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Well, you would know that better than anyone.

Yes, yes, and yes: hit them in the head with a brick until twitching stops. In all seriousness, I try to interact with that side of the family as little as possible.

Same here. @Marty I hope you'll stop by for a visit soon.

Hey, Nicky! Um. Well, things with Max are....not bad, but not great, either. I did have a talk with Max, regarding his friend, Michael. The boys had a sleepover last weekend, and something happened between them, which I don't think they were prepared to handle. It wasn't easy getting the information from Max, but apparently....he and Michael kissed each other. They were sitting on the sofa at Michael's house, watching a funny movie. They were laughing so hard that Max fell over with his head on top of Michael's knees, and then they were looking at each other's faces, and then they kissed for, like three seconds. On the lips, not just on the cheek, nose, forehead, etc. They got up and moved to opposite sides of the sofa, not talking, not looking at each other. When the movie was done, they went to bed, and the last thing they said was "Good night." They haven't spoken since. (This is all according to Max.) Oof. I know the boys are very close, and I knew that Max even had a crush on Michael in the past. But I assumed that was in the past. This...I think it's going to take some time to sort through, but it's up to Max and Michael to decide how to proceed. I told Max, "I know you might be feeling embarrassed right now, but Michael is your friend. You'll find a place where you feel comfortable with each other again."

Stop manipulating my posts!

So violent...

I'm well enough to go to work at the brewery today, though I'm still taking antibiotics and drinking peppermint tea. I'm also wearing a mask, to stop the cold from spreading to my coworkers.

In addition to gravity challenged.

Good night, B!

I don't have any experience with Vietnamese food, but you're probably right.

A very smelly, off-putting cologne.

There is no such thing as "American" language. American English exists as a dialect, and is considered the de facto language, but officially, there is no singular language that is regarded as the "official" language of the US.

Max has been rather quiet today. He's usually very chatty during dinner, but tonight, well, the most he said was "Pass the bread, please." He seemed a bit distracted during our trip to the grocery store; more than once, I had to repeat myself when asking him to get something for the cart, because he kept getting lost in his head. Max's friend, Michael, has been absent from family conversations, in-person chat groups, carpools, etc. Maybe he's ill and Max is simply worried, or they could've had an argument. I'll have to talk with Max to find out the details.

Unless you count Canada, Louisiana, and parts of Africa and the Caribbean.

Just because you choose to bury your head in the sand, that doesn't mean that the facts aren't present.

Actually, the English is borrowed from French, not the other way 'round.

I said "we", not " I ". I was talking about everyone here. You're saying that everyone present needs to have their eyes examined? Those odds are one-in-not-bluefish-likely.

Drewth. We just saw it unfold before our eyes.

A new cover from Benicio!

@raven1 Terry, I hope you and Aod are doing well!

Don't forget the white straitjackets and white rubber padding on the walls. 👀

Well, yesterday was an okay day, but I had to call in sick this morning because of a sudden cold that appeared out of nowhere. Currently drinking some peppermint tea to soothe my throat.