I don't think you overreacted at all. It's one thing to argue about education; it's quite another to be on the front lines with these kids and the bureaucracy. I don't have kids, and probably won't. Though the problems facing the educational system affect me, I'm not really involved with it. I don't think it's a bad thing to get perspective from someone who is.

Which is to say (((((Kristin)))))).

Yeesh. Much ~ma headed in your family's direction, askye.

askye, gentle healing ~ma and firm cluesticking as needed.

({{Kristin}})

~ma and cluesticks for askye's folks.

You people never should have let me get an LJ. I'm getting even less work done now.

Thanks. When I talked to Dad next I'm going to sit down and tell him that while we can't dictate what my great aunt and uncle's kids to do, this effecting my grandmother (dad's mom) because they rely on her so heavily. My grandmother is in her 80s and while she's very capable, she's also extremely hard of hearing, and not all that strong. Plus it's an emotional toil.

Grandma's frustrated because her sister isn't going to make waves, she won't say anything bad against her husband -- even though he left her on the floor. Not just that when his sons called he refused to call 911 saying he knew best. His mental facilities are going and his sons -- living elsewhere -- don't see it the way my grandmother does.

It's frustrating.

Strength to your grandmother, askye, and a general cluesticking all about for everyone else.

I had to stop watching 24 because it made my head explode. I don't understand why they felt it necessary to have a plot device that is not in the same solar system as reality.

For those of you watching: There is no way for one device to control all the nuclear power plants. For one thing, nuclear power, along with NASA, is one of the last bastions of analog.

If there were such a thing, you could have every plant scrammed in five minutes with one phone call and there are manual controls for everything.

Even if you could melt down a reactor, it wouldn't melt out of containment. Three Mile Island melted down. There was no measurable radiation outside the plant boundary.

askye, what Ginger said.

Huh. Working on our taxes. No doubt because of our decision to breed, we're getting considerably more back in taxes than we got last year. And that's with me making a third of my former salary last year.

I'm happy we're getting it back and the Shrub gets less to spend on abstinence only education.

connie, you only win second place for the most depressing link of the day. And that's with both links. Typo Boy wins in Natter for the German unemployment story.

Feh. I think Ima cuddle with the hubby and go to bed. Unless we decide to watch the recorded Pompeii special from last night.

t taunty taunt

I have SA on my couch!!! La la la.... She's waving weakly from her end of the couch. (She managed to get sick the *moment* she left the UK.) I have SA on my couch!!! AND YOU DON'T!!!!!

t /taunty taunt

t jealous of Teppy

I'm back from a good, but exhausting trip to Missouri.

Many thanks for the all the birthday wishes! I wish I could convey just how much I appreciate them but my wordiness has deserted me.

I'll be around for a few more minutes, but then I'm going to go to bed. Very, very pooped, with a lot of things rattling around my brain.

askye, tons of ~ma to your greataunt. And much cluesticking to the sons.

ION, I've had too much chocolate. I'm actually comtemplating throwing it out.