After many days of being confused and not really recognizing me, much
less chatting with me, my Mom and i had a long coversation tonight.
She has been awake most of the day in a semi-confused state....but as
evening came, my Mom was ready to talk.  She wanted to call my Dad on

I'm driving to Pittsburgh in the morning.  Between some wonderful advice in
here and the very fact of Mom's fate, I'm driving down first thing in the
a.m.  It's a 6 hour drive...  not too bad at all.
I'll catch y'all when I come home.  I have *no* clue how long Mom has.  Dad

Atlantic City officials could vote later this month on a measure that would
expand New Jersey's statewide smoking ban to the city's 13 casinos.
The ban, which took effect in April, exempted casino floors.
But state lawmakers put a provision into the law that allows cities and