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A wee bit scattered. Trying to talk pop into a trip back to CA to see his sis. She called Saturday, sounded very bad. She's got Parkinson's, has had it for nearly 20 years, & has failed to take the bull by the horns which one must do to live with this horrid disease. She called to tell him she's dying & wants to see him again. From what my cousins tell me, she's foul with everyone, only speaking lovingly of pop. Attitude is a good chunk of managing this & hers isn't very good. Now to at least get him to call her every few days, perhaps boost her mood somewhat. He's not been very faithful with the calls since the New Year, stubborn, & she needs something to give her a shot in the arm. I'm concerned about all, with Tika getting worse by the day & I'd have to leave her with the kids; I'm not certain they'd take proper care of her at this stage of her life & know they wouldn't cook for her like I do.

Hope all the moms had a wonderful Mother's Day! My d-i-l had us over, cooked a lovely dinner, & we brought Tika to play with her "cousins," tho she had a hard time getting in & out of the car & I'm no good at lifting 120 lbs., not to mention the claws are no good on leather seats. My son got a techie job, which is great news; only pt to start, 32 hrs/week, but they want him in management since he's got a few degrees. It also looks like he'll be a bouncer for a friend's new night club 4 or 5 nights a week - one of the wonders of giving birth to a child who is twice the size of either parent, I guess - & it's a very nice club, rather top-notch as opposed to the usual tittie bars in the area. Taking the d-i-l shopping tomorrow to get her some interview clothes so all is moving in the right direction finally.

Busy & crazed. Hoping for some light to shine on the situation with my aunt soon. I can hear my gran telling me pop has got to go see her soon....

Keeping the candle lit for that job, Elaine. It's gotten chilly here, too, temps down to the 70s, dropping lower with cold north winds. Even got a wee bit of rain, very unusual for May here; more slated for today & tomorrow. Estimates are for a heavier than normal monsoon season & "experts" have predicted a period of cooling for the next 15-20 years. Let's hope volcanic activity doesn't increase as well....

Hoping the hand heals well, Connie; you're in my thoughts for plenty of healing but enjoy your time off!

Hoping to feel well enough to begin more chores today, need to get Nic some meds as he's sick. My To Do list just keeps growing....

It was the coldest April since records have been kept, about 140 years. Also one of the coldest winters in more than 30 years. Common sense dictates one does not shit where one eats, hence it's in everyone's favor to be kind to Mother Nature, but I truly hate the alarmists. Back when I became an environmentalist (more than 30 years ago), it was cooling that was the headline. Now our lovely elected crooks want to shove crap down our throats which will make it even harder for many to make ends meet - like the mandatory ethanol from corn when native switchgrass makes a higher quality & virtually covered the plains ages ago. There's also a tropical liana in Amazonia which, with minimal effort, can be cultivated & produces as much as the highest quality industrial grade seed oil - that will put money in the hands of the local people instead of corrupt governments. Somebody please shove an apple in Al Gore's mouth, put him on a spit & roast his butt (no, I don't like him but that's a personal issue as he stood up a large group of environmentalists 15 years ago in order to attend an expensive dinner with fat-cats). Where is the true help? Things like incentives that could grow "green" industry, increase employment opportunties & get us energy independent? How about tax credits for those who put in alternative energy into their homes? No, let's just play to the sound bite in an election year, pitting side against side, dividing Americans. Take them all out back & just shoot them. Yes, Tombstone mentality when it comes to the pols, I'm afraid. I'm just sick & tired of those who play to fears instead of tapping the incredible wealth of knowledge & ingenuity of THE PEOPLE to solve these issues, building walls instead of bringing them down. I'm for voting out all incumbents come election time but, for pres, it seems we've got Huey, Dewey & Lewie for choices, all of which suck dirty canal water....