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Home for the Holidaze

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Actual Picture of California at Christmas

I finally landed at LAX around 2:30 this morning. I’ve already told Sue that she gets one of my kidneys if she ever needs one – for picking me up at the airport, you know. Kidneys for everyone! This afternoon we are going to see a performance of the play Jesus Christ, Superstar, which, oddly, still stars Ted Neeley (star of the original movie, made back in the ’70s). Apparently, in this version of the story, Jesus lives to be sixty. A true Christmas miracle! More later as it develops.

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Christmas Cheer Comes to Wall Street

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Last night they lit the tree and put up the awesome American Flag lights on the front of the Exchange. It looks really beautiful and almost makes you forget that your 401K has been virtually decimated.

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November 15th is the Day to Stand Up for Gay Marriage

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Slash and His Wife Perla Stand Up for Gay Rights.

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"Yes, That’s All Well and Good, But Will I Need to Take My Umbrella?"

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<B>Zip Code 10009: Take Your Umbrella!</B>
Zip Code 10009: Take Your Umbrella!

For a couple of years now, I’ve had this great idea for a way to make the morning weather reports much more accurate and fun, which I call “The Coat Report.” Basically, in addition to telling the temperature, the news guy would suggest the most appropriate outerwear to have on when leaving the house, so that you would have the best chance of staying warm and dry in your local region.
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Something You Don’t See Every Day: Mutant Piglet with a Monkey Face!

Bacon!

This Mutant Piglet with a Monkey Face — and I totally cannot even believe I just typed that — was recently born on a farm in China. I think it looks kinda like Sully from my favorite Pixar movie of all time, Monsters Inc. What do you think?

Sully!