I am going to join all the grumpsters over here.

I snapped at my daughter for waking me up at 5 am to climb in my bed and then waking me again at 5:30 because she wanted me to take her to hers. grrr. But snapping at a sleepy girl? Never gonna fix things. sigh.

My DH has been officially wonderful today. If it weren't for him I'd be MUCH grumpier.

Similarly to how I believe that prosecution for prostitution should focus on the johns, I believe that immigration prosecution should focus on the employers and the coyotes and the traffickers. They are the ones profiting off need and misfortune, and frequently abusing the immigrants in the process.

smonster, I think this is a logical and thoughtful approach. It's a problem that needs to be approached in a multipronged manner-- there are layers and layers that need different solutions.

OMG, that tortilla soup sounds wonderful! When I lived in the Plaza, there was a Tex/Mex place (which has sadly closed) across the street, and I got the tortilla soup at happy hour all the time. It was clear, but SO GOOD, served with lime and queso fresca and slices of avocado. MMM.

If it weren't for him I'd be MUCH grumpier.

I want one like that!

Except one day I might have to be nice to him, and I totally can't guarantee that.

Maybe I should just get a root and be done with it.

mac sat down on the sidewalk outside of school and refused to go with the babysitter because she won;t buy him the bday present he asked her for. See? I told her not to buy him anything. I informed of that also. also? he had $50 in giftcards to buy WTF he wanted! After 2 calls with me, she got him moving. They are on the way down to me, and my scowl? my scowl is serious.

Hey, I love getting that extra random day off! It's next week, actually. Woot!

There's nothing unconstitutional about an employer giving employees a day off and calling it Prayer Day.

Woot!

ION, I had lunch with my Dad, where he brought along living will and medical power of attorney forms to go over with me (as I am the only kid in Ohio now). Granted, he should have done this LONG ago (5 heart attacks, people; and he's 67 [or maybe 68]), and it's important to have it now, but actually sitting down and reading over forms that say things like "If I am in a persistent vegetative state, I DO NOT WANT nutrition or hydration," etc., freaks me out to some degree.

Again, it's really important to spell these things out ahead of time, and most of me is glad he finally got around to doing it, but reading all that shit, about how you want the doctors to not try to resuscitate you -- it freaks me out.

I respect people's right to die, but I hate the part where it involves, you know, death.

It's really sad when a population is watching their country collapse and feel they need to flee to another for a better life, but America is for Americans! [link]

And apparently so is everywhere else.

That reminds me, now that I'm married, I need to redo my living will and talk with Dan about it, now that he would be Le Plug Puller. He's soft-hearted, and I need to get it clearly delineated.

Again, it's really important to spell these things out ahead of time, and most of me is glad he finally got around to doing it, but reading all that shit, about how you want the doctors to not try to resuscitate you -- it freaks me out.

Ergh..yeah. We filled one of those out before Bob's surgery. I claimed it gave me the power to have them shave his head while he was under. But, really, it was distressing to think about.

Yeah, I had a conversation with my parents recently where I asked if my grandmother has a DNR. And she does, which is good, but still. Ugh.

That conversation is never fun, Steph.

I'm going with 250 calories and 13 grams of fat. Sounds reasonable from the recipe searches I've done. It didn't have corn or black beans, and I skipped the tortilla strips on top which gave me some wiggle room.