LZP and I talked bits and pieces, now and then, on and off while we were in Iowa. He mentioned that he has come to the conclusion he can’t be responsible for other people’s obligations or feelings. (Obviously, we are not talking the deliberate ‘hurting of feelings aspect.) I am thinking I need to accept that. You can do all you can to help others but you just can’t do the actual task for them.

We also talked about there being no need to voice sinister thoughts – sort of a stronger “if you can’t say anything nice” rule for hardcore folks. That is soooo hard for me, but probably a wise attitude – better than my wiseguy persona, at least.

And, of course, we talked about the weather. Can you imagine a heat index of 115? I survived it . . . unless I’m typing this in a heat stroke coma dream.