You could have been describing my own feelings/relationship with my father in your third graph. I struggle with control issues. Nature vs. nurture? And I am a mother. But, damn, I get you. If I could control the stars, I would give you more than one.

Well said. I, too, will cheer the ones who passed, the ones they loved, and the ones who love them. +1

So sorry for your experience. I went through that with my aunt in her home two months ago with about 15 fam members sitting/standing around her bed for three days. I kept saying give her more morphine because she's in pain. They were were afraid it would kill her. Hospice already said her organs were systematically…

It does help to talk or write about your father. One of the kindest things someone did for me shortly after I returned to work after my father died was to to ask me to tell him about my father. Thank you for speaking about your experience. It will help you and others as well. And I understand you may be self…

Well said. Indeed, you give them a place. That is perhaps the best way to say it that I have read. Thank you.

I started not to reply. My own father's death is still too raw to speak of without some regret and sadness, though there is acceptance and some joy, but this is a tough time of the year laced with irony for me. My father was born on November 28, 1934. He died November 28, 1999. A massive heart attack. On his…

You should ask Torsloke's uncle. He's in the black. Scroll back up some.

After seeing his boxing, he shouldn't be acting, because damn. Double. Fail.

He may find a team, but the bigger question is: Will he find any new sponsors?

Looking forward to Goodell's next presser.

As do I, Diana, as do I. I just read this and my thought is either more scrutiny by media, shame on them for not pushing the issue earlier, or perhaps latest developments caused more pressure on the seal to be broken, or different judge? A different judge may undo the previous judge's order to seal the court record.…

The court played no small role in all this by allowing private, back and forth letters rather than motions, in other words, following legal procedure, and by placing the record under seal. What happened to the sunshine laws and public records? I doubt this was done to protect the victims. Am I being cynical? …

Despicable, disgusting, disgraceful, and seemingly collusive. I can't decide whether I'm describing the court system and media that permitted this or Bill Cosby. The settlement sadly seems to have been the last resort of failure all around to support these courageous women in favor of the great Cos.

A bottle of wine right now sounds good to me as well. My fav is Concundrum. Chilling now.

Ha. Didn't see your post first. The lawyers I know who wear them are uptight dicks,sometimes slightly drunk but never sloppy with their bow ties and sometimes equally silly hats.

You left out dickish lawyers.

I am so jealous as that is my favorite dressing, but if you live too far north, you just can't make a good one. At least I cannot. I will be eating the northern Louisiana cornbread dressing recipe I have, in Tennessee, which is good, but not oyster dressing. Sigh. Eat well, my friend, eat well. My star for you is…

Merliton casserole. Omg. So good and so long since I've had it. The mere mention brings back many good memories. Thank you for that.

Sadly, my child attends. She's transferring to community college in the Spring.

Cabin In The Woods is a fucking awesome movie. It's Scoobie Doo but with really cool, modern teenagers, and sharp dialogue. Really, you can place each Scoobie character into one of the Cabin characters, except for the dog. Not sue what to do with that. Anyway, mind blowing plot. Dude, your bottom-line critiques,…