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  The Fart of War

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  I work for a non-profit that is dedicated to caring for our community and treats it's employees well, so it would seem terribly wrong to me to do anything nasty to them. However, I did take the day off.

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  My wife and I will have a quiet dinner together at home. At some point we started having lobster tail for New Years, and it's become kind of a tradition.

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  I've decided not to hold my breath waiting for Congress to defy Trump.

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  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242460

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  Studies have down that people with adult children tend to be happier than older, childless people. Unless you’re a total piece of shit, children give you social contact after all your friends are dead and gone. My three kids are adult and living on their own. My wife mentioned that she’d like to see them for her birthday. I texted them and they are all coming to visit the day before. They still care about us, even though I am a piece of shit. Just not total I guess. Or maybe they toler...

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  Forbeeden

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  I knew a kid in high school who was hit by a car while riding his bike in the days before kids wore helmets. He was fucked up. He survived, but it was "learning how to walk and talk again" survival. I also had a teacher in college who wasn't wearing a helmet when he flipped his bike and landed on his head. He was alright as long as you think regular, crippling migraines are alright.

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  We do about $300/kid. We haven't increased that over the years with inflation. Kid's are all grown up now. A couple years ago we started having everyone make Amazon wishlists. It was too difficult to figure out what everyone wanted. The wishlists make it easier for everyone. Also, we can put all our purchases on an Amazon store card and get 12 months interest free. (I know. Amazon.) Last year I also gave each kid a $300 Amazon gift card because everything sucks, and I didn't...