The kids are all right, but we're not!

Among Americans ages 35 to 54:

• Deaths from illicit drug overdose is 5½ times higher this year than in 1975
• Are 30% more likely than people aged 15 through 19 to be killed in an automotive accident
• Are twice as likely to be binge drinkers than a college-age adult
• Are more likely than college-age adults to contract HIV
• Are twice as likely to commit a felony than they were in 1975

Looking through the comparisons, I see some interesting cherry-picking of comparitives, but overall this op-ed in the New York Times suggests that it is not children who are "at risk," but their parents, going through some sort of bizarre midlife crisis.

Poor Omaha. She missed dinner.

Poor Omaha. She had some political event to go to tonight, and so left me with the responsibility of cooking for myself and Kouryou-chan. She missed my risotto with proscuitto and Parmesan, as well as ice cream topped with fresh blackberries and a maraschino cherry.

Mmmm. Still a foodie, time permitting.

On the other hand, she made an incredible shrimp curry the other night and didn't skimp on the coconut milk. Yummy.