Yay! Thanks for letting us know you arrived, sj. Enjoy!

smonster, I totally understand about the stupid. I have employees that are all out crazy, mightily eccentric, and even high maintenance emotional. But I won't and can't deal with the stupid. Can't deal with it.

Awesome, sj! Have fun!

Yay for safe landings, and have a fabulous time!

I would like to make a delicious fall suggestion for you all. Last night I made a pumpkin pie (testing out recipes for Thanksgiving and, also, loving pumpkin pie) and had some extra filling that didn't fit in my crust. So I baked it alone in a crock, yum. This morning, for breakfast? Toast with cooked pumpkin pie filling spread on it like jelly. Utterly delicious.

Cereal to say that if you mix some of the cooked pumpkin pie filling with milk (about 2 tablespoons per serving), a little extra sugar, and a teensy bit of vanilla extract and heat it on the stove, you can mix it with strong coffee to make a pumpkin spice latte at least as good as Starbucks'. Yum.

Speaking of pumpkin, I'll note that Trader Joe's was handing out samples of their pumpkin souffle last week and it was really delicious.

I'm discovering, once again, that hypoglycemia and Judaism don't mix too well on fast days. I'm way too dizzy to feel safe driving, so I'm trying to decide whether fasting or synagogue is more important today, since I can't do both.

I would say synagogue is more important. Eat.

Yeah, but I'd feel weird saying all the prayers about fasting when I'd already eaten. I can read some of the readings at home, I guess.

Isn't there something in the Torah about health, Hil? I can't imagine anyone could think you're a bad Jew for eating to avoid health risks.

Whee sj in London! Have so much fun, sweetie!

Guys, I had horrible, soul-shaking nightmares last night. I woke up already stressed out and sick. Not a great way to start a Saturday. Can anyone tell me something happy?