Glad the first meeting went well, Aims. I'm glad you like her.

Remember this morning, that started with me saying things about my city? Well, it's gonna end like this, as well, only with a different note.

I was taking the dog out (he's a sweetheart, but there's another thing). One of the streets was kind of empty, only me and two men walking there, each on every side of the road. One of them walked his own dog, and here's the part of their conversation I heard:

"Oh, where are you from?"
"North Carolina. You?"
"Cincinnati". (And then some laughter, and then something about bobcats, which I'm sure is a kind of a sports reference I'm a google away from understanding).

All in English, accents and all. It was just so casual, it took me by surprise. For a few minutes - as it only were me and them in the street, it was like I was in another country. As if I could just as easily get out of the house and run into one of you.

Cincinnati's sports team is the Bearcats.

NC's basketball team is the Bobcats. Could be either one.

Opposite Action, Aims!! That's a DBT thing. That I need to keep working on.

Ugh. I messed up at work. I hate being in trouble. But I caught myself starting to make excuses and took full responsibility. So yayish.

Aims, I'm glad the first meeting went well. I know how hard it is when that self-doubt and feelings of worthlessness hold you back from doing something you know is good for you. Seems to me that getting that therapist was an instinctive "do the opposite." You should ace that homework.

Good news, Aims. Sometimes just starting the therapy process gives a temporary lift.

Aims,

what's up about the tiny feet. I expected another sentence to come after that. You have me on pins and needles.

It worked for George Costanza...for a while.

Hi Shir. You are still amazing. I took a much smaller level action than you today. Our local coop joined the Boycott-Divest-Sanctions movement. Members who object filed a lawsuit on what seems to many of us spurious grounds. So there is a motion to dismiss with prejudice, based on a state law against SLAPP suits (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation).

We had a demo before the hearing a 8:AM where about 40 people showed up. We had 90 supports in the crowd in a hearing at 9:AM.

Incidentally, for you lawyers, the Judge seemed to be asking much more skeptical questions of the plaintiff than of the lawyer on our side. From what I understand, that does not mean he is that likely to rule in our favor. It could be that he understood our attorney's arguments but needed clarification from the plaintiff. I will say that the plaintiff's attorney was annoying, and the judge seemed annoyed. Judges are human, so that has to at least a little bit of a minus on the plaintiff side, yes?

Happy to hear that the first session went well, Aims.

Ginger, a whole bunch of it~ain't~nothin'~ma topped with some super~quick~results ~ma.

Aims, I'm am so glad things went well today. And, I'm glad you're taking care of yourself.

Ginger, all kinds of ~ma. I'm glad you're going in tomorrow. That panic is a bitch (as opposed to a Bitch).