There was a piece in Forbes that speculated to some sort of shitty disagreement between he and his wife about who would get guardianship of their daughter if they both died.

But I thought it was pretty neat, and didn't signal anything in particular other than a fair way to deal: If they both passed in an odd numbered year, his parents would have custody with hers as backup. Even numbered year, the reverse would happen.

It just seems that it was equally likely that they are saying, "either of these options are good, we're not playing favorites."

I really should have a will. Who would take care of Ruby?

How many people here also (or only, whichevs) use the word "home" to describe somewhere other than where you sleep most nights, where you pay rent or mortgage, where your bills come, where most of your clothes are, etc?

I'm pretty sure Ruby would be loved and cared for if you died, Allyson. But I still think it's better for everyone if you stay alive for as long as possible.

How many people here also (or only, whichevs) use the word "home" to describe somewhere other than where you sleep most nights, where you pay rent or mortgage, where your bills come, where most of your clothes are, etc?

It is both where I grew up and where I live now, but in my case "home" is overdetermined.

I use "home" pretty cavalierly. Wherever I lay my head sort of thing. But also California in general, and New Orleans under certain circumstances. As well as where I pay my mortgage.

How many people here also (or only, whichevs) use the word "home" to describe somewhere other than where you sleep most nights, where you pay rent or mortgage, where your bills come, where most of your clothes are, etc?

Exclusively, or ever? I use "home" to refer to my actual place of residence, my parents' house where I grew up, and if we're on vacation, wherever our current home base happens to be.

I say "home" all the fucking time, but I am a confused person. I call Indiana, Ohio, Kansas, and Arizona all home, and say I'm "going home" when headed to an of those locations. Of course, I also say "home" when I just mean the hotel or camp or other person's house where I'm staying for just a few days, so I clearly can't be trusted on this.

However, I am now home in my actual home and lying on my actual bed, and very grateful to be here I am indeed. The SO still has two more weeks of tour.

It is both where I grew up and where I live now

This. I go home to my apartment after work. I go home (to KC) to visit family.

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I've been looking at people recently, and trying to decide if they had just the one home, or if they had a home home. Interesting.

My sister sent me this text without attribution. It's clunky in a couple places, but overall, amusing.

I think, maybe 7-10 years ago, our top runners were training in the US. Jamaica's pretty consistently expected to medal in the 100m, 4 by 1, 200, or 400, men or women. Not as often hurdles, for some reason, for about the last 30 years, I think? Obviously never like this, though. But right now, the runners are in two training camps--Bolt and Blake and others are in one, and Powell and some of the women in another, and both groups train at home (oh...) on the island. Which just makes everything sweeter.

I'm not mad at the people that felt they had to travel to get the best resources to win--you do what you gotta do (in accordance with the rules) to be the best--it's not like it was people discovering a paternal Jamaican grandmother so they could get in with a lower bar. When y'all (as in not most of y'all) are cheering on the Trojans or the Spartans, Jamaicans are crying (literally) over their high school sprinters. Sports day ain't no joke.

But they're all there. They're all in Jamaica. They go right back home and train--Blake and Bolt to the university where my mother and sister teach.

There have been helicopters hovering loudly for the past 30-45 minutes. It's messing with my everything.

Oh, yeah, I totally also say "home" for Hawaii, a place in which I have never lived. But it's where I'm from, nonetheless.