Happily home--end of saga...for now

I'm home from Florida, my parents are settling in nicely and hopefully things will go smoothly for them. My sister and I will likely visit them in Florida every couple of months. The flight back was tough--my dad, (never a patient man and now much worse in that respect) was insufferable while waiting for the cab to take us from the rehab center to White Plains airport. Then both my parents flipped out when no one from Air Trans miraculously and immediately appeared at the airport with wheelchair and support (I found said wheelchair, and eventually support). The flight itself was fine, and the man who picked us up arrived on time.

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I'll finish this up in a separate blog post.

And the end of the immediate saga of my parents in Florida

The visiting nurse went to see my dad yesterday to check him out and see what both my parents need. The OT (or PT, I'm not sure) is there now and went over what my dad can and cannot do on his own. Speech Therapist is coming tomorrow. The nurse was supposed to come again today but I forgot to ask my mom if she did.

Car hasn't arrived yet but it's "on the way."
Thanks for your indulgence in reading all this.

Controversy over the US cover of Justine Larbalestier's novel Liar

This is already all over the net and it should be. It breaks my heart for Justine, who has worked so hard on the book. I think by publicizing and responding to the issue, she's taken a very courageous stance and I hope that the outrage makes a difference. There are so many things wrong with the stance of her publisher that all I can do is sputter in rage.

If you haven't yet discovered it, please start here with Justine's blog
Ain't That a Shame

You might want to read her publisher's response in this article in Publishers' Weekly :

Justine Larbalestier’s Cover Girl


there are links all over the place, but here's Colleen Mondor's post:

Judge me: Liar Liar