Pesach

I talked with Dani's sister tonight. She mentioned that she and her family will be going to Israel for Pesach (one of their children is there for a year). Everyone else will still be in Toronto for the holiday, but this somewhat changes the dynamic. This is, potentially, an opportunity to do something other than going there.

I wonder if Dani would be willing to stay in town and we'd hold a seder. I wonder if I'd find people to come if we did. I suppose the safe thing would be to hold one on the second night, assuming that (1) a first-night invitation would not be a problem and (2) some of those folks would come on the second night.

Or Dani might conclude that the other in-laws need to be paid off with a visit. Don't know yet.

short takes

We had dinner with ralphmelton and lorimelton last night. We hadn't seen them since before Pennsic, so it was nice to spend part of an evening together. And yum, grilled angel-food cake with fruit chutney. :-)

osewalrus on why I blame the administration for the Katrina disaster. He says a lot of good things here.

Apparently the rumor I heard this afternoon is true; CPOF will be used in hurricane recovery. I wonder if the collected data and the Underwater Railroad can play well together.

On a much lighter note, Baptist or Anabaptist? made me laugh out loud. Thanks, patsmor.

This letter, supposedly from the Duke of Wellington in 1812, is a beautifully-written response to bureaucracy. (Link from Dani.) I must cache this now that I work for a more bureaucratic employer.