lol
i just got an email from my brother that was intended for our mom (backstory: my mom is organizing and hosting an all-family birthday party for my grandpa the week of thanksgiving. and between all the grandkids scattered around, there are thousands of airfare dollars being spent. and, because no one is rich, people like my brother are trying to figure out accommodations and whatnot).
anyway, from bro: "i was wondering about in-town transportation--should i plan to rent a car?--and where i will crash." made funnier when you know my brother has been in numerous minor car crashes over the years, some involving cars owned by our folks. i'm planning on getting lots of mileage out of this when i publicly rib him over it at the party! mileage!
and, kind of off topic, unless you agree with me that in stream-of-conscious-blogging nothing is ever really off topic: one of my favorite websites, postcards from yo momma (think found magazine's younger cousin with more focus and less grit, but still plenty ironic), just featured a post where it turns out mom thinks LOL stands for "lots of love" and is an appropriate signature tag. so sweet. also, this is the website where i picked up the annoying habit of ("backstory: [...]").