i went to target this afternoon to buy some packing tape, and as i was leaving the mall i got harrassed by a couple of teenagers with the usual racial slurs, comments on my preceived sexuality, and the like. i guess i must be getting much more intolerant in my old age, because i felt like eliminating them from the gene pool, but alas, common sense got the better or me and i turned the other cheek. i remember being much more relaxed about such things in younger days.
all this led to thoughts of how much children (defined by our society) are responsible for their actions, and who, if anyone is responsible if they are not, and do they have the same and/or different rights than adults. questions that i have thought about before, but perhaps i will save my current thoughts on the subject for another time.
all of that kinda put me in a foul mood, but then at work bill d. wanted to see me about a cool salary adjustment (of my salary), and the day got instantly brighter.
the drive to buffalo was uneventful. karen is staying with us, while her apartments airs out from the fire. i think the piglet is wearing her down, as i can hear her sniffling and sneezing in the other room. she and amanda are studying for an exam tomorrow morning.
i took natalie’s painting of piglet to buffalo, and amanda agreed that it was quite a striking likeness. natalie has become quite a superb painter. now i am commisioning her to make little painting of the goldfish (one and three) and catfish (whom remain nameless).