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I love that. For Justin's office Christmas party (with a White Elephant gift exchange), I made little dolls of a couple of the partners. One of them went to Afghanistan as well with a secretary who was deployed over there. He got out a lot in a similar fashion.

It really was just a very neat slideshow--my kids have done Flat Stanley before, and I think the furthest away it ever got was to New Jersey.

There are parts of Jersey that are nearly as dangerous as Afghanistan.

And not nearly so photogenic.

Thats great! I loved the music, the whole thing was very well done. Our Flat Stanley went to Australia, which was farther, but this was cooler.

I've got to steal this for my blog.

I don't think the Major would mind some minor thievery.

Wow. When did your blog get so coherent?

(For those just joining us, Skinnydan was responding to a now-deleted comment full of gibberish spam. AND we've replaced the spam with rich Folger's crystals. Let's see if he notices...)

Did you check to see if the Folger's was kosher for Passover? What do I pay you for, anyway?

Of course I checked!

Attaboy. What am I paying you, anyway? Maybe it's time for a raise.

I seem to recall something about some sort of services in kind arrangement.

Well, if you say so...

::reaches into the glove box for the circumcision kit::

I think we can both rejoice in the fact that someone took care of that back in 1962.

But it IS good to see you're well prepared for ANY roadside emergency that might arise.

Just in case the new Skinny is a boy and they can't find a Rabbi 8 days after his birthday, Mr. Skinny wants to be prepared.

Hmm, yeah, "Be Prepared" and all. I just hope his kit is more than just a Boy Scout knife...

There is actually a tradition that the father is supposed to perform the surgery himself. Given my history of passing out during discussions of medical procedures (let alone the actual sight of blood), I think it's a task best left to the pros.

Say, did I ever tell you about the time I nearly cut my pinkie off prying apart frozen biscuits with a knife?

I need a new set of car knives. THe Kershaws I got are just junk, posed to be SS. Ain't. Oh well Cabelas has some Gerbers and Bucks on sale. Oh BTW did I ever tell you about the time Miss Tobiko skritched me nigh on to 1mm deep? I was prepared though my Boy Scout training allowed me to wash and band-aide it easily.

Tony, you really MUST be more careful around wild animals like that.