Our week, in a nutshell

The bad news:
- I can't hear.
- StinkyPee has a tapeworm.
- TheBoy has an ear infection.
- Judybat has M.S.
- The Yankees can't win, and I fear that sweet Joe Torre is going to get fired.
- The Tar Heels have no players.
- The new Star Wars pretty much stinks.
- Our new favorite sushi place has changed its name, from "Pufferfish," which I think is cute and clever, to "Sushi Mania," which makes me never want to eat there again.
- We finished the third season of "Six Feet Under" on DVD, not realizing the last episode was the last episode until we went to the video store to check out another disc. I miss our friends, the Fishers. Especially Claire. Poor, sweet Claire.
- My feet stink.
- Hearing aids cost a lot of money.
- The new bathroom we want to put in upstairs costs a lot of money.
- TheBoy just pooped out something white.

The good news:
- If I can't hear, do I still have to pick up my socks?
- There is medicine for tapeworms.
- The boy fought off his ear infection before we noticed. Tough guy!
- In addition to M.S., Judybat has great hair. And those pants.
- Derek Jeter still busts his tail every play. Plus, our uniforms are still cooler than anybody else's.
- I trust in Roy.
- While stinky, the new Star Wars is not as bad as the first two. Plus, no Ewoks.
- There is nothing redeeming I can say about Sushi Mania.
- The fifth season of the Sopranos comes out this week. So we'll soon be replacing subtlety, boobies and nuance with violence, boobies and cursing. Seems like a fair trade to me.
- Judybat loves my big feet, despite the stench.
- Hearing aids will allow me to carry on normal conversations, and do my job, and stop infuriating Judybat when I pretend I can hear what she's saying.
- The bathroom will add value to our home, regardless of whether we stay here forever or sell the place and return east.
- It was a cute little white turd, I'm sure.