Well the evening belonged to the chicken.

Plans made all day to cook up some fine chicken wings and dip them in bleu cheese went suddenly awry when the cook of the house opened up the two freshly purchased bags of chicken wings and the house filled with BAD CHICKEN odor. ohh...so when returning the chicken to the customer service young lady I tried to warn her to not touch the chicken or open the quadruple- wrapped bag too wide. She proceeded to open the bag wide and get it on her hands. I didn't have to say I told you so...ewwww..... so off to daughter's little restaurant for prime rib and garlic shrimp pasta. She is our favorite waitress. The food could have been immensely better. So the chicken won tonight.

Last week was mentally brutal. A friend of daughter's was beat up by his dad. We reported it to the school and DSHS. The friend has battered wife's syndrome and excused the father. The mother-wife did the same. I hope it puts the father on notice now that he has been reported. This is the second friend of daughter's that we have personally seen physically abused. It is beyond disgusting and shocking to me that children are treated like convenient punching bags.

A second tough issue this week was my young co-worker who has no work ethic. She has repeatedly failed to perform her part of critical assignments leaving me to clean up and finish up. It impacted my performance again on Friday. I hope for a resolve. I am too old to work with lazy and undisciplined people and carry their work loads. As much as I enjoy this coworker as a person, she has miles to go on many levels. It forced me to work late and miss a date with my grands. That above all, got under my skin.

Son and his gf are starting to cook at home. Applause all around. Thats a wise move and a great skill.

Daughter let me know how your interview went. I miss you.

Will Hillary be Secretary of State or Supreme Court justice? I vote for either. She is too brilliant to be set aside.

Must go now. Wish it was on a road trip.