eh, if that were true I'd be sporting a buzz cut and high-top Doc Martins, not wearing a long skirt and contemplating the state of my nails.

So my shoes are the reason I never get a date? Hrumph. Mary Janes and skirts aren't a good choice when you have to spend the better part of the day on a ladder.

Tell that to the people on the ground. IJS.

Um, I'll see mom in August at my cousin's wedding (note: must make reservations.) Otherwise, not until christmas.

I usually see them once or twice a year and we talk weekly. This has been true since college.

I'm sort of surprised how well this all went, with regards to my headspace. I was rather afraid I'd go into cranky mode, which I have done in the past when I've been with them more than 4 days, and that's in a bigger space. It helped that I was playing tour guide, I think. Sure, there were things that drove me to @@, but I was able to shrug it off.

My dad will always be underfoot. He will alway change the radio station and attempt to fix everything, even things you don't want fixed. Mom will always have moments of passiveness that turns snippy when dad is having a passive indecisive attack. She'll always wake up too dang early, but she'll also not wake up the human noisemaker, my dad. She'll want ot hike every.single.trail, nevermind it is already 85 with 75% humidity.

But I love 'em. We had fun.

from jewfaq.org

Minor Fasts [one of which is the Fast of Gedaliah]: There are five other fast days scheduled at various times of the year, which are observed only from sunrise to sunset. For the 10% or so of Jews who observe these fasts, no accommodations are usually needed, other than sensitivity for the fact that they are not eating.

lisah, I may take you up on it. I've got to walk (hopefully) over to Brentwood after work tomorrow to (hopefully) pick up my car. I have your work email, yes?

Yeah. Most Orthodox Jews that I know will stay home if they can on minor fast days, but if there's something they have to do, they'll do it.

Excellent. Thanks, y'all.

I've got to walk (hopefully) over to Brentwood after work tomorrow to (hopefully) pick up my car. I have your work email, yes?

You should or use my profile address. I can leave the tape on my front porch for you.

Glad your parental visit went well, sarameg.

So we went to a bookstore for a bit and I got dad the Feynman's letters book for Father's Day (mom is smuggling it back in the luggage.) I want to read it now. The letters were compiled from his papers by his daughter, which...well, it's a good gift for the occasion.

The daughter is speaking on this here this week. I'm trying to see if I have time to catch it.

Oh lori, you should. Waiting in line, I read a prologue from her, detailing who he was to her (namely, goofy dad) and...I've also read reviews of it and it just sounds like such an interesting view of him.

lisah, the porch method sounds good, if that's ok with you.