Get away for the weekend and take the kids with you. There are lots of nice places with supervised fun activities for kids which leaves plenty of time for your own fun activities.

Enjoy.

Well, it was sort of a metaphor ...

yeah, a metaphor. a metaphor for forgetting my birthday. again. bastard. ; )

Metaphor?

What you need to do is treat your blog like the bitch she is!!

Uh, that was terribly misogynistic. And the metaphor was directed towards my readers, which include you.

In that case Bill I want a nice meal and flowers. On second thought, skip the flowers and meal, just send me John Wayne dvds.

A meal at THE Inn makes up for a host of sins. Do not be intimidated by Gerhardt. For dessert get the cheese plate, and for the lady, Death by Chocolate. I've eaten in some spectacular places, but the Inn is probably my favorite. Although, to pay for it you might have to sell your immortal soul, 'specially if you stay overnight. The rooms look supremely upscale whorehouse, but they are comfy. My take, stay in a hotel in town, have dinner and come back for breakfast or brunch. The food is phenomenal, the service is distilled perfection and the dining room makes one feel, well...kingly/queenly. Please don't "overdress", in attitude or sartorial splendor. The Inn looks pretentious, but it isn't. Truly, if you take someone there, they will forgive your transgressions and love you for the rest of both of your lives. That's pretty good for a restaraunt. All my luck to you....Pinky

The preamble of the Constitution tasks the government to provide domestic tranquility. If you're not getting it, you're being oppressed by the man.

Bill:

It's all that white matter....

Luuucy, you have some 'slaining to do!