Susan,

I love your comments, and they got me wondering if anyone will have this kind of discussion in 20 years?  Restaurants and stores open and close so quickly these days, there’s hardly time to create "tradition."

What brings you back to this old post anyway…it’s over a month old?

Enjoy what’s left of the weekend.

Kathy,

Tee hee…I was thinking more in terms of Chris Brown…that dude who beat up Rihanna.

but who who who is editing this thing?

Maybe the proof reader needs to "fail up" and be fired;-)  I’ve always like Mark Twain’s quote: "I don’t give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way,"  but it doesn’t work so well when mixing foreign phrases with English.

Liz,

I’m jealous of your time in East Hampton…even in the rain!  Do you ever brush elbows with Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa from the Food Network?  She’s be a cool interview.

I feel your pain Kermie.  I hope you’ve had some "talk therapy" as well as the prescriptions.

I’m sure there are lots of reasons people take these drugs, but I imagine having your house foreclosed on or losing your job could spiral a person into clinical depression. 

Posting responses isn’t always as direct as it seems, is it?

You said it…thanks for clarifying.

I sincerely hope not. It would not be just if they do.

Green,  I’m not following. What would not be just?

My point was that these three girls have been brain washed and will need special handling to get their brains back.

Sandbee,

Oh my…that does make it more horrible and complicated.  I can’t even imagine how to handle all the ramifications of this situation.  Maybe people with cult experience can guide the family on how to "unwash" their brains.

Good morning Phyllis,

"I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life."  (George Burns)

Guess it’s weird for an old history major to question revisiting past columns;-)