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Fun things in the mail

For Christmas, my friend Natasha and I exchanged gifts, but she sent hers later than I sent mine. She got her gifts before Christmas, but I didn’t, and so I’ve had to keep waiting. It was pretty unbearable, especially considering that we just had three days in a row without mail service: December 31 because it was a Sunday, January 1 because it was New Year’s Day, and January 2 because it was a national day of mourning for Gerald Ford. Thanks a lot, Gerald Ford. I had to wait until yesterday, when a bag-type package from Canada Post/Postes Canada finally came.

Inside, there were two souvenir shirts, a Christmas card, some postcards of local sights, stickers, and a patch, like for sewing on things. I’m really glad the stuff finally came. I love it, and I enjoy having more things around to remind me of her… not that I need to, anyway. While I’m thinking about it, I should mention that we’re just friends. Friends who like each other a lot, but “just” friends. She’s almost like a girlfriend to me; she does fill an emotional need or something like that. Shades of meaning.

Winter break has been good and exceptionally warm (I’ve unexpectedly wound up at the beach the last two nights), but it’s almost over, unfortunately. I’m probably going to have to go back to work tomorrow. I’m not really dreading it that much because I’m going to get paid. You don’t get paid for going to school, but I have until Tuesday to mull over that iniquity. Why do we go back Tuesday and not Monday? I don’t know, but I’m not complaining. Don’t you worry, though. I’ll be complaining soon.

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The 7 Wonders of the USA (and of each state), as chosen by somebody. A lot of them are tourist attractions, which explains why I’ve been to 5 of the 7 wonders in my state.

From the I’m Filing This Under “Weird” Dept., a video from the White House: Barney Cam V: Barney’s Holiday Extravaganza. It stars the President’s dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley, and features, among others, George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Karl Rove, Tony Snow, and Dolly Parton. That’s your tax dollars at work. Think of how many homeless people you could feed with that money.