Arming and a Grumpy Cat

Grumpy Cat Face About to Emerge

Our “beloved” president will never be accused of being a deep thinker, that’s not what got him elected. He seems to have latched onto the idea of arming teachers as a way to end school shootings. I think bringing more guns, in untrained hands, is an incredibly bad idea. I do agree with the president that mass shooters are defined by their cowardice. It makes more sense to me to assign a trained law enforcement officer to each school as a deterrent. It doesn’t look like any meaningful gun repeal is possible with the current political environment. We may have to wait until the promising younger generation reaches voting age. The mere presence of a law enforcement officer trained in the use of deadly force would keep the cowards at bay. You never hear of mass shootings in inner city schools which usually have a permanent police presence. It wouldn’t have to be an “in your face” presence either, just well-advertised. As one of the grieving fathers said at the white house a couple days ago – we must protect our children.

Maybe a Tad too Far

I was privileged enough to watch the FBR open her copy of Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer yesterday. She was very excited to have a gift but her reaction as kind of muted because she really didn’t understand what a DVD was. Once she did realize and our daughter got the movie up onto the screen she was mesmerized and didn’t have any interest in further conversation with her grandparents.

Proud new DVD Owner Yesterday

We also had a nice talk with the other granddaughter, the BRS, or more accurately with her parents. The BRS had another appointment with the doctors and continues growing apace, putting another pound on. The doctor also gave the new parents some medication for gas, for the BRS I quickly add. Apparently the BRS is seriously gaseous, something I hope resolves itself in the couple decades before she reads this. If not, it will offer some fodder for laughter. My son and the ABFA say the BRS has what they describe as her “Grumpy Cat” face. The face appears whenever she is not fed or diaper changed quickly enough. We were still laughing about that when the BRS woke up and immediately showed the face when she wasn’t immediately fed. It was too funny and again, hopefully something that will resolve itself as she gets older. If not, again, too funny.

Snow Again!

I am going to need the medicinal effects of the ceremonies this afternoon to mark the First Friday of the Week if for no other reason (and we all know there are dozens) than this week’s weather. We started out with six inches of snow which was followed with two balmy days with temperatures in the mid-70s and then yesterday a day of ice and snow. Ahh New England.