Jen, Tommy and Lauren returned from Disneyland today. Lauren flew directly to Sacramento. All was good until Tommy decided to battle our decision to reclaim the driveway for both of our cars and that he would park on the street as a consequence for having taken and driven Jen's BMW to Stanford and back, when he has been told he can not drive either of our cars for very significant reasons. This intentional transgression included finding and taking my key out of our bedroom and returning it once back. In his mind our response justifies going on the attack and portraying us as being unreasonable. He is now giving us the silent treatment. His negotiating skills need a lot of work. His ability to manipulate, argue, dodge, deflect and redirect though makes me think he should become a republican congressman. His entitlement has reached a point of such absurdity that it's laughable. I don't have it in me to bother discussing any aspect of how absurd it is with him any further. I did greatly enjoy having the house to myself from Sunday until today. I took care of tasks at my moms Sunday, and thoroughly enjoyed seeing "Notorious" at the Stanford, perhaps more than any of the many times I have seen it previously. I spent time working on another new post Monday (I have several in mid-stages that I need to complete) and I had the geeks over for GNO to dine, banter and enjoy the warm summer evening. I also trimmed Scottie's "mane". The grooming table may prove to have been a wise investment. Jen's got concerns about her job due to news of more cutbacks in the marketing organizations. It will suck if it happens, but I will strive to keep a healthy and positive perspective and trust that we will manage to recover.