Isn’t the picture of Larry Linville, the love interest of Hot Lips Hoolihan?  Isn’t he the bumbling Frank Burns character?  I haven’t watched MASH for many years, althought there are reruns on TV late at night, but I think the picture is mis-identified.

Interesting question.  I’ve lived with 6+ in a household most of my life and I have now lived alone for several years.  I find I like living alone and doubt I could ever go back to living 7/24 with others in the household, now that I’ve tried both situations. 

We had those silly "tea parties" in TX, too.  A lot of photo ops, messes to be cleaned up afterwards, lots of loud mouths spouting their usual hate drivel like Ted Nugent accompanied by their geetars and nothing worthwhile accomplished by the mob.  What a waste of time, effort and energy.  There was also a group traveling across the U.S. from Washington, holding meetings to get peoples input and complaints to be addressed and hardly any newspaper announced these meetings and few people bothered to show up for these events, where their voices could be heard in a sane, sensible format.

Joan Larsen,

Loved your post and your mother’s quotes. 

It depends on the product.  Some items can be purchased at chain stores, some only at specialty stores and some only through on line shopping.  I go where I have to for what I need or want at the time.  Now, I have another consideration to factor in-cost and whether I really need an item or can live without it or a less expensive version.

Kelly,

Well, if there are gun laws in place, then obviously, they aren’t working to prevent these kinds of tragedies, so what’s the next step to insure ending these kinds of incidents?  Most of the gun deaths I know of personally were with and by legal owners of their guns.   J. also in Texas