Meanwhile, I can't believe nobody asked SA about her tattoo!

Man, I skipped like a schoolgirl in love. SA got a tattoo????

and there was no Metallicar

Pity.

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SA got a tattoo????

Yeah. I thought someone asked for pictures. But, I have seen none. So sad.

It is far too early to be up on a Saturday morning, when you spent a good portion of the middle of the night awake, on the phone with your brother, the new father, helping him figure out the internet. But, it was totally worth it. And, I will torture you all with one more cutie picture. The Happy Family: [link]

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Yeah, Mallory doesn't do R or L correctly either, which is a bummer given his name. As far as he and his classmates are concerned, he's Mau-wee.

It took my sister (Hilary) ages to pronounce her name. She still gets called Hee-wee sometimes.

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to explain what aliens want, and why they're kidnapping men and anally probing them.

Don't women get kidnapped and probed too? Or are they just used for alien/human crossbreeding experiments?

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vw, that is a very precious family portrait! You can clearly see how happy the new parents are.

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I did get a tattoo. It's so pretty. It's this: [link]

which I have been wanting for about five years on my right forearm. Pictures are forthcoming; probably tomorrow when I take the clingfilm off again.

Also I have finally paid my rent. This is a very good thing.

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I did get a tattoo. It's so pretty. It's this: [link]

Ooh. Is that from the Book of Kells? It's not one of the more common choices of animal, but the style is very similar.

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Ooh, nice. Can't wait to see it in situ.

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beth, was it you that postulated there may have been some survival benefits to AD/HD traits in ages past, and it's modern life that makes those traits get in the way?

When I first was diagnosed with AD/HD Inattentive Type, I saw a therapist for a while to catch up on coping skills I had not learned before the diagnosis. She told me that the great thing about the AD/HD mind is that it sees all the possibilities - the challenge is narrowing the focus down to manageable numbers of those possibilities.

One of the ways I put this to good use at work, is preparing meals when the menu or grocery supplies have gotten FUBAR. I have a talent for being able come up with enjoyable, balanced meals that fit everyone's special needs, yet leaves plenty of supplies for the rest of the week's planned menu. I can see how this kind of thinking has survival value for being able to find ways to make do with limited resources - the possibilities get limited externally, and the kind of mind that quickly sees the few possibilities left, is the kind of mind that survives, and helps its tribe to survive.

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