{{{Sean and S}}}

I wish I had more to offer than virtual hugs.

Also, someone please make me stop reading Salon letters. (There was an article about theology and atheism. Thus, the "I don't need to know anything at all about religion to know that it's all nonsense" people are out in force. My thought -- English needs an equivalent word to the Hebrew "apikoros." It means someone who's studied the law and rejected it, as opposed to someone who isn't religious just because they've never learned what it means. Having only the word "atheist" to describe both of those people makes for circular discussions.)

askye, my undergraduate degree was history. I don't think it mattered one way or another. I think that library experience was the most valuable thing.

I think one of these days I'm going to track down every one of Fay's posts from her world travels and save them in a special file that I can burn to CD so I can have my own personal Fay-book.

I totally want one of those CDs. Oh, wait, we could share on the interbunny! Perhaps with something like the Nilly archive. Hmmm....

And most importantly, I'm so that there are so many folks able to help out, Sean. I wish I were there so I could help. Heck, I just wish I were there. I know it's hard, but I hope that the time spent with localistas ends up giving you and S at least some good memories out of all of this. Much prayer, ~ma and good thoughts that this procedure works well and is effective.

Criminy, Sean. I'll call you tomorrow to see if it's okay to stop by after the movie.

Yeesh. I'm with you on that idea, Hil.

I'm an atheist, but I got here from long, careful (and, in fact, ongoing) study of religions, and religious texts and thought. There have been multiple occasions in which I knew more about a religion than a follower of the religion in question did.

And through this study, I have also come away with a healthy respect and admiration of many religions, religious people, and some tenets of faith, even if I do not share that faith.

There's no excuse for ignorance, people.

Hell (pun intended), there's quite a number of religious speakers, writers and thinkers whose work I enjoy and agree with, even if I will never actually share their faith.

Sean, My Saturday is open. If you need me to wander up to LA and feed the cat, I'd be happy to. Just would need to figure out a way to key me in.

Sean, I wish you and S. lots of health and sanity ~ma. Cricket said that she had a cat sitter lined up for you to contact; did you get her message?

Thanks for the thoughts, libkitty. It means everything.

Criminy, Sean. I'll call you tomorrow to see if it's okay to stop by after the movie.

Okay, P-C. The procedure may well happen tomorrow, so by the time you get there, she might be too tuckered out for guests, but I suspect I'll be up to spend a little bit with you, even if it's just a few minutes saying "hi" and catching up.

Sean, My Saturday is open. If you need me to wander up to LA and feed the cat, I'd be happy to. Just would need to figure out a way to key me in.

Thanks, o_a. Actually, it's our good gaming buddy Eric who has the keys, so if I can figure out a way to make a key exchange happen, we'll do that, but hopefully it won't be necessary. Also, there may be a backup cat sitter, who already has a copy of the keys, who can take over once Eric leaves town, but we haven't quite made contact with that person to secure that eventuality. I'll kep you posted as the week progresses.

Cricket said that she had a cat sitter lined up for you to contact; did you get her message?

Not yet. My iPhone battery died while I was speaking to her directly. We were talking about BH, and hadn't gotten around to personal stuff before the phone went completely dead (I've been putting that thing through it's paces the last couple of days, it was fully charged when I left the house this morning).

I just plugged it in to charge a little while ago. I'll get the message in the morning.

I think she sent it via email. In any case, she hadn't listened to your voicemail before she spoke to you, and she felt rotten when she realized after your conversation what was actually going on. Just so you know.

One of the books I just stuck in my backpack for reading over vacation is a book on Jewish spirituality written by a guy who once offered LSD to the Lubovitcher rebbe. (The rebbe declined.) I've also got a vegan cookbook, The Golden Compass, The Character of Physical Law, and Murder, My Sweet. Should last me until New Years, I think.