Mary, thanks for the tip about the boat pass. I'll look into it. But are you sure you're not thinking of Amsterdam?

Kim C: it wasn't a DMC factory, it was a DMC retail store. Every kind of embroidery thread you can imagine, and lots of cool beads.

Keep the ideas coming. I'll be back.

Giok: I can't take you with me. I'm already taking two friends and a husband. I never get drunk, and I'm already fat. Walking the streets of Paree will do me good.
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Side note: a few minutes ago, we had no phone service. I called the phone company to tell them that I hadn't received a bill, but they wouldn't talk to me until I gave them the secret code off my bill.

Fortunately, the gods restored my service as whimsically as they had taken it away.