More of Avi and Ginger's Silly Char-latte :-D

So Avi, with his busy schedule, has failed to post this latest video for all the family to see. It's quite ridiculous!
Bath fun!

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Dan at the restaurant

As you may know, Dan Kessler, a/k/a Dan Bond, is working at a NYC restaurant called "City Hall." Josh, Hillel and I went to see the place. Hillel and I, ever sensitive to the feelings of others, wanted to stay outside the restaurant, but Josh insisted that we go inside. The owner took us down to see Dan, and asked him to give us a tour of the place. Amazingly, Dan was not even slightly embarrassed that his father and uncles had showed up at his new job! [Note: some parts of this story (i.e., the facts) have been changed to make everyone but Josh looke better.]

Pammy in Santa Fe

I promised to post a photo of my visit to Pammy in Santa Fe. For some reason, at the precise moment I snapped her picture, she happened to be reading. What are the odds against that! BTW, she seems to be doing very well, and Santa Fe is holding its own.

Party for Shirl

This was a real nice (kosher) clambake,
We're mighty glad we came.
The vittles we et
Were good, you bet
The company was the same.
Our hearts are warm,
Our bellies are full,
And we are feeling prime.
This was a real nice clambake,
And we all had a real good time!

It was really nice to be in Youngstown with all of my siblings to wish Shirl a non-birthday. The jokes were as bad as usual, but the arrangements went amazingly smoothly, given the personnel involved. Booker managed to make all the arrangements and - incredibly - keep them secret from everyone but the FIA (Flo's Intelligence Agency). Even though all of the airports on the continent were in turmoil from last week's snowstorm, we managed to fly in from all points of the compass with only a few delays and one cancelled flight. Shirl was truly surprised, or faked it beautifully, and no one wrecked a rental car or lost luggage.

It was sad that Aunt Dorothy was not there, of course. If someone has an update, please post it. It was also frustrating, as usual, that there was not time enough to get the news from everybody, which is particularly hard on me because when I got back to Massachusetts, Sara wanted to know all of the news about everybody, and I was way short on the crucial details. I hope that we can find a way to get there for Pesach, or for Shirl's actual birthday, but we'll have to see...

I Blame Myself

I admit it. I haven't been keeping up with my news and notes. It's been busy, but that's no excuse. The truth is that we finally got satellite TV. I was on the fence about it (for about 15 years), but at the end of this year, there seemed to be a couple of reasons (besides the Super Bowl -- if the Browns weren't in it, the Patriots were bound to be) to break down and get a dish. First, of course, "Cover Shot," with casting by Beth and co-hosting by Josh, was scheduled to be on, and Pippi's friend Nate (and schoolmate Scooter -- that's really his name) were going to be on "Beauty and the Geek."

So we got the TV dish, and of course Cover Shot went on hiatus immediately. Whatever. So Pippi and I started scouring all 160 channels to find "Beauty and the Geek," and found out it wasn't one of the 160 channels and wasn't available in our area. Well, there was always the Patriots and the Super Bowl... BTW, Nate and Scooter are the finalists in "Beauty and the Geek" tonight. Our friends tape it for us, so we've been keeping up with it a day late.

Anyhow, I have been guilty of watching TV when I should be blogging. Today I finally have some free time because of the weather. I wasn't sure whether to go to work today, because the big snow storm that just left the midwest arrived in New England. It didn't look too bad at first, and I wasn't sure whether to go, but I stayed home. Later this morning, I caught up with the National Weather Service warning:

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS AND MOVES UP THE EAST COAST. HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH OREXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...WITHGUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH QUITE LIKELY BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND THE INCREASING WINDS WILL WORK INCONCERT TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT BEST...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.

Don't worry...we're safe and sound at home, and the snow is really beautiful, but I'm glad I wimped out...

Anyhow, I will try to come back later today and post some photos from my visit with Pammy in Santa Fe. I can also put up a picture of the blizzard, but it will mostly look white.

The Texas Rangers

Henry and I went to see Aunt Dorothy yesterday for a (long-overdue) visit. Dr. Lynne and Zoe were here from the Lone Star state and we all had a good time visiting and looking through old photos. Aunt Dorothy was in good spirits and said that she was feeling well. Lynnie proudly pointed out that Aunt Dorothy hadn't needed the oxygen all afternoon and that she is hopeful that she might be able to be out and about sometime next week.

FASHION WEEK UPDATE!!! Zoe's new hairstyle is stunning and quite the rage.

Time for a new video?

Well, okay...

Splashing!

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