Best wishes for bt's brother, and hoping for a good recovery and (when the time comes) a good physical therapist. Stepbrother sounds like a piece of work, and no comment on father.
This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
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Fred Pete - Sep 26, 2013 4:16:24 am PDT #5076 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Maria - Sep 26, 2013 5:36:42 am PDT #5077 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Oh billytea, I'm so sorry. It's not pleasant any way you slice it when it's family that inflicts the damage.
Trudy Booth - Sep 26, 2013 5:42:33 am PDT #5078 of 30002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
While I think it would be counterproductive overall, there is some small part of me that thinks it would be hilarious if my brother sued my dad's wife over this.
These things are fun to fantasize about, though.
Sorry for all the mishegas.
Hil R. - Sep 26, 2013 5:57:27 am PDT #5079 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Sorry about the family stuff, billytea.
I am very glad that I don't have to teach on Thursdays. In addition to everything else that's been going wrong with my body the past few weeks, now my sinuses are also acting up.
Zenkitty - Sep 26, 2013 7:06:01 am PDT #5080 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Oh, man, bt, family drama is the worst. Wishing for best outcome. Also kinda-sorta wishing for your stepbrother to fall down a flight of stairs, but that's mean, so I won't mention it.
le nubian - Sep 26, 2013 8:35:35 am PDT #5081 of 30002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
bt,
I think your family now qualifies for a primetime Australian tv drama.
(shaking my head) your poor brother. I don't know what "Panadeine Forte" this is, but it sounds like a rare coral that is used for medicinal purposes.
sj - Sep 26, 2013 11:16:15 am PDT #5082 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
bt, wow. I'm sorry about all the family drama.
It's library bookstore night. There are people here, but so far no one is buying anything.
billytea - Sep 26, 2013 11:45:32 am PDT #5083 of 30002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Also kinda-sorta wishing for your stepbrother to fall down a flight of stairs, but that's mean, so I won't mention it.
That's a tough one. The guy's mental health problems are real, and he's been institutionalised more than once. Gareth's actually fairly understanding on that score. (Still regards him as a menace, though, and I'd have to agree.)
billytea - Sep 26, 2013 11:47:28 am PDT #5084 of 30002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I don't know what "Panadeine Forte" this is, but it sounds like a rare coral that is used for medicinal purposes.
It's a combination of Panadol (same stuff as Tylenol) and codeine, at prescription strength. I've had it before, it's really quite effective on pain, though obviously not as good as morphine (which Gareth had in hospital).
WindSparrow - Sep 26, 2013 1:13:10 pm PDT #5085 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Wow, bt. Lots of healing vibes for your brother. And your step-brother. And a kick in the pants for your father.