How old is this grandneice, sara? Maybe you need to talk to Miss Louise (that's it, right?) and say you're getting attached already, and would just like to know what's what.

Already told her. The g-niece is probably 20s/30s. I'm trying to be high principled about this; I knew it could happen.

eta: but not high enough to avoid whining.

And Miss Louise doesn't have a lot of sway over those generations. Her great-grandkids are ok, the others...well, they are part of the reason I really hope she does move into a nursing home. She was in the hospital on Saturday. Stress. They take advantage of her.

Honestly, as much as I love her and think she means well, I think it took raising kids and then grandkids for her to get it closer to right. N (great g-k) is the first who hasn't been a teen parent and who actively is trying to avoid that route. S..well, he was a crack baby, and is emotionally younger than his actual age. But he's doing...ok. Not great, but he seems to be staying out of trouble so far. I don't know what the future hold for him.

Didn't write any at the last job, sadly, Typo. And I'm sure that no docs from any of my other jobs still exist.

Lee, did you send them to provocateuse? I haven't checked that mail today yet. Didn't mean to besmirch you.

I did-- pics @. I sent some last night too. Let me know if I should resend them elsewhere.

Palinopsia, from today's New Yorker blog:

A neurologist friend, Dr. Richard Ransohoff, has drawn our attention to an early contribution to the suddenly burgeoning field of palinological studies.

It is hoped that this paper, published, in 1989, in the Swiss-based journal European Neurology (Vol. 29, No. 6) may illuminate the phenomenon, often seen in Republican patients, whereby failed Bush policies are retained in policy-processing areas of the brain long after these policies have demonstrated themselves to be abject failures.

Dr Richard Ransohoff is my uncle. [eta: And Donald Fagen was his college roommate, hence the last line of the column.]

Wasn't the g-niece. But she wants me to have him. And he's home for now. G-niece hasn't shown up like she said. Guess she doesn't want him that much. Hmph. Still in limbo. But he's chowing down.

Congrats Burrell on the AP-ship and GadgetGirl on the niece!

Also, little kitty is sooo cute. I want you to have him sarameg.

That just got....interesting.

G-niece and her mother showed up.

I bought him for $30. Dubious about where that $$ will go, but. And got a hug from L, the woman who looked ready to HIT me when I pleaded to keep him. I just was REALLY FUCKING POLITE, ma'am, and said I'd fallen in love with him. And that I didn't doubt her daughter could take good care of him, it was just that *I* wanted to.

eta: said I didn't want him or me to be an issue between her and Miss Louise (bad blood there,) I just really wanted him. Totally toned down the whole "I spent $200 on him today" and focussed on "let's do what is best."

I'm fucking SHOCKED I pulled that off. And that I wanted to so much.

Good for you, sarameg. I hope this ends the weirdness?

I'm glad you were able to make it work out, Sarameg. KITTY!