I got new glasses to cut the UV damage (and they're really nice) so that should help. He said it wouldn't be a problem if I weren't so extremely nearsighted, so I'm hoping for the best. Getting older sucks.

Damn, Toddson. I'm sorry.

eh, could be worse. But thanks for the sympathy.

Oh Toddson, I'm sorry. Are you a candidate for surgery? I've heard some miracles in terms of cataract surgery.

Edited because I really can spell sometimes.

Jeepers, Toddson! Hope that "all right" ness comes about.

gah! Amy! !!! I hope your bank continues to be reasonable and easy to deal with and the fuckers get caught pronto.

You have no idea how much I want to put my Mom on speaker phone in therapy like the caveman in the Geico commercial.

My best friend recently printed out a bunch of emails from her crazy mom to take into her therapist so he could know exactly what she was dealing with. (The upshot is that she's not communicating with her mother at all now. Sad but way mentally healthier for her.) And, Tom, spending your birthday in the way that makes you happiest is the absolutely best thing to do!

Here is what my mother just said:

That's how you keep in touch with the family. Family's all you got. American [people], you know what they have. They don't have families. Well, not that they don't have families, but they're not close. For Indians, family is number one right now. Not right now, always.

It's good to know you guys don't matter!

Wow, that's a lot of crap news in a short period of time.

Also, Ple hates her new haircut.

Wishing much love to Noah and Grace. Hang in there you tiny little humans! Plump up and get ripe, please.

Theo, that sucks so bad. At least it wasn't performance related - just your standard layoff. Severance is good. Unemployment is good. Take advantage of them. Go take a short nearby trip. Write some fic.

AmyLiz if they had a $1,000 ATM withdrawal they might've scammed their way to a fake card. If they had your basic information they could call in a change of address then request a new card and have it sent to their pickup address. A common scam. Good news is that banks are used to this and will eat the cost.

Todd! I don't think you need any more health issues. But at least cataract surgery is very common and successful.

But I am happy for SA. Very happy.

Let's see if I've got some good news....Uh, our Little League team won last night? Emmett pitched terribly (lots of walks and a boneheaded play in the field), but he's 7 for 9 on the season and leads them team (by a lot) in RBIs and is second in Runs.

They don't have families. Well, not that they don't have families, but they're not close.

She says this as if it's a bad thing.

March is definitely on The List.

Holy crap, guys. I'm so sorry. This is an unbelievable wasteland of suck.

(My son was diagnosed this month: he's got my migraines, which is why he's missed 27 school days this year.)