Yeah. We're both kind of talkative in our e-mails.

Possibility is a nice thing. It's good to hear you open to the possibility of being back in the possibility game.

btw, is there a mailing list for your region? I'm headed north next week some time. We have shows to attend in Hartford July 25, Providence July 26, and Boston July 27. I'm not sure yet if I'm going to attend or just stay at the lake in NY. Some combination of Sheila from my office, DH and/or I will attend. I was looking for a centralish location to stay so we don't have to pack up all our stuff several times. It looks like we can stay somewhere in the middle. The shows don't start until 11 or so in the morning so not a big deal to drive a bit. Anyway, I was going to drop a note to the regionalistas for suggestions.

I may just let Sheila and Brendon do the shows and I'll travel over with no business on the agenda another time. I'll be up there about a month.

Seconded. The worst thing about mine was just having my jaw open for so long. Otherwise it was no big deal.

With my TMJ, it's less fun. But with the nitrous oxide, it's definitely not bad.

Anyway. I didn't go to the hospital, at my mom's urging. She said that Grandpa was very agitated, which is getting expressed physically -- he flails and pulls out his iv tubes and tries to get out of bed, etc. She said that it's probably better if I wait until he's more settled.

That sucks. I hope they can get him calmed down.

btw, is there a mailing list for your region?

Yes. You can sign up for it here: [link]

I need to go do math. And I don't feeeeeeeeel like it.

I have written 5 1/2 student evaluations. I need to write a total of 13 by the end of this weekend.

I like that this program does evaluations, rather than grades. I just hate having to write them.

{{Teppy & Grandpa & Family}} Thoughts and prayers headed your way. I hope your grandpa had a peaceful night.

Still gronkified. Had to get up at 6:30 to deal with a chow emergency. As in, we had none. And nap-time was curtailed, due to someone's extreme chow-induced flatulence. Not fair!

This may seem like a stupid question, but can anybody give tips on using a mop to its best capability? I only have a sponge mop, but I am not unwilling to buy another kind if sponge mops are the bad.

My kitchen floor is sticky, and I'm not sure how to make that stop.

Do I need products of some sort? Or what?

(Don't laugh, it's not my fault - we had a cleaning service in my childhood home, and my college dorms were all carpeted.)

but can anybody give tips on using a mop to its best capability?

You should ask, Raq.

In my capacity as an ex-janitor at an all girl's Catholic school, I mopped thusly.

1. Sweep first. You don't need to mop the dirt and grub that's already loose.

2. Fill a bucket with warm soapy water. Use a detergent that's got a degreasing element if you can. If you've got hard wood floors you might need a gentler soap. If it's tile, just go for the clean.

3. Dip sponge mop into bucket and then slop it onto the floor. Get the soapy water all over the floor space you're mopping. Get scrubby with the mop.

4. The floor should look like the water is turning dirty now because you've loosened up the sticky yucky stuff. Soak it up with the sponge mop and wring it out either in your bucket or in the sink or the tub.

The basic idea is that you start with a bucket full of clean soapy water, and after you wash the floor you wring it back into the bucket and now it's a bucket of dirty water that you dispose of.