-- I will have an essay in the SmartPop book on the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton.  Look for Ardeur in April.

-- We went to Arizona for Todd's birthday, and will be visiting San Antonio in May.  Beyond that, who knows?

-- Our newest family member is Mattie, a fawn hooded rat.

-- A new cat has also joined us. Tom Jones was a stray who kept hanging around our deck, because clearly he could scent a sucker a mile away.  He's now cat #4 around this place and appears content to remain inside forever.

-- Todd and I continue to work with stained glass and photography as hobbies.  The photo to the left was taken in Truman Park in Hazelwood, Missouri, in early 2009.  It was a beautiful sunny day and the path was very inviting!

-- And I'm now on Facebook.  According to their silly little quizzes, I am culturally British, ethnically Indian, 100% Jewish, and a master Catholic theologian whose aura is orange.  OK, so who doesn't love the occasional Facebook quiz?

-- I have started a Facebook group for anyone connected with the Hazelwood TB Sanatorium, where my father was a patient between 1946-48 (or so).  If you or a relative were there, I have pictures to share and would be happy to hear your stories.

-- I have also started a group on Facebook for those who lived at The Stone Kingdom of French Equatorial Africa (aka The Honors House) at the University of Tulsa in the mid-80s.  If you were part of the madness, join us!

-- The Traveling Rat pages are going back up after a couple years' hiatus.  Enjoy!

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