I was thinking that instead of you being sad that I’m staying on in Chicago, better to think of it as this reveals that when my back was against the wall, you were the rock I leaned on. Sometimes just knowing that, without being needed that badly, has got to be better than dealing with all my human elements (as in, problems, as in, I eat hotdogs.) All that being said miss you and P and ready to start planning 2 things:
A) You and P come visit us for just a couple days mid September OR we come visit you for 3 days early October (which as your brother from the same mother who wants your respect, sadly for me, would mean asking for financial assistance.)
B) You and P with R and me all same time go see AJ in CT sometime Nov / Dec to cojoin all holidays into one mutual visit. Let’s be Frank, this is how this must get done. If you want to talk about the possibility of…
X) The tropical vacay. I recommend we look at winter for launch and that you model your approach to this concept like Apple trying to make iPhone and iOS user friendly enough for even children (Raven, me) and senior citizens (AJ.) Be gentle, be calm like a duck above water even if need legs frantically kicking underwater. This is not something we think we can use to make telephone calls, never mind send email or use apps.
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