Another reason why my mother in law is a jerk

Okay, I know some of you hear my regular complaints about my mother in law in private emails. But I just have to share this one publicly.

Obama came to Japan on Saturday, and Lauren, as chair of Democrats Abroad Japan, negotiated some tickets for a few DAJ officers and members to attend the speech. We were 7 rows back, front and center from his podium, and he even addressed us in his speech by pointing to our section and saying, "There are even a few Americans in the crowd." You all know I'm not very sentimental, and we've all met famous people in our line of work, but I have to say, the whole thing was pretty cool. When I came home, Tim was on the phone with Molly and he told her all about my experiences. I don't know what her reaction was, probably nothing since Tim didn't say anything to me. But today, I get this email, an invitation that she received last year--no explanation, no words at all, just the attachment. And you have to know that since this summer's debacle, Molly and I have not corresponded by email. So this is the first email I get from her since this summer.

She's so petty. How did Tim turn out to be so great, I wonder?

So I know some of you have similar relationships with your mother in law. Care to share? Any one have a good relationship?

Linda

Public Porn

I just read an article in the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/11/AR2009111127404.html?wpisrc=newsletter) about people watching porn in public places on their laptops and iphones and such. The article mentioned that it is so prevalent on subways, in airplanes, and in libraries! I have to ask you all if you have encountered that kind of thing and what you did? If you haven't encountered it, what do you think about it? Read the article if you want to see how some people handled it.

I don't know. Not that long ago, someone I used to work with sent me a link to a porno site and asked if I thought the girl in the pink teddy looked like me. I'm not a prude, but I was sooo put off by that. First, why would someone ask me to watch that? Second, are they getting off on the idea that I may be watching a porno video? And what did they expect me to say? Yeah, that's me, I used to do porn; yeah, that does look like me, so now you can think of me whenever you watch this; no, it doesn't look like me, and why are you thinking of me when you are watching porn? I told Tim about it and we agreed that I wouldn't even respond to that person's email or any subsequent emails. It is just inappropriate, so how much more inappropriate is it to watch that in a public place.

Linda