Westmoreland Asays

I just noticed that Meg has her own presence on the Web . I wonder if our being born into different generations ( X vs. Y ) has anything to do with our chosen virutual presences. Although, you'll see after visiting her site, even her Dad hangs out here.

More coverage of my sister-in-law's younger brothers.

I eat out on the nights I attend classes at Chemeketa, usually at the strip mall on Lancaster where Pizza Hut used to be located. Being there often reminded me that Mom and I used to go there monthly to redeem my coupon for a free pizza, which I earned for reading a set amount of books at Gubser each month. I realized how unselfishly she would take me--and I don't even think she ever ordered anything, nor do I remember offering her any of my monthly prize. But it was good one-on-one time with mom, which I obviously still remember today. I was reminded of this again yesterday, after reading an article in the Statesman (they have been giving us the paper free for some weeks now, totally unrequested and unwanted by me). Once again the experts have declared that our eating holes--and the giant corporations that make all our eating decisions for us--are the sole responsibility of obesity. Here are some excerpts from the article: "The program is now under attack by chil

When Aaron first began using his inhaler in October 2006, we asked him what the medicine smelled like. His reply: " It smells like pot. " Aaron has stated that he always wants to live with us (mom and dad). When probed if he ever wants to marry and have his own family, he responds by saying he's going to marry Meg. When he learns that Meg is already spoken for--and that we refuse to raise an Oedipus in our midst--he gets mad and says that if he can't marry mom he won't marry anyone. Unbeknownst to Aaron, he is informally betrothed to Gracie , a girl his age in our ward; so we always suggest that Gracie is a possibility. Replies Aaron: " I could marry Gracie. She gave me a gun " (Aaron invited her to his birthday party in December, and while she wasn't able to come, she still brought a present for Aaron--a six-shooter Nerf gun). Edward's vocabulary has exploded the last couple of weeks. He doesn't string together multiple words yet,