tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375610179096780896.post6895865569465733358..comments2011-01-02T01:53:36.798-08:00Comments on A View from California: 1-1-11Jadiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09047289412704251708noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375610179096780896.post-60531995956329255862011-01-02T01:53:36.798-08:002011-01-02T01:53:36.798-08:00Please let me be the first to welcome you back to ...Please let me be the first to welcome you back to active blogging, Jadie, after such a gruesomely challenging year. <br /><br /><i>"Jesus H. Christ!,"</i> as we say in my family. Those are some wallops to take and still have the chutzpah to get back up off the floor! Bravo!<br /><br />Congratulations on having resurrected a new career from the crucifixion of the old one. That is extremely gratifying, I'm certain. I wouldn't mind having one of those--a career. I'm inspired by your example, so who knows what might be around the corner in 2011.<br /><br />Please accept my condolences in the loss of your own mother; my sympathy in the illness of your friend's son; my wish for stamina in the situation with your father; and complete solidarity regarding the dispatching of your uterus--I might as well not have had one for all the good my own did me... <br /><br />That is an enormous amount of loss to sustain in one 365 day cycle. I am in awe of your phoenix's rise from the ashes and will be looking forward to hearing from you here as 2011 unfolds day-by-day!The Pliershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09877106616685886293noreply@blogger.com