Oh sj, that is just insane. I am trying to stand up to the crazy I encounter, but really I just want to run away to Buffista Island and never see or hear these people again.

I have friends that disagree politically that I can discuss things with without it getting personal and ugly. Far too few. Mostly it is just name calling with zero facts. And just depressing.

Thanks, everyone. In sorry to drag this in here. I just needed a safe place to vent. I'm home now. Still a little worked up.

No apologies. Sorry to say that we are all encountering more of this lately and it is more than a little upsetting.

Thanks, Laura. Facebook keeps reminding me how long it has been since I have seen you at the Providence F2F. I miss you! You must come visit and meet ltc.

Yes, sj. I am still in Florida because my mom hasn't been well enough to travel and it doesn't make a lot of sense for me to go north when she can't. Brendon really enjoyed our time together in Providence with you and TCG and wants to meet ltc too. I denied him having a daughter and he has baby girl envy. He always wanted the opportunity to glare at dates coming to pick up his daughter and it isn't quite as much fun with sons.

I miss Brendon too. I'm sorry about your mom.

I'm so sorry you had to deal with that, sj.

Laura, I'm glad you had an amazing dinner.

ltc is in bed. We have eaten snack dinner and I am drinking sangria.

BTDT, well, not the mom thing obvs, because as Ginger might say the star has not risen in the east. Sadly, the lesson I got from it is less "happy and respectful reconciliation" and more "You can live without more people than you might believe possible." but I still don't think I would take it back.

SJ - I just wished people had some level of manners - deliberately provoking someone is not dinner table conversation.

Teppy - that sounds like fin

and we will be happy from afar that buffistas meet again