I am distantly related by marriage to a white american couple who named their chinese baby girl Cinnamon "because of her nice brown color"

But see, they're pro nice brown colour.

Tons of health~ma to you, hon. Seriously, let me know if we can do anything.

Aimee's bob looks shiny and sleek and pretty.

My best man's daughter is named India.

I worked for a company famous for it's excellent 800 number customer service.

I am now going to share with you the magic ingredient that made it work: The customer service reps were authorized to fix whatever problem people called in with.

It the CS rep determined that the product was faulty they were authorized to pay for shipping to have it fixed, or if they determined it was FUBAR they were authorized to send a new one. If the customer didn't want a new thingie the CS rep was authorized to refund their money.

And that's all it takes. Of course, the CS reps had regular reports on the fixes they authorized, but if they were considered to be the proper response then they were okay.

That's if the company has a commitment to customer service. I could tell you stories about Nordstrom that would give you a stiffie.

Ack, Omnis. That sucks. I hope you get home soon.

So, latest theory. Might not be blockage, per se. Seems my GI might have had some rotation issues when I was in the oven. Yup, another way my body is a freak. More answers after tomorrow xrays.

Much health~ma, omnis.

I just skipped a zillion posts. Hope I didn't miss much.

Today, to avoid editing an article that I just can't stand to look at anymore, I used the university's database access to search for every mention of my family in the NY Times, then compiled the list and sent it out to all my relatives. Most of the mentions were fairly innocuous -- birth and death and marriage announcements, stuff like that. A few reports from the thirties of a relative who won a bunch of citywide sports competitions. And then several small mentions of a particular relative that, taken together, can really leave no conclusion other than that he was involved in the mob.

Sorry to hear that you are still stuck in there Omnis. Where are you stuck in the hospital? Down in LB?

hoag in Newport Beach

Aimee's bob looks shiny and sleek and pretty.

So not what I read after 3 glasses of wine.

omnis! I demand your organs stop making you feel bad right now!

Freezing rain tonight! But...tomorrow's my last day! I want to go to work tomorrow. I have to train somebody, clean out my desk, write out my systems, leave contact numbers, get taken to lunch and hug everybody and get a little teary!

I'm sure her boobs look all shiny and sleek and pretty, too, Daisy Jane.