In which The Guardian is going to do a story about the guy running against the congressman Primo ran against two years ago

Primo: The Guardian is doing a story about Tariq!

Me: The Guardian, as in the newspaper from England?

Primo: Yes.

Me: Why?

Primo: Because - we think - he is a black guy who is running against an entrenched congressman.

Me: You ran against him.

Primo: I know.

Me: I see.

Primo: It's earned media. It's good. So Tariq is going to be taking this reporter around tomorrow and they are going to casually bump into me at a coffee shop where I will be waiting.

Me: Couldn't Tariq just tell the reporter, "My friend Primo ran against this guy two years ago and it might also be interesting to talk to him?"

Primo: Maybe.

In which I have to be a Supportive Wife - because sometimes that's what you have to do - and go to a fundraiser for Primo instead of watching season one of Madame Secretary so I am a little bit bitter but I will get over it

Primo: I talked to a lady who said she would have a house party for me!

Me: That's great!

Primo: She wanted to do it on October 11, but that's the night before Yom Kippur.

Me: That's not a good time.

Primo: So it's going to be on October 13,

Me: OK.

Primo: Will you go?

Me: Oh man.

Primo: She's going to make black-eyed pea salsa.

Me: And?

Primo: You like black-eyed peas!

Me: Not the way yankees make them. They don't do it right.

In which Primo slips into a mild existential crisis and realizes he might not be sleazy enough to be a politician

Primo: I am despondent.

Me: Why?

Primo: Because I have no legacy. My life has been nothing. We don't have children. We have accomplished nothing of significance. I probably won't win this election.

Me: Welllll.....

Primo: What's it all been for?

Me: I don't know.

Primo: Plus I don't think I would be a good politician. I went to an event last night and I had to be all nice to the county administrator even though he keeps giving money to my opponent. The administrator and I are in the same party! Why does he support my opponent?

Me: Because he is a pragmatist and your opponent holds the office now and the administrator just wants to be able to work with him.

Primo: But he doesn't have any principles!*

Me: Most politicians don't.

Primo: I think he is just interested in power.

Me: Uh huh.

Primo: But that's not what it's supposed to be about! It's supposed to be about making things better for the community!

Me: I know. But most politicians are kind of sleazy and they're in it for themselves. You are way to honest for that.

* There is plenty of other evidence to support this point. I don't think there is anything wrong with being pragmatic, but the county administrator is a rich kid who bought the office with his dad's money and has never had to rely on working to support himself. I don't like the way he operates.

In which Ted decides that he is a 12 year old jerk, which we already knew - and for the record, William, Stephanie's son (who may have other names in this blog but I can't remember them), has always gone by "William" and never by "Billy"

• Monday
• 
  

  9/26, 7:32pm
  

  Stephanie 
  

  
  

  
  

  Hello sil, I think Ted is about to get told off!!!!!
• 
  

  9/26, 7:48pm
  

  Goldie 
  

  
  

  
  

  really? what's going on?
• 
  

  9/26, 8:08pm
  

  Stephanie 
  

  
  

  
  

  He keeps calling William....Billy. As silly as it sounds, he is doing it because, I told his mother she couldn't cal him Billy....such childish behavior 😣
• 
  

  9/26, 8:22pm
  

  Goldie 
  

  
  

  
  

  WHAT A DICK
• 
  

  9/26, 8:23pm
  

  Stephanie 
  

  
  

  
  

  YUP....a DICK wrapped up in an ASS!!!!
• 
  

  9/26, 8:25pm
  

  Goldie 
  

  
  

  
  

  He is doing it JUST BECAUSE HE WAS ASKED NOT TO?
• 
  

  9/26, 8:26pm
  

  Stephanie 
  

  
  

  
  

  Yes, he and his snooty sister think they're funny. They even had Ted'sSon say it, how childish....
• 
  

  9/26, 8:35pm
  

  Goldie 
  

  
  

  
  

  I don't understand. I really do not understand.
• 
  

  9/26, 8:39pm
  

  Stephanie 
  

  
  

  
  

  Do we ever really understand his childish behavior......just an ASS!
• 
  

  9/26, 8:48pm
  

  Goldie 
  

  
  

  
  

  Well - William has a chance to show Ted how to be an adult. "Uncle Ted, please call me William. That is the name I use." And if Ted won't do it, then William can just ignore him. Honestly.
• 
  

  9/26, 8:50pm
  

  Stephanie 
  

  
  

  
  

  True, but William won't cause waves, so I told him politely. Next time not so much!
• 9/26, 8:52pm
  

  Goldie 
  

  
  

  
  

  It's OK to cause waves when someone is being a jerk as long as you start out nice!

  
  

  And really - it's not like William needs anything from Ted

  
  

  Ted has nothing William wants
• 
  

  9/26, 8:57pm
  

  Stephanie 
  

  
  

  
  

  True, honestly Ted has nothing that anyone wants, including his pompous attitude.....
• 9/26, 9:00pm
  

  Goldie 
  

  
  

  
  

  but - he is an ARTIST!!!!

  
  

  he DOESN'T CARE ABOUT MONEY!
• 
  

  9/26, 9:06pm
  

  Stephanie 
  

  
  

  
  

  Unless it's Ted'sSon's money.....ugh!!!
• 
  

  9/26, 9:07pm
  

  Goldie 
  

  
  

  
  

  It's easy to not care about money if someone else is paying the bills
• 
  

  9/26, 9:08pm
  

  Stephanie 
  

  
  

  
  

  Exactly!!!
• 
  

  9/26, 9:08pm
  

  Goldie 
  

  
  

  
  

  I liked not caring about money :)

  
  

  It was a great deal

  
  

  for me

  
  

  not so much for Primo
• 
  
• 9/26, 9:13pm
  

  Stephanie 
  

  
  

  
  

  Never cared about money, never will! He is driven by money, just sad he doesn't know how to make it!
• 
  

  9/26, 9:14pm
  

  Goldie 
  

  
  

  
  

  Maybe nobody has ever explained the concept of "work" to him?
• 
  

  9/26, 9:17pm
  

  Stephanie 
  

  
  

  
  

  Nope, he's a Producer.....