"What's this I hear about making Puerto Rico a steak? The next thing they'll be wanting is a salad, and then a baked potato." -Emily Litella from Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update. Emily Litella was played by Gilda Radner in the News Skit on SNL back in the 70's. She was a hard of hearing editorialist. When asked to speak about issues Emily would always talk about what she thought she heard not the issue posed. Asked to speak about Natural Resources, she would give a speech about National Racehorses. Lol (i text so much now days that it is breaching into my everyday speech, lol). I thought about Emily the other day while listening to my mom and dad talk. They can't go five lines without hearing the wrong thing. It's always huh? huh? HUH? Then one (usually dad) gives up on having any kind of dialogue. My dad can be a frustrating experience. He turns 70 in march and with all those years of experience he still hasn't learned how to not irritate me. This is why I am writing today. I lost my keys yesterday and went over to my parents to see if I had left them there. I asked if he had seen them and instead of just saying "no", he goes into a speech about how I do things without thinking and I should be more aware of what I am doing. He's right, I know that. Did I want to hear that at that moment? NO!!!!! I didn't lose it though. I just got quiet and left. I think he knew that I got upset which I don't feel good about. I found my keys in a jacket I wore three days ago. Relief! The episode brought to mind my relationship with dad. He is 70 years old. He is not changing. The ratio between the times he has irritated me and the times he has supported me and been a dad is probably 100:1. Before I get sentimental, let me just say that I count myself lucky to have such a man as my father. He always put his family first and if he irritates me with his didactic demeanor, it is only because his intention is to make me a better man. Good news for those who like bad news.http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trash25-2009jan25,0,5995857.story I think there is a lighter side to all negative issues. In the story above, the fact that less trash is being produced because less thing are being bought is discussed. That's a good thing. Well here are pics of my pets. Milo hates flash photography.!

I wish knew what kind of fish I have. That's pretty irresponsible huh? But I do change out the water, feed them and replace the charcoal. In fact yesterday I bought them a new filter. Steward of living things!! that's what I am! BTW did Puerto Rico ever become a state? That SNL skit was more than 30 years ago and I think Puerto Rico is still a province of the United States. Wikepedia states it is an unincorporated territory of the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico I suppose that's all for now. Hope all is well with you.