Good to hear the insurance company is being actually helpful, Chris. I'm sorry about the life upheaval.

So much ~ma for the Ma of Sara and the rest of the family.

Theodosia, yes, it is always sudden, but it is less traumatic when anticipated and expected. When a beloved friend was given six weeks I treasured his response. He insisted it was the perfect amount of time to say goodbye to his family and friends and prepare himself. He said it was okay to cry, but he really appreciated the heads up on the inevitable.

Oh no, Sara! Good luck to your mom and dad both.

oh my god, this meeting is going to suuuuck

Sorry about your mother, sara. I hope your parents don't torment each other.

people are arguing about what "yes" means

It means the opposite of "no", argument over.

oh, you sweet summer child.

My sympathies, Dana. I've worked for people like that.

Are you sure you're not in an improv comedy sketch?

Well, we shouldn't have Yes or No, we should only have No, because if the answer is Yes, they should just complete it and move it to the next stage, except that's not how my PM does it and that's not how her PM does it and my PM definitely won't change but your PM is wrong and what do we do with an ESL programmer who might be confused by some words and I don't like this word but I don't have a suggestion for another word but your word definitely won't work.

I also have sad news this morning. Yesterday morning, my cat Joey was listless and showed a very un-Joeylike lack of interest in breakfast. The vet did some bloodwork and found his kidney values were off the charts.

Joey was promptly sent to an emergency hospital and hooked up to an IV. Through the evening, he showed small encouraging signs of improvement. But around midnight, his kidney values worsened and he developed trouble breathing. A few hours later, his breathing was getting worse. At 5:15 this morning, Joey was put to sleep.

Joey was the kidney donor for Arthur. He was 7 years old.