Another Set Bites the Dust

FAREWELL, FOSTERS!
You've come here and stayed a while;
We've shown you 'round the Emerald Isle.
Until we meet across the sea,
May God bless you, and God bless me.

FMM: 5mi
Hi, Friends, Fam, and Foes,

We have just run yet another set of visitors out of town. Yes, the Fosters are heading back to sunny Missouri. Like others before them, they are probably headed to the nearest psychiatrist when they get home. No doubt Scott will need to talk with someone about the experience of going to a museum with Bob. You’ve heard of the nihilist play “No Exit”, of course? Well, it’s sort of like that. Once you get Bob into a museum, you can’t get out . However Scott attempted to repay Bob by taking 30 minutes worth of photos of Dublin doors. Scott was also suffering from severe iced tea withdrawal . Hopefully, Panera is preparing a barrel to celebrate his return. Teresa will need the usual De-(Tiz)tox treatment to counteract 7 days spent with me blabbing away. She may simply need to take another vacation, something she seems always willing to do…We followed Rick Steves’ advice and discovered an actual good pastry shop – (translation: plenty of sugar used and worth the calories) called the Queen of Tarts…We went to an indie movie called _Double Take_ which was about Alfred Hitchcock’s Doppelganger. Don’t feel bad if you don’t know that word; I didn’t know it either until Molly and Nancy told me recently. It’s the person in the world who looks just like you and is living a parallel life. Anyway, the movie was quite strange, but it did get us talking about Doppelgangers. Teresa and Scott reiterated the sentiments of Tim, Molly, Nancy, and a waitress at Shiloh Bar that Bob’s Doppelganger is Larry David. Of course, Bob refuses to remember who Larry David is which only solidifies everyone’s opinion. The pivotal statement was Bob’s announcement --- after learning about the lack of sewage facilities in Edinburgh during Medieval times – was to announce that “99% of the people in all of history have lived miserable lives.” On that note, I will leave you and get back to my own miserable life, and I’ll let you get back to yours….

Miserable and Tizerable,
I remain
Tizzie/Tiz/Tizmom/Mom/Liz/Elizabeth