That's so awful, Kathy.

(I will not tweet. Don't ask me.)

That's because you suck!

(what, it's been forever since I got to say that. )

Owen, however, does not suck.

K was having what he thought would be your typical "I like dinosaurs" conversation with him when Owen said, "But dinosaurs are extinct now." K asked him how they went extinct and Owen said, "There was a meteor that hit the ground. Then stuff changed and the dinosaurs couldn't change fast enough." K asked, "What stuff?" Owen replied, "Food and the weather."

Owen is completely awesome.

And I enjoy his tweets.

If those were the names of two trannies, that could be my window.

Heh. I know that street.

Congratulations, Jessica.

My condolences to your sister, Kathy.

The DMV ended up being a big deal today. I made an appt but I didn't look closely at the date so it turns out my appt was for 9/22 *after* my license would expire. So I had to get at the end of the non-appt line which went out the building and around for some time. Thank god it was the shady side of the building. That ended up being a 1.5 hour ordeal. Good points: at least the building was air conditioned (once the line got inside it) and I didn't meet any surly DMV workers.

My life is so very rich. I am so grateful for the past couple of years, but stuff was growing even before that, I just didn't know it.

Congratulations, Jessica!

Kathy, I am so sorry.

Cashmere, I adore Owen, and am ridiculously gleeful that he twittered at me.

Remember, girls used to get expelled for being pregnant?

When my uncle knocked up his girlfriend in 1966 the school wouldn't let her back in after she had the baby! And was married!

"We don't have married women attending L______ High School"

My grandmother raised all holy hell. The fact that she had two star athletes enrolled there at the time (with another five coming down the pike) probably put some teeth in her threat that she would pull her children out of there.

The rule changed after that, all official-like with the school board. She and my grandfather were tenacious -- the powers that be were not safe from those two and they weren't going to just look out for themselves.

My grandmother was a remarkable woman. She had lots of rules -- she was a devout Roman Catholic and strict. And pissing her off was not fun. But once she got past her anger what mattered was her family and their well-being. Her eldest son's now-wife (who was Jewish to boot) was going to finish High School and she watched that baby every single day and drove her mamma to school.

My aunt and uncle, no real surprise, didn't stay married long. They had three children quickly and then an ugly divorce. She really went off the rails... but she went off the rails with a high school diploma and to this day (she's doing better in her later years, though not great) she's profoundly grateful to my grandmother.

Owen is adorable and fantastic!

He's sort of skewed my perspective on little kids.

HA! I bet.

Noah and I talked about why Chester Raccoon in The Kissing Hand is going to school at night. Noah has discovered not only does he have bilateral symmetry but he is diurnal. Sometimes I think I'm just fucking with his head.

Congratulations, Jessica!

FTR, boys' clothes are so much more diverse and so much cuter than girls' clothes. I've bought plenty of both.

I had Kogi tacos and sliders for dinner. They were good enough. And the truck was close to home. I think I'd prefer the dim sum truck next time.

Because it deserves its own non silly post:

Kathy, I'm so sorry. Warm thoughts for your mom.

I think I still have teenage contact high. Need to go to bed.