Of course Grandson and Big Sissy are playing the much more advanced games. Big Sissy doesn't play a lot; Grandson would play all the time if he were allowed.  He is WAY TOO ADDICTED.
On another topic, I received the nicest e-mail yesterday from Karie Ross, Lanny's daughter.  I had left an online condolence through the funeral home for the family.  For some reason,  the family was not told of the online condolences so that Karie had not read any of them until night before last.
She was responding to what I said and thanking me for remembering her dad.  She also thanked me for all the things she learned from Kenneth and me, stating that she thinks of us every time she writes, which is frequently.  "I remember all those little tips you guys taught us to help us and I use them every time I write," she said.
Kenneth was her English teacher in junior high while I taught her one year in Sophomore English and two years in journalism.  Teaching is usually its own reward; but every now and then, a former student takes the time to tell you they did learn in your class and still remember.  It's a little icing on the cake for those long hours of paper grading and the low pay.

I read that Michael Douglas revealed last night on David Letterman that his throat cancer is Stage IV, although he said doctors are giving him an 80 per cent chance of recovery. Recovery, maybe! Long term survival, I doubt it. He also told Letterman that his tumor is his throat is due to years of smoking and drinking.

He had just finished his first week of chemo and radiation.

His wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, revealed in People Magazine that he has known for quite some time that something was wrong. He has been hoarse with a persistent ear ache. He had seen doctors earlier; but in spite of batteries of tests, they found nothing. "I am furious with the doctors that they did not find this soooner," she said. "We've known for quite some time that something was wrong; but the doctors kept saying they could find nothing serious that could be causing his problem."