Yeah, one of our senators was the instigating force behind the Roll Call thing, and we're torn between feeling disrespected and "Hah, that senator's a jerk, let's see how he feels about being ignored and kicked around."

And yes, this temperature should hold for the next couple of weeks. Sleeping is hell.

It's 87 right now in KC. And humid, hella humid.

Well, the word that I saw was that Melania was writing her speech with "as little help as possible". I submit that it was not possible for her not to have a LOT of help.

I also appreciate how no one is blaming Melania, cause we all know that she didn't write her speech.

Jesus, you guys, this year is a sick fucking joke. One of Tim's co-workers was diagnosed with ALS, and the timeline is pretty grim. It's a small company, and they've all worked together for several years, so they're all reeling.

Someone must have googled "good speeches by first ladies" and gone from there. Like when kids just copy stuff into their papers by accident. Such an easy mistake!

Can 2016 just stop sucking.

Can The Doctor come by and fix things because something went terribly wrong.

Oh no, Steph, that's horrible.

Tim is having such a horrible year. He was diagnosed with RA, is having a hard time finding a treatment that helps, his doctor is concerned enough about his lung function that he has a pulmonary function test next week [yeah, that's a big ball of horribleness I haven't even mentioned because WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK]. Several people close to him have died this year. (Also our cat.) His dad's dementia is getting worse and we've started the process of moving him to assisted living. And now his co-worker has ALS.

I know 2016 is sucking for everyone, but this is ridiculous.

The night we got back from vacation, we were shuffling around putting things away, and he started crying hysterically. When he could explain what was wrong, he said it was because the dog didn't come running to greet us like he normally does when we've been on vacation, and the dog was kind of confused and stressed. (Because, yeah, Kato is almost 15. Watching him become elderly is HARD.)

It's like this whole damn year just all ran over in the fact that our dog is really old (because it wasn't just the dog, although yeah, he's really old).

And there's nothing I can do. I can't fix a single thing that's happened/is happening. What can I do if I can't fix things?

2017 had better be made entirely of unicorns and cake. And a Clinton presidency.

Oh Teppy, that is rough.

I also appreciate how no one is blaming Melania, cause we all know that she didn't write her speech.

While she didn't write the speech, if I was going to give a speech as the potential first lady I certainly would have listened to prior potential first lady speeches. Sounds like the Trump people are going to throw her under the bus as her words though.

What can I do if I can't fix things?

You hug him hard. And let him hug you.