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  • did everyone get what they wanted for Christmas?

    From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to All on Sat Dec 26 14:44:00 2020
    Hello!

    So.. did everyone get what they wanted under the Christmas tree this
    year?

    I think this year is the first time I haven't received a call from
    anyone on Christmas day. But, I don't seem to mind it. I have to
    deal with a lof of people face-to-face and on the phone during the
    week at the shop. I switch on the "be social" button and the smiles
    when I am there, and prefer the "do not disturb" option when I get
    home.

    The phone seemed to have a problem NOT being to receive calls. Not
    sure how long that problem pre-existed! A caller might hear one
    ring, but then there would be one loud click, and then nothing. That
    was happening on both of the land lines. I could test this by
    calling those lines with my cell phone. I could make an outgoing
    call on the land lines if I wanted to, but both lines had a lot of
    scratchy noises and hum. Today, one line has cleared up and is
    working again. But the other line is still broken.

    I received plenty of homemade cookies, some preserves, jam, roasted
    tamari almonds, chocolate, some famous Latvian candies, and a bottle
    of wine.

    I finished off the cookies yesterday. The roasted tamari almonds
    were long gone (they were the best!)

    Considering that I have eliminated sugar from my regular eating
    plans for several years (and I threw out over 20 lbs of sugar -
    bagged and cubed - over 5 years ago), the cookies and candies spun
    me out of control.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to AUGUST ABOLINS on Sun Dec 27 11:00:00 2020
    So.. did everyone get what they wanted under the Christmas tree this
    year?

    So far, everyone in my immediate family seems to have managed to stay COVID free. Considering how many of them there are, how old some of them are, and how not careful some of them are, I think that is really a miracle.

    Mike


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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Mike Powell on Sun Dec 27 15:34:00 2020
    Hello Mike!

    ** On Sunday 27.12.20 - 11:00, Mike Powell wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS:

    So.. did everyone get what they wanted under the Christmas tree this
    year?

    So far, everyone in my immediate family seems to have
    managed to stay COVID free. Considering how many of them
    there are, how old some of them are, and how not careful
    some of them are, I think that is really a miracle.

    The vast majority of people seem to be unscathed.

    However, there is a new variant of the virus that is gaining
    traction.
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