nice visit - went to church last night, then had a delicious steak dinner (for which we got hustled out of paying AGAIN), and then stayed up much later than any of us planned chatting with my parents at their hotel. Met them this morning for a late brunch at my favorite diner ( ( Read more... )

Paul went back to the doctor today. His leg is no longer as red or hot to the touch, but there's still a red area and his ankle and foot are still very swollen. The doctor is very concerned that after four days of oral antibiotics and two doses of IV antibiotics, it's still this bad (I share this concern ( Read more... )

You know what sucks about weekends? They're followed up by Mondays. I'm so tired! It was worth it, though ( Read more... )

This cat! I love him! Look at him! He's so orange and so fat and so god damned cute!

Also in cuteness:

I called my sister Kerry today and my three-year-old niece Holly insisted on saying hello. Here is an excerpt of our conversation:

Me: "Hello? Holly?"
Holly: "Hiee!"
Me: "Hi! Are you having fun playing with KiKi?" (KiKi is what she ( Read more... )

"It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody." - Brendan Behan ( Read more... )

Spoke to Mom tonight; she says Dad is doing well. They're giving him soft foods again which has improved his mood. They did some bloodwork today and expect to have results for him by the morning ( Read more... )