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.

I messaged DX, I'll let you know when I reach him.

I've been lurking, but lack word for all the ... stuff ... people are going through. It gives me a pang in my heart with all I've been hearing, I just don't know what to say.

I'm just hoping 2021 is better.

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.

Thanks, Debet. My plan is to put Harvey into the arms of anyone who has decision-making power, tell them that he is 22 and that he clearly loves them, and let Harvey work his magic.

I know it is not good, but I am remote working in pjs in my recliner with the tv on today.

I am so thankful for this place and you all and really really regretting that I have not met more of you.

MM, maybe wear the cape next time?

Fuck! That's what I forgot!