This week has started better…plus an apology to Gilgrim.

Let’s start with the apology…

Gilgrim, I totally meant to call you Saturday but when I got home from the kid’s gymnastics class I spent the whole afternoon and night in bed with a migraine. OK, I woke up at around 9 to wash the dishes but then went back to bed. Sorry about that.

I did attempt to send you several text messages yesterday but was thwarted each time by my phone. I’m not sure what exactly it says about me that when I match wits against an inanimate object I lose miserably. Well, I’m sure I could figure out what that says but I don’t want to.

Two things this morning have done much to help lighten my mood after the crap fest that was last week.

First off, this short piece about Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell all donating their fees from The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus to Heath Ledger’s daughter Matilda because Heath’s will (which had not been revised) did not include her in it.

Second, this pretty awesome article in the NY Times about John Stewart being the (non-ironically) most trusted name in American news.

Third (admittedly, this happened over the weekend, but whatever) getting to watch the US Men’s Team Sabre win a silver (they lost to France in the gold medal match but had two huge come from behind wins to get that far) was pretty damn awesome. Is there a faster sport than fencing? Seriously, even watching in HD you can’t see the damn blades move…it’s ridiculous!

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