It has been a very crazy past few days so I have not posted. My dad was rear-ended by a huge SUV creating a potentially deadly neck injury that required emergency surgery and the removal of his spleen. Fortunately, the news has been good since the surgery and his recovery could take as long as a year.

On a lighter note, Asja and I are still having fun. Asja discovered the wonders of the Slinky and she is a true fan.

This week, Asja was also involved in some scandalous neighborhood drama. It seems she accused her good friend, Mina, of stealing a piece of candy and then lying about it. Well, Mina cried to her father, Amir, and he and Mina came over to confront Asja. While I tried to intervene on behalf of truth and justice, Amir threw up his arms, said that the girls are not to play together anymore and walked away. That seems like a rather harsh consequence to a typical childhood drama. So much for an opportunity for Mina to learn about life and how to handle conflict. It was, however, a lesson for Asja that (a) sometimes people do not behave rationally when their feelings are hurt and (b) it is not always important to be "right".

That is it for now. We are off to the Science Center today to check out an IMAX movie.