Well regarding the planet thing - I have decided to make up my own rules. In order to qualify as a planet, it must orbit the sun within three eliptical degrees of our orbit. It must have a solid core so Jupiter is out. I started to say it must be round but quickly realized that the earth would not qualify so I have modified it to be "roundish". Pluto is definitely out. Planets are not required to have moons but they are not allowed rings. Saturn and Neptune - gone. Oh, and as always, planets are not allowed asterisks, carets or any non-alphabetic characters in their names - oh wait - I am confusing this with something else. I can't remember some of the facts on some of the planets. I know NASA has probed the rings of Saturn and several of the moons of Jupiter. I think they finally successfully probed Mars after they got that English/metric conversion right. But have they ever probed Uranus?

One of the things that happens when you live overseas and don't come to the USA very often is that changes are obvious. Americans are truly super sized compared to 10 years ago. I was amazed that McDonalds even super sized the Happy Meal.

Not mine. How about yours?

Well, that darned planet Mercury is so fast and it is responsible, according to astrologers, for causing communication and coordination problems. Let's eliminate it.

Today, the AP barked that somewhere in the solar system, there is an asteroid that will collide with the Earth, pulverizing our planet and of course, bringing life as we know it to an end.

Today was a good stock market day. Think they reported that? Nah.



Reminds me of the Bay of Pigs (aptly named BTW) invasion. The difference between military time and "civilian" time is not so subtle.

Supersize you say? If you go to Wendy's and not Biggie Size your order, they take it personally. But you have to admire their spirit. How else can they keep Americans fat?

Fast food is a delicacy we imported to the rest of the world. Gotta love it.

Have you eaten at Chic-Fil-A? Have to say, it is delicious. I'm sure it is bad for you. Try it before you return to the dessert.

As it turns out DD2 wanted nuggets from Chik-fil-a yesterday and did not finish them so I did. They were extremely good. I want more.

I lost count. How many planets are we down to? Sure makes remembering their names much easier. I would like to send the Queer Eye guys to Mars. Maybe they could give it some color. Of course, I wouldn't bring them back.

Oh 2long, where are you when you're sorely needed. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I've got a job for you guys. Find every joke made about Uranus on MB and list them.

Okay, Okay Jen. We are not original. We get it.

But little boys will be little boys.

Pio,

Chick-Fil-A is addictive. Truett Cathay, the foundre and Chairman, started his chicken recipe in a restaurant called The Dwarf House in Hapeville, Ga, also home of the Atlanta airport. Anyway, the chicken and ice cream were popular for many years before he franchised the name. He is very religious. No Chick-Fil-A will ever be open on Sunday. It is the day of rest. You have to admire his tenacity in his beliefs.

If you have not tried their chicken biscuits, do so. It is amazing how good chicken on a biscuit is. You really miss out on a lot being in the SA dessert, don't you?

While we are at with the planets, let's get rid of the darn Sun.

Speaking of which, I watched a Phil Donahue show one mornig (dont' aske why; I had strep throat) His guest was "billions and billions" Carl Sagan. Carl Sagan quipped that the Sun was a star and this shocked Phil.

"You mean what we consider our Sun, is a star?

Sagan looked perplexed (but didn't he always?) and confirmed yes.

Hey Pio, do you remember that I told you I had reached out to Good Friend and her husband to be a positive influence on WW? Guess who OM2 is? Yeah, he is married to Good Friend.

It's a small world after all,
It's a small world after all.

Really makes me happy and feel like my life was a success.

I am going away for a while. Too much reality.

Getinng rid of the Sun...hmmm...sure would solve the hot weather in Saudi.

I was really depressed today. I told WW that I am unhappy and I don't know why we are keeping this together. I feel like we are going to go back to Saudi and continue our life of misery. I asked her what she wanted. In general terms she wants to take the girls and live in Mexico. I told her that was fairly selfish and certainly not in their best interest. She wants to divorce me to take the children probably to live with a sister involved in a 10 year affair just so she can be around their grandfather who has had hundreds of affairs. I said she could have that option over my dead body. Other than that I told her it seems like we have no choice but to be miserable.

