Nanuq

Found it! It was next to the BBQ tongs. Which makes me wonder what it is, exactly, that we've been grilling up this last week?

Hey Boss, I just wandered through the Admin cigar lounge and noticed all the cigars and brandy are gone. So are the Rembrandts. And it looks like someone took a whiz in Ken's moisturizing cream. Z? Was that you?!

Roger that. And they taste best lean and meaty straight out of hibernation... they haven't been into the decaying fish carcasses yet.

I'll bring the akkevit.

Just don't nobody be talkin' my man cc33 out of that 7924. She's MINE.

Hey guys! ZK is buying the beer!!

Okay Boss, now's our chance. You keep him distracted and I'll give him the Whammy.

No! No! Nooooo!!!

Not from my house, but you CAN see Russia from Alaska. Here it is, across the open water.

Well yes, there IS that method too. I was going to mention the joys of an 8 lb. sledge hammer (brass for safety!) but opted not to.

No! No! Anything but that!!

ASCI, that Zixen rocks! Is that based on the classic Jenny Compressor case?

Uh ohhhhhhhhh, he's figured out the secret decoder ring boys! To arms! Repel the boarders!

Mmmmmm chocolatey

Yeah ask the Watchbitz guy in Oz that's sending me a set of screwdrivers! I think the sleddogs fell off the side of the mountain.

Nahhhhhhhhhhhhh, that won't do much good for protecting the home turf. But this guy will.

Oh yeah this oughta be good. Who's bringing the switchblades and who's bringing the brass knuckles?

Way up on a mountain in Alaska

Huh? What? was someone saying something? Sorry, I was out skinning a live bear. ........................with my teeth Now what were you saying?

Less delicious, check.

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Excellent! Remember your job is not to be your kids' best friend, it is to raise them to be strong adults that can care for themselves and the world they're about to inherit. He's started an adult conversation.... keep the ball rolling. Congratulate him on the maturity it took to express that. Tell him you'll always love and accept him, period. That's immutable. Then remind him part of being a mature young man is honoring the rights, feelings and space of those around him, just as he's expecting you to respond to, and honor his announcement. Tell him he will honor the rights, feelings and space of you and your dad, through gritted teeth if necessary. But he WILL do it. That's how grown-ups behave. Welcome to being an adult, young man.