Miss Alli, as always, says it best.

Congratulations, Dana!

Nilly! You were in my dream last night -- I was visiting you in Israel, and you wanted me to bring you breakfast cereal from the US, because you said you had it when you visited here and really enjoyed it. (Somehow I think that isn't true in real life, but in the dream you loved American cereal.) And the cereal you wanted was one called Frankenberry, which is a very pink, sugary, strawberry-flavored cereal, with pink mini-marshmallows in it. (The character on the cereal box is, I guess, a pink version of Frankenstein's monster. And there are 2 variations on Frankenberry -- a chocolate cereal called Count Chocula, and a blueberry cereal called Boo-Berry.)

I'm assuming that Frankberry is not kosher, and that, in real life, you didn't have it when you were here.

Renovations at the Utah State Capitol are at a delicate stage

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The 90-year-old building has been jacked up and is supported only by temporary props while crews begin installing 265 earthquake-resistant stabilizers.

They've turned my state's capitol building into the world's largest trailer up on blocks.

On Grey's Anantomy: I'm VERY happy with them. Go them! Even if her character does continute the pregnancy they set her at an entirely accurate "end the pregnancy" place at least for one episode. Woo hoo!

And on Desperate Housewives: to state the obvious, could Gabrielle BE even more psychotically selfish? Why even TELL the kid it could be his if you're going to cut him out? Lie, stupid. It's your forte.

Congrats, Dana!

Hey, cutiehead msbelle, how did the event go?

I am reserving any big treats to myself until I get a new job.

Well, you will definitely deserve some.

You were in my dream last night

Whenever this sentence is being said (very few times, but still), I can't help but being deeply surprised.

Somehow I think that isn't true in real life, but in the dream you loved American cereal

I tasted exactly one brand of American cereals, at Hil's, and I can't remember what it was. They were little rings, and tasty. It was my one-before-last day in the US, IIRC.

I'm assuming that Frankberry is not kosher, and that, in real life, you didn't have it when you were here.

When I clicked on the link of the picture in your post, I wanted to turn the box over and to look and see if there are any kosher signs on it. Also, you're right, I didn't have it when I was in the USA. But maybe by the time you come visit Israel I would, who knows?

There were a couple of kosher-for-Passover products I saw in an Israeli supermarket that had USA kosher symbols on them (probably some of them go to export, and there's no point in bothering to produce more than one sort of package). I nearly jumped when I noticed that - worlds colliding. There are so many Israeli kosher signs as it is (um, USA has more), it was so surprising to see some of the other ones on Israeli packages.

congrats, Dana! Very awesome!

it went fine. I omitted something from the journal and had to appease that person and will refund his money. We had one crazy person get out of line and had one person who did not pay, who I don't think ever will. BUT, the event netted around $25K and people seemed to really enjoy themselves.

I am happy it is over and hope in the next 2 days to get all thank yous out and the budget numbers all finalized.

congrats to msbelle too!!!