And another thing

Sorry internet, today was just too full of wonderful, I can't keep it all in.

Sadie broke in to the super glue. She got it all over her tiny head, and managed no permanent damaged, but looks as if she tried to style her hair like the most tragic of Israeli teenagers. It is priceless and I love her.

Isn't it funny how we use the adjective "evolved" to mean opposite things for people and animals?
Ex. animal: My, that lizard is so evolved! He does whatever it takes to survive, often to the detriment of his less able compatriots!
Ex. human: My, that fellow is so evolved! His yoga mastery, radiant inner peace, and positive influence on those around him are astounding!

So in a sense, we have evolved past Evolution, in the derogatory Social Darwinism sense; if that turn of phrase is to be believed, actions of survival in the cut-throat, dog eat dog sense are to be discouraged in favor of a holistic understanding of the best interests of a long-term community. I realize this is three towns past Wishful Thinking-ville, but I do believe that language has an intimate relationship with societal values and I hope to my core that we'll see a shift to a kinder and, well, more evolved sort of thinking.

People who are clearly far past the making sense mark include: me.

So I will leave you with this: Even if it is only once in your young life that you get to sit in a lifeguard chair in your skivvies in the wee hours of the morning, taking in the lake sounds and cool breeze, you are a very lucky girl.