I've been around here and FB. Just haven't figured out what to say.

Hi aurelia.

[removed name confusion]

I'm trying to stick to board names, particularly for people who seemed to switch to be more private, but sometimes there have been enough switches, I get confused.

Nope, different people.

There are totally people on FB whose names I haven't connected with pseuds.

I'll make sure Hil knows.

I would be more than happy to anchor a Hawaii Buffista enclave, but you should know that moving the cats out here is non-trivial.

You know, if this is November, I'm real worried about the next month and a half.

Thank you, Debet. I'll add her to the list. I know she was getting ready to travel.

There are totally people on FB whose names I haven't connected with pseuds.

Between here, TWoP, the Bronze, and Twitter, and people changing names from platform to platform, or just over the years, I'm really losing track.

After brenda mentioned Sail, I realized, oh yeah hey, we follow each other on Twitter. I know her profile when I see it. I know her fondness for skating. I know her real first name. I'm not sure I could call up her Twitter handle to search for her.

Just catching up and wishing everybody with woes huge and devastating and small and bitey hugs, sympathy, compassion, and comfy blanket forts.

Happy Birthday, Jess, and Happy Anniversary, sj and TCP!

And it's always been ammitch and amyth--as in amethyst. And uh-sky.

MM, maybe wear the cape next time?

Cindy, you're awesome, and thanks so much for all the names and notify-wrangling.

I love you all so much.

fucking fuckity fuck. with fucking fucksprinkles. Or jimmies. Or what the fuck ever.

Thank you, Cindy.

People who we haven't reached may include: Allyson, Anne, Barb, bennett, beth b, Betsy HP, billytea, burrell, Consuela, Deb Grabien, Deena, DX Machina, Elena, Emily, esse, Gris, hippocampus (sox), Java cat, Kalshane, Kat Perez, Laga, le nubian, Lee, Jon B., Liese, lori, Micole, Nilly, quester, sarameg, Sparky1, Stephanie (St Nonian), Strix, sumi, SuziQ, Toddson, tommyrot, Trudy, Typo Boy, Vortex, Wolfram. If any of these people know, please tell me, and I'll add them to the top list.

I told Nilly.

Matt, I am so sorry. You are such a wonderful cat parent. This is terrible.

This year.

I’m honestly overwhelmed by all of it.

Considering the fiscal cliff this country is also about to fall off I can’t see an improvement come January.

I also feel that I have lost my faith and belief in the U.S. despite Biden winning election.

I’m struggling.

I’m sorry about the kitty, Matt.

I appreciate everyone doing the list wrangling and outreach to let people know about Amyth’s situation.

ND, I definitely have concerns, too. Trump and the GOP have been doing their best to strip mine the US for their donors, and that’s going to make it very hard to come back from both the COVID crisis and the effect of the massive shift of resources to the 1%. With a Republican senate Biden’s team will be really hampered in their response. If we can flip the GA seats, that might help. If they could get the Green New Deal in place, that would help on many fronts, but that’ll never make past McConnell if he’s still speaker.