congrats Votex!

So are all newspeople starting to call this "7/7" or just WNYC?

Cripes, I hope this doesn't catch on.

just realized my brother-in-law was in DC on 9/11, in Madrid on 3/11, and is in London now. Remind me never to travel with him

Wow, that is freaky.

I loved the NYC Kosher chocolates. SO FUN!

I didn't even check for a kosher symbol, because I knew I didn't have to. I was too busy looking at the pictures and squeeing "I was there! And there! And there!".

Good to know teh time delay on packages to you, youknow, for future goodies.

The post office claimed that they sent me a first notice on the package, on time. However, I didn't get it - the one I did get was apparently the second notice. So, it was here and time and just sitting in the post office waiting for me for a week, all alone, poor package.

The building management announced it.

Oh, this reminds me of a funny. A local Reserves/ROTC training center is across the street. Behind work is a huge ravine/park/woodlands. So, naturally, they use it for training thingies.

Well, they FINALLY figured out it would be wise to notify the local community and businesses after the police fielded a bunch of freaking out calls about people in camo skulking around in the ravine with hugeass guns. The local police knew the exercises were going on so there weren't any disasters but sheesh.

It is sorta funny to look out the window and see them skulking in the bushes. I do have to refrain from calling out "Yooohooo! I seeee you!"

It's very tempting.

Ooh, brand new condo built for you! Very cool. My in-laws current house was bought on a similar deal, and they got to do a little customizing - deciding they wanted a balcony instead of an enclosed sun porch, choosing kitchen cabinets, that sort of thing.

I think we are going get out of town this weekend. If it doesn't turn out to be an evacuation, it'll just be a weekend away. With all our pets and my mother-in-law.

With all our pets and my mother-in-law.

I just flashed on that National Lampoon movie about a family vacation. With grandma tied to the roof.

I'm sorry, sometimes I maybe shouldn't share my brain.

So are all newspeople starting to call this "7/7" or just WNYC?

I'm pretty sure I heard Karie Couric use "Ground Zero London" a few minutes ago.

If ya' need a diversion - Old-school handheld electronic games. I'm sad that the Battlestar Galactica game isn't there.

But I'm still pretty pissed off at anyone who moves so quickly from "terrible thing elsewhere" to "Oh, God, what if it happens HERE?"

Whereas my reaction is "Oh, God, those bombs were really meant for us! We're the ones who got England into this!" Which honestly is just as parochial and self-centered.