Slow News Day, But Things Are Good

Greetings Loyal Readers,

Let's get right to the action...today was a chemo day, sans Troll (Mom has appointments every other week). Mom was joined by Melvin the Wonder Sis and Your Faithful Correspondent. Everything was going according to plan -- Mom's numbers were good and she was able to take chemo -- when lo and behold YFC bumped into Jane (wife of John, one of YFC's soccer buddies). Well, it turns out that John had just finished up his meeting with the doctor (not the Troll, but a doc in the same practice group). One thing led to another and lo and behold, two new chemo buddies were christened.

(top row: Jane, Mom, Melvin the Wonder Sis; bottom row: John)

Well it was nice spending some time with John and Jane. John has had his own battles with cancer and it was nice to speak with people who could immediately understand the emotional roller coaster that cancer brings. Perhaps the most interesting part of the conversation was Jane and Melvin's impassioned conversation regarding nail polish. Did you know that if you don't soak your nails before a manicure the polish stays on better? Consider this a public service announcement, courtesy of The Chemo Chronicle.

Post-chemo Mom and YFC went on a Costco run. We picked up Uncle Aaron for the excursion. Who should we bump into? Why, none other than Aunt Roberta. We all had lunch together

(yours truly went for the healthy alternative --- chicken caesar salad, no croutons, light dressing) and YFC was able to snap this photograph of sibling love. Now you'll hafta figure out which is UA and which is AR, but my Loyal Readers are a pretty smart lot, so you should hopefully be able to deduce the answer without too much trouble.

After Costco, Mom returned home with all her booty (note: this term should be read to mean "pirate's treasure," in no way is it intended to refer to her posterior...she is YFC's Mom after all). Of course, she's home no longer. Nope, she's seeing Jersey Boys with her neighbors Milwaukee Mark (that's where he's from and where he spends most of his time) and Long Island Lori (not really sure is Lori is from there, but Queens Lori lacks the aliteration. Of course, Long Island Lori should not be confused with the Long Island Lolita because that would be Amy Fisher). Perhaps a review in next week's Chronicle? Only time will tell.

Now let's reach into our mailbag:

Dear YFC,

Is it really true that you're faster than a speeding bullet and more powerful than a locomotive?

Sincerely,

I'm Needing A Wonderful Explanation

Well IN AWE, it appears that you have Your Faithful Correspondent mixed-up with Superman. Of course this begs the question as to who would win a fight between YFC and Superman. Really the answer is quite simple...of course it'd be YFC because Superman is just a fictional creation of DC Comics, whereas YFC is the real creation of his Mommy and Daddy. So, to answer your question directly, if YFC can beat Superman and Superman can do those things than by the transitive property it must also hold true that YFC is faster than a speeding bullet and more powerful than a locomotive too.

Well, that's really about it. Have a blogtastic day y'all.

Faithfully,

Corey

P.S.

Special good luck vibes go out to a certain regular reader of the Chronicle -- YFC knows that you're gonna do great tomorrow (and everyone knows that YFC is rarely, if ever, wrong)!