Separation Anxiety Part Two

The new school year is coming, and before long thousands of young parents, and much younger kindergartners, will face that painful moment when Mom goes away (Mom in this case for the purpose of argument; I know a few womanly gents who drop their kids off at school too), and she doesn’t come back anytime soon.  Baby is left at the mercy of twenty or so equally terrified peers and a horrified Montessori grad on her first day of work.  This is a big day.  This is the day all of the children begin the long, twelve-year, process of culling the herd, and measuring the weak for their therapist’s couch.  It’s the first day of school, and separation anxiety is in the air.

So it goes for Your Pals in FtH.  Less than a year after we gave up our darling Cameron Esposito to the glittering golden apple that is Los Angeles, our new favorite ladyhost of Kole’s Kickass Komedy open mic (I hope that abbreviation takes hold) is also leaving, and also leaving for LA, and even leaving for an area that is in pretty close proximity to Cameron.  Maybe they’ll see each other?

Tonight we will cry bittersweet tears as Rhea Butcher, The Butcher of Akron, gives her swansong as host of the Cole’s open mic.  If you haven’t been to the mic lately, tonight will be a good show.  Come out and send Rhea off with a big, fat, kiss, or a cool and appropriate hand shake – If you don’t know which of those is right for you I don’t think I can help you.

Good bye, Rhea!  We will miss you and follow your good deeds with cheers!