Aww, that's awesome. I know he's been a disappointment in a lot of political ways, but I gotta say, as a member of generation whatever, Obama has been fabulous. I feel like he's one of My People in a way no other national politician is.

Met with my handyman, futzed about the house, made a pot of rice-chickpea-feta stew, and saw my niece's new apartment before going out for dinner with the family.

But there was too much garlic in the caesar salad dressing, and my alimentary canal is complaining.

My mom just told me that my grandfather passed away tonight. Now I'm glad I stopped watching depressing movies that were expiring from Netflix Instant and put on the Muppets.

oh, shrift, I'm sorry.

Oh shrift, I'm so sorry.

Onions give me tumultuous airs these days, and it pisses me off. Raw onion has for awhile but now even cooked does me in. I still have an iron gut wrt bugs and food poisoning ,but normal food is turning on me and I don't like it.

Found one too many white hairs and am now dyeing my head. I don't normally object to them, but the tax nonsense and generally fighting with my hair because of weather, it was just too much at 11:35 at night. So I sensibly applied dye instead of going to bed. OY. And I'll likely need to shower in the am because going to bed with a wet head definitely means Pumpkin stylings, and I need to go out in public first thing before more weather.

Shrift, I'm sorry.

On the upside, ACL is showing me Nora Jones, and damn, she's good.

I'm so sorry, shrift. Much ~ma to you and your family.

Terribly sorry for your loss, shrift.

I'm so sorry, shrift. Sending peace and strength.