So I have an aunt and uncle who are kinda off the grid. Out in rural Oregon, they don't have a computer, and have an incinerating toilet, to give you an idea. My uncle, the blacksheep of his family, is a retired GC and a hoot. When I saw him a few years back, he was so gung-ho about me getting a house, it was crazy. So I'd printed out the pictures and sent them a letter. The same day, they called and I got to tell them more. Anyway, just read the letter they sent in return and man, I wish he wasn't in rural Oregon and refusing to fly. He'd have so much fun with this.
This is the uncle who was born into the poor side of an old Carmel family, used to rail about Pinko Commies, loved Nixon, then was a stay at home dad who raised a far left feminist environmentalist daughter, and he's very proud of that and has turned into quite the greenie. It's funny. It all fits him.
Yay for fun uncles!! I just got off the phone with my mom--we were discussing the Iran protests and then moved onto today's Final Jeopardy question (we couldn't remember what it was, and since she hadn't deleted it off her dvr yet, she FF'd to see). I worried her when I mentioned that, upon looking at my pantry and fridge, I couldn't see anything I wanted to eat so I decided to have delivery. She thought I meant that I was getting groceries delivered; I was talking about getting Pad Thai delivered. Much cheaper and faster.
Rachel Maddow just had a wonderful young woman on for her Moment of Geek segment! A 14-year-old amateur astronomer, she's the youngest person to discover a supernova. Very self-assured, and she completely charmed Rachel.
Don't worry msbelle, you can come live with me. Of course, I'll be retired and living on a fixed income too, but that's okay.
My kids are so dang tired tonight. I think it's been a very long week for all of us.
"7 or 7:20"
Ha!
At some point today my apartment was without power (flashing clocks) and there are large tree branches down in my neighborhood. The cats don't seem traumatized though.
I just finished watching Chess in concert.
That is not my Chess.
IOChessNews, I got a kids book and a cheap set to teach the kids.
Decapitated and partially amputated rabbit on my inside doormat this morning. It's a bit . . . larger than the usual fare. I think maybe they might be working their way up to taking down a deer. Or me.
I just came downstairs to a thoroughly eviscerated box of kleenex.
Loki has issues with paper.