I can't believe that's what she really wants. Not I don't believe, I can't believe. What's wrong with the woman???

Pio,

Maybe I am in a bad spot right now, don't know.

I have kept the bright light of hope for you and your sich.

Divorce the ****** ******.

It is all that is left.

Sorry, but it needed to be said.

******, for my sitch, I am left wondering how many OM there must be littered in my WW's wake.

Todd, I'd say the same if it wasn't for the girls.

I am also sorry you keep finding out about more OM's.

Well, Pio can divorce the cancer and keep DD's. Let WW go back to Mexico and her cheating sister or to the UK if that is what she decides.

I am tired all of all the crap.

Pio,

I am sorry. I have always tried to be supportive.


The harsh truth is that our Latinas are very emotional. Once they are convinced they are in love, there is no force on heaven or Earth that can turn them around.

I am sorry.

I am going away for a while. I am fed up with reality at the moment.

do what you must man.

She doesn't want divorce. She just has this fantasy that if she can be around her mother, life will all be wonderful. I am happy to let her do that - but she has to do it solo.

I don't really carry what she does. I am not going to divorce her because of the girls. I can't even separate from her because of the girls. I am still being very nice to her. I am just also being very honest with her. It's not like I want to dump her so I can find someone else.

She says the girls need her right now more than they need me. I said "what about food?". They will probably need that too. She just says that when they get a rash, she needs to put cream on them. That was the extent of her contribution to their well-being.

She asked me if I wanted her to leave. I replied that I wanted to get cancer and die. That would solve everyone's problems. She said she wants to die to. I asked if it was because she missed pool boy so much. She said it was because she wanted to stop hurting me.

I told her I had lived with a year of hope - always believing that maybe we could salvage the marriage - until I found the love letters. I said I would print them and give them back to her. I don't care what she does any more.

Pio, of course if she'd gone to Mexico when she was meant to you would be away from all this drama right now and it would have been the best thing for both of you.

I think you do care, in fact I know you care. I think you're just tired of it all, as Todd said.

Is it possible for you to go back to the original plan? The plan before the drama at the airport?

It takes two to tango. She is not willing and DD1 would still throw a fit. BTW I did print out the letters and gave them to her. Then I hugged her and went to bed. I do wnat her to go to Mexico but what do I do if one of the DDs gets a rash? How would we survive?

Visiting my sister is always expensive. I thought to make a scrapbook, all you needed was a blank album and those black corner stick on things. I guess I was wrong. Sis is in to scrapbooking now. Her latest thing. WW is now too. Scrapbooking is extremely expensive - and I only have one font so far. I much prefer digital. 2GB for only $69.

Scrapbooking is a good thing your wife to do. The ladies I know that do it even have Scrapbooking parties. I know it's expensive though.

I think Gemela is a bit spoiled. She has a fantasy about poolboy, then about life in Mexico. Give me a break - 99% of the women on earth would LOVE to have her life.

Heck, I would love to have her life.

I am working out a suicide plan. I am going to buy some white socks and yellow them a tad. Buy some plain black lace up shoes to go along. Then buy orange/brown corduroy straight leg slacks a bit too big in the waist and a bit too short in the inseam. I am going to yellow my teeth, mess up my hair and get a t-shirt with some stupid saying on it and, when we are in Miami. I am going to rent a car and then pretend to look lost leaving out of the airport. Any other ideas on how I can try to look British? Where can I get on of those billfold thingies to hang around my neck? Oops - that's German. Still might work though.

believer,

your 99% drops to more like 0.9% when the women realize that the life includes me being in it. Even so, with as many women as there are in the world, 0.9% of them still gives me a lot of choices.

Oh, you're funny tonight Pio.

Are your daughters having a good time?