In the kitchen on a snowy day.

Everyone is in the kitchen on a snowy day. There's not much else to do in a studio apartment when its snowing outside and you don't have cable or a warm body to cuddle up with. So... you cook! And eat.

Rani and Tom came over for dinner. We were a little nervous about my cooking because last time, all three of us may or may not have gotten sick. This time around, I tried really hard. Here were my recipes:

Polenta baked with fresh mozzarella and a spicy red sauce.
Nachos with chicken, quinoa, black beans, corn, lettuce, tomato, green onions, and avocado.

It was a success because 1) no one got sick and 2) my guests took home the leftovers. Score!

Even Uncle Ray and Mom were cooking this weekend.

Yum! I hope there still some left over by Thanksgiving. 

To follow-up on my last post about Duty to Others, you all were on point. You'd feel morally obligated to stop whatever texting conversation you were in to save the child. Some of you are SO moral that you insisted on "playing with my hypo" and having the kids run into ice cream, big puffy clouds, and puppies. If life were that grand...

Whatever moral obligation you would feel to save the child, we have no affirmative duty to act like a superhero. We are not legally required to step in and save the day except, of course, for a few notable exceptions:

1. Special Relationships. If you and a friend go out on a "social adventure" and have a known relationship to each other, it is implied that you look out for one another. If you and a friend were to go to a party together, get into some "trouble" and you abandon her under a car bleeding from the head, you will probably get sued and lose. 
2. Partial Rescue. If you start to save someone, you must finish to the extent that a reasonable person  could. You aren't expected to perform open heart surgery, but you are required to take reasonable measures to complete the rescue to the best of a reasonably prudent person's ability. Torts law loves the word reasonable. 
3. You did it. You hit someone with your car as they were crossing the street. You will be held liable for their injuries, obviously. But, you will also be legally required to get them help - call 911, take them to the ER, etc.

But, regardless, I'd go save the kid. Give myself a pat on the back and rock out my Super Woman outfit.