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[Pax]

Thanks, Pax. I'm getting increasingly excited. When I was about five, I spent the better part of a summer on a "pond" in New Hampshire, where a branch of my mom's family lives. I haven't been to New England since (minus a short stay in Boston), but I've long had a romantic attachment to it, based on my early, but vivid, memories of that summer. I wish it weren't so far away. I'd really like to find a place that DH and I can revisit regularly; a second home of sorts. Kind of like you and Key West.

Understand the New England attachment, I was born and spent my early years out on Cape Cod; I don't get back there often enough.

I used to love going new places all the time, but now I seek out comfort and relaxation more. Having a place to return to provides that; it's still fun to do the new places, but setting aside some vacation time/funds to "go home" is worth it's weight in gold.

[Catrin]

What's up with all of the Chinese spam? I assume it is Chinese script, and I assume it is spam...

[Eden]

It is indeed Chinese and it looks rather suspiciously like spam.... people who post stuff like that probably get paid by the click. They don't necessarily care where they put it up - it doesn't cost them anything to put it here.

[indysteel]

I'm so sad. There's been a case in the local papers this week about a 3-year old who died at the hands of her mother's boyfriend. Apparently, it was the granddaughter of a former employee of where I work. The news reports indicate that the child's aunt had contacted the police within the last 5 weeks to alert them to what she believed was an abusive situation. The police investigated and turned the matter over to the Department of Child Services. They either did not act or didn't take aggressive enough action to remove the child. The boyfriend has been charged with murder, and the mother's role in all of this is still under investigation. She just had a baby six or so weeks ago with this man, too. It just makes me so sick.

[snapdragen]

What's up with all of the Chinese spam? I assume it is Chinese script, and I assume it is spam...

And you're only seeing those that made it through! Aventure Girl's and my fingers are broken from deleting all that @#$&%#.

[Catrin]

And you're only seeing those that made it through! Aventure Girl's and my fingers are broken from deleting all that @#$&%#.

Thank you and Aventure Girl for taking it for the team...I guess to them it only matters that it was posted for a second but I just don't get it.

[snapdragen]

Thank you and Aventure Girl for taking it for the team...I guess to them it only matters that it was posted for a second but I just don't get it.

It's one of the mysteries of the universe.