Someone tell me to step away from the House communities, please. I'm reading posts where folks are horribly shocked that House is being a jerk on the show. I suspect it wouldn't go over well for me to post, "That's what the character does. What show have you been watching?"

I'm glad your dad's home and settled, Steph.

horribly shocked that House is being a jerk on the show

umm, huh?

umm, huh?

Uh-huh. He's especially mean to poor little cancer-stricken children. 'Cause he hates them, evidently.

I'm having one of those flashes where you wish a fictional character was real, so you could get together with him, point him at his detractors, and say, "Go to, buddy. Here's my keyboard."

Usually flashes like this are more related to the characters and leather pants, so this is a refreshing change.

horribly shocked that House is being a jerk on the show

I second the huh? He's an asshole. It's his raison d'etre.

I am glad your dad is home and in such good spirits, Tep.

I highly support the nap theory. Want nap.

umm, huh?

I picked him up and got him settled in his apartment. He said he's not nearly as sore from the catheter being snaked through his femoral artery as he has been from previous procedures, which seems a good sign.

This is why it is so important to build up callouses on the inside of the femoral artery.

Ca-Bitches triple posting... Calli, Cash and Ca-me.

My brain feels like it is on cold meds. Floaty.

He was nice to the cancer stricken girl! Not like Cameron would have been or Chase was, but he was still nice.

Teppy, I'm glad your Dad is back home and that he's not in alot of paint.

A) Yes, yes, yepperionie, House is supposed to be an asshole. That's one of the main points of the whole show.

B) He wasn't being especially assholish about the patient. He was failing to get all maudlin and emotional about the patient, and put his energy into, you know, fixing her problem. As he does. Which is a lot more useful than patting someone's hand and saying, "There, there, brave soldier."