After one of the neighbors found out that he was going to be living there, they rounded up all the neighborhood kids at once and showed up at the house to meet him, sort of an impromptu getting-to-know-you party. I think the attention did him good. He made friends with a 13-year-old boy right away.

He hadn't had much to say about his mom since it all went down. But after a few days of living with this couple, he showed up at their room in the night, tapped on the door, and told them that he missed his mom. He cried and talked, for the first time. They told him he could come and talk whenever he felt that way. I'm so grateful to know that he's capable of attaching like that, that everything he's been through hasn't left him to fiercely independent at too young an age, as the adult sphere of his world has--at times--been so dark and frightening, here today, gone tomorrow. It would have been easy for him to turn out differently. But he hasn't.

Like most of Colorado, the high country west of us got a great deal of snow last winter and spring; it's still quite wet up there. Upside: wonderful flowers. Downside: skeeters like you wouldn't believe.

One of the greatest things about camping is VERY happy (and tired) dogs. A July snow bank can be a complete amusement park:

A hike up through the forest (no trail, just bushwhacking) led us to a gorgeous spot.

That's looking south toward Rocky Mountain National Park and the Mummy Range. And this is the way life should be:

It's all about getting in touch with your less civilized side. Getting dirty is a big part of the fun.

Vamos lembrar que ela tem amigas muito gente boa, tem uma que corre super estranho(ps: parece um pato assado correndo)  e a gente fica rindo, to pedindo desculpas publicamente porque eu ri dela, isso é paia.     KISSCALLME ;*

The RealEB added "Exercise" to his interests.

Really? This is one of your interests? Neat. Here's a few other interests he probably has: commuting, doing taxes, washing dishes.

It's times like these that make me seriously question my participation in this league. I mean, how can I justify trading Morneau to a team whose manager feels it important to note publicy that exercise is one of his interests? I could never do that to one of my players.

God help us all.

For the record:   JohnHeartsTwoBites added 'Carol' to his interests.

Symbol                                   Statistics                                             Real Life

μ ("mu")              the mean of a population parameter             What a cat says

α (alpha)                  the level of significance                            Dominant Dog

σ (sigma)                     standard deviation                             maker of faucets

Χ (chi)                     Chi square distribution                  Chinese for life energy

β (beta)                   symbol for Type II error                  defunct taping format

Σ (sumation)                     "sum of"                                             sideways "M"    

√                                    square root                               means "that's done"

Isn't it interesting that one X means "life energy" and XXX denotes moonshine (or porno),  and XOXO means kisses and hugs?

Sorry - There is just no way to be clever after a statistics class!

To fully understand why I even bother taking these classes, watch for upcoming excepts on aging and the brain!