Yes, i knew that-- when i was being a disagreeable child, my mother would remind me that the first thing i did wrong was to get born a godless-communist holiday! it was all down hill from there!

Any attempts to counter that she had more say in my birthday than i did, were not tolerated!

well, maybe next time i head so far west as to end up in the east, i'll stop in hawaii. I've been to japan, and would like to go again, but next time, i want to continue on to the great down under... --well there's a plan get down and get lei'd -- that would be a memorable vacation...


my other obsession