I’m afraid because of my laziness and assorted computer crashes, this has been built up so that most are expecting something far more interesting than what follows. Be ye forewarned. I went to Connecticut for a week at Christmas. This is the Irish Catholic side of my family (although I was raised Jewish), so it ...

…for the lack of posting, my computer’s been crashing at 20 minute intervals, and I just got word today that the new one (yes, I broke down) may not ship for another 2 weeks. I’ll try and post something about CT tomorrow.

Happy New Year! I just came down from the roof, where I watched the fireworks over in Marina Del Rey, about 2 miles from me. Pretty, but they only lasted about 5 minutes. Hope the new year brings good news for everyone!