Memorial Day weekend is over, so we can all go back to ignoring the dead for another year. Unless, of course, you are the president, in which case you need to continue calling on all Americans to continue honoring the dead by providing more of them in our fight for freedom and democracy. I am still somewhat unsure how working with and promoting anti-freedom and anti-democratic regimes like Libya, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are helping the cause of freedom, but surely the president is not so stupid as to not have a plan.

Speaking of plans, the c.h.u.d.s, er, m.h.u.d.s (Mormon Human Underground Dwellers) should be moving out of the basement in another day or so. Yay!- I get my pool table back! They’ve been good guests, for the most part, but I look forward to having my house back. And not having to listen to the constant verbal emasculation of my brother-in-law.

We celebrated (or commemorated) Memorial Day by playing Croquet, barbequeing various bits of flesh and veggies, mowing, cleaning and performing various acts of household maintenance (including removing all of the large rocks from the shed roof — apparently the kids like throwing rocks over the shed to see if they can hit on another on the other side. And these are supposed to be gifted children? I’d say they’re both just one rock away from the short bus). These are the days when I look back fondly on renting.

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