My question is, who are the people who don't have these kinds of events?

cyborgs.

neo-cons.

Everyone Else Except Me and My Invisible Friends.

Whew. Finally caught up on this thread and most of my other threads. Still 3500 posts behind on Natter 41 and 2000 on Bitches.

Vacation good. Saw many islands. Enough sugar cane, banana trees, breadfruit trees, etc., to start a tropical produce store. And that doesn't include the garden tour on St. Vincent -- with a guide who plans to write a thesis on the local black snakes.

We hiked to a waterfall in Trinidad. Started with about 1/4 mile of very, very steep paved trail. Followed by unpaved trail that was mostly rocks. And moss-covered. And slippery. And too close to the edge of a cliff. But it was worth it when we got to the waterfall. Gorgeous sight. Hubs got into the waterfall (yes, there are pics, which I hope to put up somewhere over the weekend).

The train ride in St. Kitts was much more relaxing, though. And St. Maarten is still our favorite island.

Lessons learned: There is no need to do an excursion at every island. Now that we've seen a large number of islands, there really isn't any need to do the "get on a bus and see the sights" excursion anymore. Next time, go snorkeling -- preferably in Bonaire (though I wouldn't give up having seen the slave huts on the coral beach or the flamingos).

Fred Pete, how many days was your trip?

eta sounds lovely! did you drink lots of frothy type concoctions that included rum?

UK may chance law to allow "small" brothels:

The law could be changed to allow two prostitutes and a receptionist or maid to work together legally in brothels, the government has confirmed.

Currently only lone prostitutes can offer sex from flats or other premises without breaking the law.

Launching the new prostitution strategy for England and Wales, minister Fiona Mactaggart said that working in groups would be safer for women.

The Home Office plans also include tougher rules for men who buy sex.

My Mom, Dad, and dearly departed cat, Vivaldi, greeted me.

Well, a zombie cat is enough to make anyone a little scatter-brained.

Love the image of him flinging the gloves down the hall and then going inside.

I call them mother moments, unless they're because I'm busy troubleshooting something and not paying attention to my surroundings.

Really, when they're mother moments, they're due to sleep dep. The other ones are due to focus blindness.

There are the ones due to sleep dep, when you can't concentrate on anything (like I am RIGHT NOW), and the ones where you're super-focused on some other matter. Like the time during finals week when I locked my keys in my car twice.

Fred Pete, how many days was your trip?

did you drink lots of frothy type concoctions that included rum?

14 days, 10 islands (Eleuthera, Tortola, St. Maarten/Martin, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Barbados, St. Vincent, Trinidad, Bonaire, Curacao).

Drank a fair amount of fruit punch -- my medication doesn't go well with regular alcohol. With a strong sun and highs in the low 80s most days, liquids were necessary.

My brain is all scattered and flubblewucket today; I just lost focus in the middle of reading an E-mail. I'm seeing the doctor at 5 to ask "Why the hell am I so tired all the time?". Also to be mentioned: wild eyesight fluctuations, being too hot all the time.