I feel bad asking when I haven't been here for so long, but we still need about 70 answers to the quiz Suzi mentioned a few days ago. If you haven't yet, would you be so kind as to answer in either Facebook [link] or Twitter [link]

(the twitter poll closes early Saturday morning)

Thanks!

Could I get some -ma for my friend K. and his wife S? Also, some for us, because a handyman's bad luck kind of means we have something not fully fixed.

Hi you May remember me from such shows as can-I-get-some~ma and hi friends come visit.

But for reasons that must remain nebulous, publishing~ or offer~Ma would be very very very welcome

Some heart~ma for my step-dad would be appreciated. He has always been a very physically active man in the 30 years I have known him, but in the past few weeks he started getting substantial chest pain and shortness of breath with even minimal exertion. We went for an echo and stress test Friday and after about 3 seconds of the stress test they stopped it and scheduled him for a cath at 6:30 tomorrow morning. Most likely outcome will be a stent put in tomorrow, but we will know more when they get in there. I know this is very routine stuff, but his emotional state has been horrible since Mom died and he could use some ~ma in the form of strength for the next few days.

Thank you!

At 66 years old, 4 months from retirement, my BIL had a massive heart attack at swim practice this morning. He was gone before they got him out of the pool.

This fucking year.

My dad was admitted to the hospital today with a cellulitis infection in his leg. He's in good health, but he's also 70 and probably put off going to the hospital longer than he should have. I will gladly take any medical ~ma you feel like sending his way.

I'm off to attend a funeral for a friend today, the first of my post-college circle to pass away. We had thought he was on the road to recovery after a couple months of being hospitalized (I mentioned him in Beep Me back in late June), but his heart gave out very soon after he was moved to a rehab hospital to regain his strength. You'll be missed, Jerry.

Do we have anybody in Georgia? ( Dianne Cameron??) My former roommate and dear friend Mona Romero (whose house burned down in the CA Valley Fire a couple of years ago) is in the process of evacuating from her house near Tampa. She's on the freeway now, and she said it's stop and go. She has a place to go in North Carolina, but doesn't think she can get that far tonight. Can anybody put her up overnight? Eta: hotel'd it for a few days near Atlanta, then back to Tampa, where their house was undamaged, hooray.

Some make-this-dream-happen-ma would be appreciated...ND and I just found and put in an offer on a house within the past four days. This has all happened very unexpectedly and with lightning speed. We are freaking out more than a little. I know the price will seem outrageous for most of the country, but a place this size with an attached apartment, all renovated and gorgeous, is a freaking STEAL for this area. I. Am. Freaking. Out.

Link went POOF for now...

So nothing is decided yet, but early signs point to something sketchy going on since the listing agent seems less than interested in actually letting the buyer consider our offer. There's a reason it's been sitting there. We aren't giving up, but it isn't looking good. Any spare -ma you have would be appreciated.