Cass, last time I had nine year old boys to buy for, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Legos did quite nicely.

Mind you, the nephews had to enlist their uncle the industrial engineer to construct the Legos Motorcycle thingy successfully, but a good time was had by all.

And it was 10 years ago.

Daniel rescued me from a migraine tonight. I get auras about half an hour before the pain starts, and if I take Excedrin quickly enough, the whole thing makes a noise like a hoop and rolls away. Not having actual Excedrin in the house, I took some asperin, Tylenol, drank some coffee. Bye-bye migraine.

Dan had to make the coffee for me because at that stage of the game the auras were complex enough that I couldn't see the on button of the coffee maker, nor yet the handle of the carafe.

See, sj? Fabulous! Jilli's (practically?) the ultimate stamp of approval.

You're so good for my ego.

sj, where's your tag from? Is that from Black Creek Crossing by John Saul? It sounds familiar.

Cass, my nephew's nine, and gameboy games always seem to be a safe bet as are those little digimon kits that they have to put together.

sj, where's your tag from? Is that from Black Creek Crossing by John Saul? It sounds familiar.

It's from one of thessaly's poems called "Red". I think the book it is in might still be availible at quantumredhead.com.

Damn, that's weird. I could swear I've read that someplace and Black Creek Crossing is the most recent book I'd read and thematically it fit. I'm not one to read poetry, so I'm sure that's not it. Stupid brain. Too much information goes in, not enough recall comes out.

I've had it as my tagline for a while, so maybe that is why it sounds familiar?

That is from thessaly? I adore that poem.

Damn, bedtime on a Sunday night... I need to set some alarms soon.

That is from thessaly? I adore that poem.

Yup. She's brilliant.

Sleep well, Cass. I think it is bedtime for me too, after I finish my book.

You sleep well too, sj.

That poem isn't on thessaly's site. Bother.