i told john i could take lulu today in lieu of tomorrow when i'll be gone to the dentist and he said yes, please! i was listening to e.i. on iran and took a break falulu and she was a nice breath of fresh air but after i went back to e.i. and was heartened to hear that there is a profound shift in the balance of power in the middle east and the world, and the axis of genocide is seriously weakening, though genocidal regimes will still do insane things. did i say that already oh well some things bear repeating. by the way i wonder why they put all these shovels in the walkway?