Well, I'm surrounded by snow, and I'm wearing my coat at my desk. Which is better than sweating.

There's 6 inches of snow in my front yard. The wind is too high up here at work, which is at the mouth of a canyon, for the snow to be too deep, except where there are mega drifts due to the wind. Wind chill 7 degrees this morning when I came in.

Wow. It's supposed to get up to 40 today and most of the snow we got on December 1st has melted away.

Yeah, a report is good. It's an official paper trail in case asswipe decides to continue his harrassment.

"Send lawyers, guns and money."

Hey, amend that to "Send Gunn" and I'm all set, yo. PLus the potential for hot monkey love after sparks fly in court. TAS-ty!

Billy Desmond, JAR's character from Conviction, might be of some use. At least in the courtroom. But yeah, Gunn's got all three covered. Go with Gunn.

Erin, I'm so sorry about the sitch, and I'm very glad people were here for you when you needed somebody. I'm sending all possible good-outcome vibes to you. Unfortunately, the bureaucrazy system works best if you can fling fistfuls of cash at it--or better yet, fling cash at lawyers who know exactly who, when and where to fling (your) cash at for the most effective outcome. Cynical, me? Naaaaaaah. Still. It can be gotten through, and as painlessly as possible. All good vibes.

sumi, can you ask your doctor about wearing an adhesive bandage or stocking to prevent the swelling during the day? I know your form of transportation is Shank's Mare, so you can't really stay off your feet. But if you can arrange to keep the foot and leg elevated and supported whenever you are sitting down, that will surely help, at least a little. I know how worrisome and uncomfortable the swelling is (BTDT, different causes), and I hope you find some better ways to cope, plus some relief, and soon.

Sonus, I'm appalled at your landlord's son's behavior, and can only agree with you (and everyone here) that you and your roommate need to move ASAP. It sucks to be blameless and still have to be the one inconvenienced, but there you go. I hope you find something good and get out of that bad situation quickly.

Oh Maria! All possible best healing thoughts to your rellies, and to you, sweetie. I know it's wonderful to be strong and to weather life's storms and help keep the rest of the family together and in decent spirits, but one does need some down time to repair one's own psyche. I hope you get that, a stress-reduced (if not -free) space so you can mend your frayed nerves and recover your equilibrium.

I'm sending boatloads of childer-coping-ma to JZ, Cash, Deena, Stephanie and anyone else who needs it. Mom is the greatest job in the world, but man, it does take a toll. Healthy doses of Lush baths, judicious applications of chocolate, wine, or whatever soothes your soul and restores your equilibrium to all of you. Dads too, since our crew on the board are fully invested in the position and don't slack their part in the childcare.

Telepathing warmth to connie and Suzi, and temping-ma to David.

G'day. More coffee definitely needed.

Woot! The police detective just called me. They caught a dude that matches my description, driving the same car, doing the same thing in a parking lot about 50 miles from here. The detective is putting together a photo line up for me to look at. A little "recognize the asshole" thoughts would be nice.

Yay, Laura! I really hope you recognize the asshole and he is made to pay.

Yay, Laura! I really hope you recognize the asshole and he is made to pay.

"Who's laughing now?!?"

OK, maybe it's too early to say that, but still....

Laura, that's excellent!

Beverly - I've been wearing an ace bandage to support my knee and then on Friday I picked up an Ace Knee Support.

"Who's laughing now?!?"

OK, maybe it's too early to say that, but still....

He's the Ethan Rayne of parking-lot crime -- it's the stop and gloat that gets him. If you get the chance to laugh in his face, that'll definitely be something they should film and show every Christmas.

Experienced eBayers, at what point after an auction ends should the seller start nudging for payment? Three days? Four? Shut up and wait a week?

I checked how far away they nabbed this guy and it is actually 100 miles north of here. The detective thought that chances were pretty good it was the same man since he had the same physical description, same vehicle, and was doing the same thing in a Publix parking lot. Even if it wasn't my asshole, still glad they caught this one.