Barb, those pictures made me smile. I adore Mark Harmon.

I need a cabana boy to help clean up the Christmas wreckage so I can get ready for our NYE party. I don't think the hottie sleeping next to me is going to be much help.

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Shir, I posted up a Cabana Boy just for you in my LJ [link]

Ah, so that's what my competition he looks like.

The foursome sounded a lot better than the radio reports over here, I'd give you that.

I'll do what I can from over here. Alas, I have to go back to work today. Blah. No fun I tell you. But thankfully, A CHRISTMAS CAROL is done. For this year at least.

Shir, Focus on what you have the ability to change, most notably your studies. The worries of your country's current situation is troublesome, but out of reach to change in the short term, alone. Say prayers and send good wishes to your friends, and get back to the books. You are your country's future. You have all of us over here vibing for you.

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Much peace~ma.

I'm going back to DC today. I've still got to pack my suitcase. And I'm presenting at a math conference on January 5, and starting to get really nervous about that.

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{{Shir}} Continuing wishes for a speedy resolution to the violence in IsraGaza. I saw a picture on the front of the New York Times this morning that just made me want to cry. Safety~ma to you, your family and friends.

Dropped the kids off at the airport this morning. I am a tad verklempt.

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{{Shir}} continuing wishes for you,your sister, the people of Israel, and the people of Gaza and the West Banks.

Also to extend some of what you said, here is commentary by Gideon Levy [link]

Also Zvi Barel [link]

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Andi, I didn't know you wrote fic! Go Team!

It's actually been a while. And it's all Trek smut. It started after a couple of years of yelling at the tv, "Oh, come on, I can do better than that!" at Voyager. And then I started writing to prove it. When Voyager was over, I started watching Buffy, and didn't have that problem any more, so no more fic.

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I saw this side bar ad, and thought it very appropriate for the group (it is very work safe, so no worries) [link]

Aside from that, the thing I learned today is, trying to take pictures of black speakers hung in front of black walls is very difficult. So I switched to video so I could at least give a commentary to document the show for next year.

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My sister is on a cruise around South america. She will be seeing penguins in the wild today or tomorrow.

We needed the thought of penguins today

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It's complete. After poaching the desk several weeks ago, I finally have a key to the office!

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Easy nerves-ma to Hil.

Fervent peace and strength vibes to Shir and Nilly and all affected by the latest action.

Barb has always got our six with the cabana boys, ::smooch!:: and we love her for it. And other things, of course.

Ginger, I'm so sorry about your fraught adventure, but so very glad you and Mr. P are home safe.

((((Nora))))

And dear heaven, all the strength, support, and courage in the world wished to Cashmere's friend.

I'm shocked! Shocked that gamboling is going on!

So that's what they're calling it these days. Of course, you realize we're dealing with the "I reject your reality and substitute my own" faction of American society, right? Always among us, but our recent administration raised it to an art and a religion itself. May the country be allowed to recover.

Beej? Would you mind shooting an email to my profile addy? Outlook makes my computer verschimmlt, I can't use it, and I wanted to natter at you a bit.

Penguins are always a good idea. There are two of them on our tree, and neither is Opus, though the resemblance is there. In my family the word is always said with the intonation Whoopi gave it in her one-woman show. "Penguin, how would you know?"

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