I've just gotten near a computer again after over a week. Have we heard
from Suja's family in India? Take this to private email (my address is
unmunged) if you like.

--Lia

Julia Altshuler wrote:
Have we heard
from Suja's family in India?

Thanks for asking, Lia. Friends and family back home are safe and
sound. My family is along the West coast of India, which wasn't really
affected, and the one family we know who could've been affected live far
enough away from the coast to have not suffered.

Some friends of my cousin in California were on a vacation to Indonesia
when this happened. The guy survived, but lost his wife, daughter and
Son-In-Law.

Suja

Suja wrote:
Friends and family back home are safe and
sound. My family is along the West coast of India, which wasn't really
affected, and the one family we know who could've been affected live far
enough away from the coast to have not suffered.

Some friends of my cousin in California were on a vacation to Indonesia
when this happened. The guy survived, but lost his wife, daughter and
Son-In-Law.


Horrible. Your friend's story is the first I've heard with a personal
connection (as opposed to news reports) with an unhappy ending. My
neighbors are from Sri Lanka (Tamil). Practically their whole family is
there and unharmed, but it was an uneasy few hours until they got word.
I'm glad to hear your family is O.K. I've been in Miami swimming in
those magnificent waves which has to be up there with the best feelings
in the world and thinking the oddest thoughts about the power of the ocean.


We just got Cubbe from the vet's boarding kennel. She was on
Amoxicillin, but they did another urinalysis and switched her to an even
stronger antibiotic. She obviously feels fine, but I'm a little freaked
by how persistent this infection has been.


Meanwhile, dog news from Miami: I spent New Year's eve at a wedding
party for my brother and the midnight moment with Harrison who is a flop
earred mutt and a tad uneasy with loud noises. Harrison is an extremely
friendly agreeable boy. Earlier in the evening, he'd gone over to visit
the neighbors. With all the confusion, no one had noticed he was gone.
When the neighbor was ready to leave for her own party, she returned
him which left my new sister-in-law feeling remiss for not paying
attention. The neighbor assured her that Harrison comes to visit all
the time and is always welcome.


--Lia

Suja wrote:
Some friends of my cousin in California were on a vacation to Indonesia
when this happened. The guy survived, but lost his wife, daughter and
Son-In-Law.

A few years ago, I was scheduled to go on a mission trip to Sri Lanka with my
church. Something came up, and they cancelled the trip. When they rescheduled
it, I wasn't available to go.

I just found out that out of all the missionaries that were stationed there,
only a handful survived. The pastor is alive, but he lost his entire family.

Not a real close call... I probably wouldn't have still been there if I went...
but still...

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Handsome Jack Morrison wrote:

It's cooooold back here.

Brrrrrrr.

Isn't there some sort of law against people in Texas complaining about
the cold?

Suja

Handsome Jack Morrison wrote:
On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:02:06 -0500, Julia Altshuler

In SoBe, I saw this woman lying (practically) nude on a giant quilt.

I thought of you.


Ooh, I'm interested. What was the quilt pattern? What colors? How
big? I'm sure you were paying attention. Do tell.


--Lia