I was going to say that Camp Washington Chili does a 6- and 7-way, but a quick google tells me it's Dixie Chili (6-way adds minced garlic to a 5-way, and 7-way adds a fried egg on top of a 6-way).

I got caught up! Only because I was home sick today, though.

Does anyone else take Ambien? I have terrible "digestive" problems when I take it. and I'm wondering if anyone else has had the same experience.

We had a major line of thunderstorms roll through this morning/afternoon. My power kept winking in and out and finally went out completely for about an hour. I just took a nap until it came back on.

Gud, sorry about the house.

Glad you aired the issues, Julie.

I have to share excerpts from the note my aunt asked my cousin put up on Uncle Frank's FB page:

" He was transported by ambulance from St. Anthonys in Denver as we wanted him to die at home. He died 3 hours after we arrived to the sound of his classical music, plus he heard the sound of his very fun Ducati motorcycle as son Joe rode it to door of our back room and gunned the engine before he took off with his grief of the impending death to clear his head. I am dealing with things through the support of the neighbors(the boys left Friday and a sister is coming next week[my mom]), but it is damn hard, mostly because it was so sudden. It was just a week from the onset to his death; the plus side is, he avoided any long drawn out diagnostic routines and treatment [..] I know most of you did not know him very well, but trust me; he was one very complex individual both intellectually and emotionally; there were a few challenges and a lot of rewards in our 48 year together (married 46 of those; our wedding anniversary was Tuesday). Now I have the privilege of enjoying the very close relation ship I have with our two sons who are much like Frank, each in different ways. Eric will be a professor at the U. of Wisconsin starting in August and Joe will continue his successful Martial Arts business and continue to be a top notch father to their 3 little boys. We visited Joe and his family just a week before Frank got sick. Frank also managed to take a 400 mile MC ride the day before we left for California[,] on his beloved Ducati. He came home with the characteristic grin that he usually had upon returning from his MC rides, whether they were cross country jaunts or short Colorado rides. We are planning a memorial MC ride and Mt. Climbing jaunt toward the end of August."

I'm so glad that a) they'd just seen Joe and the new grandbaby and b) he'd just had a good long ride.

(Did you two get married in Cincy?)

We did! Right downtown, at The Phoenix. Stayed at the Hilton.

I'm so glad that a) they'd just seen Joe and the new grandbaby and b) he'd just had a good long ride.

Those are very good things.

(Did you two get married in Cincy?)

We did! Right downtown, at The Phoenix.

Oooh, the Phoenix. I bet that was lovely!

It was very nice. I will have to explore more of Cincy next time I am there.

I don't get it. ED has no prob taking the Ed director or the Hort Director aside and spanking them explicitly without the rest of the staff knowing. But the Development Director, when she fucks up (repeatedly) he makes a general announcement to caution All of the staff about the bad behaviour without calling out the DD specifically. And the DD's already terrible about general announcements of appropriate behaviour, as exemplified about the use of the exit gate as an entrance, which she totally ignored, because she's such a good driver (um, the polite request wasn't "Please, you bad drivers amongst our staff, don't enter through the exit gate". Also, when she was first hired her car was in the shop because she drove into a ditch in an empty parking lot while changing the radio station).

LeN, I clipped that article to Evernote and it asked me if I wanted to put it into the Medical Reference folder, and I know that's because of all the "sucks to be black and/or female" articles I have in there...