As my wife and I joked at seeing that brewery, "I guess in the days before replicators, they had to make their beer the regular way."

"Dickhead # 1," maybe?

Nice! I read that eons ago in one of his short story collections, and it really made an impression. One of my favorites of his.

I'd say same thing, different subject matter.

Replying to promote a good point. It's not just OC pills getting swallowed up these days.

I must be even more unpopular then, because I thought the concept was crap to begin with.

Yes, the 8-y/o niece will occasionally e-mail. Once, when visiting her, I mentioned that I hadn't heard from her in a while. Her reply:

Yep, all my life.

Haha! Yes, I got the "Bye!" and immediate hang-up when she was younger. She's starting to learn the social conventions of the phone though, so at least now she hands it back to her mom.

Maybe one of the Russian phrases he overheard was a post-hypnotic trigger! o_O

Well, I just got the most adorable phone call ever.

A bird in the hand, etc. Location & good roomies matter. A lot. Give the kitty to your folks, and enjoy your visits.

Yesssss!!!!!

Thank you, I'm here to serve. :)

Certainly! Pull up a chair, and just think about what you've done.

If she'd stuck to having her butt reamed, she might not have been a parent at all!