Tom, John, Spiff, et al, thanks for the kind words. I really didn't mean to sound quite so dramatic -- it's just that I've never seen this kind of thing firsthand, and over a week later I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around it. If anyone would actually like to see what happened in my town,
here's a slideshow.
On a much happier note, I have a
a new addition to my family. I picked her up in Birmingham on Thursday. She's absolutely beautiful, and she most certainly has a personality. Anyone have name suggestions? A fine German name would be preferred.
