I'm glad he has two people - unrelated -that are enforcing the rules

If you're home and not watching CSPAN, I recommend you fix that. It is positively exhilarating seeing all these Reps from across the county getting up and speaking so passionately.

Ryan cut the cameras and the mikes on the podium but they're streaming from a Rep's iPad or something.

Thanks, Brenda. I'm always happy to see Dems displaying conviction.

I am tempted to start a Reasons My Teenager Is Mad At Me ala Reasons My Son is Crying.

Love the Rep. from Duluth. He talked about how duck hunters in his district couldn't have more than two shells in their rifle. And then he asked why LGBT people couldn't be as safe as a duck.

I have problems with the no fly watch list as a legal thing, but we need to move forward on some sort of gun control.

I found the reference to the odd Sherlock Holmes book, Druid's Blood by Esther Friesner, who did New York by Knight and lots of other books. It was written in 1986 and, like I said, is very odd.

However, here's some (good?) news about Burger King: [link]

I gasped which caused #1 son to come over and look at my computer. Our conclusion is that we must have them immediately.

msbelle, my 24 yo recently walked 30 miles in Florida because he was worked up about something. It isn't the same as adults trying that stuff. The same boy often walks several miles when he has to work stuff out. Also, sounds like the therapist might well have told him the facts of life. Good.

I am tempted to start a Reasons My Teenager Is Mad At Me ala Reasons My Son is Crying.

Dooo Eeet!

I wouldn't recommend letting him know about it now, but years down the line it will have wonderful entertainment value.

The meeting with the attorney was really good in helping us to get our ducks in a row to start the process of getting Tim's dad into assisted living. The attorney's parents (or at least one parent) had developed dementia before moving into assisted living, so she offered advice based on her personal experience.

One thing I really hadn't processed is that Tim's dad is not really operating from logic/reason any more, not the way the rest of us are. His dementia isn't very advanced yet; he knows everyone and is more or less oriented to the world around him. But his short-term memory is shot, and he's unable to see the bigger picture on things (he has NO idea how much back-breaking work the boys have been doing to keep him living independently in his home), and has no capacity to make long-term plans. He's mostly living in the context of the next few hours.

So trying to appeal to reason when discussing moving to assisted living is not going to work, because he can't see that bigger picture. I don't think the next several months are going to be pleasant, but we'll get through it.

So difficult, Teppy. Aging parents and multiple offspring that don't necessarily share the same opinion. It is just hard. It sounds like the attorney was really helpful and understanding.