Time has passed. Phincer is now the proud mom of a junior in college. DF is in charge of his own schedule, laundry, social life...ahhh....mom and dad are reaping the rewards of years of careful parenting where we made so many mistakes and had so many triumphs. I can move on.

I'm so sick a bout the BP blowout. First and foremost, 11 lives were lost. Second, BP is ruining the oil industry. I'm second-generation oil biz (barely). My mom worked for the Texas Company which became Texaco.

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