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As I sit here alone a few minutes after midnight I think back of the classic pictures of the puppies snuggled in the Christmas stockings awaiting the joy of the little one that will soon find them. I think of the unselfish unconditional love of the companions we oft times call pets. I think of how much we could learn from their love but many of us never do. Happy Christmas and New Year to all the members in all the sub forums. As always .......

Just as long as they don’t have to kiss your avatar. As always ....

Absolutely correct however, yinG and yang does sound better. As always ....

That’s why I would buy the Post and the News. Sadly many of the articles that should just report news would be more at home on the Editorial page. I draw the line at buying the present incarnation of the Times, at least until I get a puppy. As always......

IB, four lines from the Nat King Cole song apply; “many dreams have been brought to your doorstep they just lie there and they die their are you warm, are you real, Mona Lisa? or just a cold and lonely lovely work of art “ I wouldn’t ask the models, JB or DT either. As always .........

Thanks to my beloved NYC and only if salt counts, my block could put in a claim. As always ....

During the cold season and at my age, wearing shots is definitely not a good idea. Not when your trying to protect home or whatever is left of it. As always ....

I keep hearing the melody from the Fiddler On The Roof songTradition only with slightly different lyrics. As always .....

Whiting, Ling or both? As always ...

More likely already inhaling it. As always .....

Plus seven, minus two. As always .....

It’s also a good place for learning. Certainly not a bad place to start. As always ......

Considering how events work out, I believe CPK could be the out of region Vatican for the Mid Atlantic Forum.

Pretty soon, the salt encrusted sycamore in front of my row house. As always .....

Not until the next rain event. As always.....

Plus ten is memorable to me. The old bones that keep me going tell me so. As always ....

On my block in historic Cobble Hill ( some of us old timers still refer to it as postal zip 10031, Red Hook) a row house ( I don’t refer to them as federal brownstones ) was sold for over six million. A smaller building at the end of the block went clearance last year at 2.3 million. The new owners then gut the place and put in as much or more than they paid for it. All that and you still have no parking. The area seems to attract celebrities. My daughters tell me about the famous who live on, near and around. I know the nice folks in the Kane Street Synagogue next to me and the fine family on the other side. I have a nodding acquaintance with folks up and down the block, other than that I am happy to preserve their anonymity, as I am my own. Anthony, Uncle is right, in 112 neighborhoods where the base row house price is seven figures, I still wouldn’t be comfortable walking at night unless I was dressed in your work clothes. As always ....

The neophyte hoarder begins by filling all the invisible places available. Drawers, closets, cellar, attic, garage. When all the spaces fill the invisible becomes visible and the twisted taffy of rationalization takes over. Everything is indispensable. The hoarder needs it all and cannot live without any of it. Eventually as the hoarder moves within the created canyons of indispensability, one column may collapse or an errant spark may take hold. The hoarder is gone and the space occupied is forever changed. As always ....

Some of them even have four legs. As always.......

Presently sleeting/pinging. I relived my youth by going out front and eyeballed the street light, cutting the glare with the sycamore branches, sleet, rain, could be some flakes but that’s probably more a wish than an observation. My 40 year old clock face dial unscientific and just as reliable thermometer was at 38 degrees. As always....

I stand with you. I just have to know which Deity and the location of the shrine so I can drop off my letter and leave an offering/sacrifice (no Anthony, not S19) for a better result next DJF. As always......

Some would just put an (ny) after the a. As always ......

Absolutely agree for S/NNE. No better place during meteorological winter to experience Currier and Ives. Tip with his pants off in a closed car is something else, although there could be a book, movie or reality show deal somewhere in there. As always.

Don, being old already, I find less to pick from. As always .......

In the future you can buy a retirement place in the NNE and become reverse snow birds. I would prefer coastal Maine to be near my beloved ocean. When the coldest snowiest weather occurs go out to the park and make snow angels. Afterwards keep your partner close and warm. Those benefits to the cold and snow are difficult to improve on no matter how long your married. As always ......