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After her trip to Discon, Marcia hasn't been feeling too well. Today, she got a Covid test, just to check: positive.

So no going anywhere for a while, but her symptoms are no worse than a cold.

That was surprising - I got an order from my online bookstore for seven books.

Of course, now I have to figure what to do about shipping: they were priced to ship Media Mail individually, and I'm sure that all seven combined can go for less than that. Nice problem to have, though...

or happy holidays, or whatever...

my ballot paper (for the UK General Election) has turned up. In good time.

Merry Christmas to all that celebrate it; Happy Holidays to most of the rest, and a cheerful Bah! Humbug! to the rest.

We can haz new kitty!

apparently from Amra:


The following upshot was reached at the Pittthing Business Moot, Sunday, September 4, 1960:
1) Inwriting Gild: The inwriting gild for outlanders (meaning folk not living in North Vinland) shall be one daler, but such out-landers shall betale a further two dalers upon coming to the Forgath­ering. The inwriting gild for North Vinlanders shall be D2.00, but a further D1.00 shall be betaled upon their coming to the Forgathering.

2) Indraft of "Hugin" Meeds: The indraft of the yearly "Hugin" meeds shall be onelikened as heeds the firework ship (but not need-fully the footdeal), on the groundsel of the indraft by Ben Jason, inled at the 1955 Forgathering. Thane Jason is thanked for his work in forthbringing this indraft.

3) Meed Kinds: The Headman of the Pittthing is bidden to name a sair outchosen to bethink forthlayings for the onelikening of the "Hugin" Meed kinds. The outchosen will gaintell at the next yearly Forgathering.
(LOOK WELL: The dealship of this outchosen will be forthsaid later, after all dealsmen have ontaken their namings.)

4) Polling for Meeds: The workly polling for morrowish "Hugin" meeds, but not outnamings for the meeds, shall be inheld to betaled dealsmen of the World Knowledge Sagas Forgathering at which the meeds will be made.
(LOOK WELL: This forsetting is binding on the 1961 Forgathering. It was eyesightly the hencelook of the foresetting that "betaled deals-men" be bethought those who have betaled the D2.00 waybefore inwriting gild -- D1.00 in the falling of overseas dealsmen. Otherwise the polling could not find stead save at the Forgathering itself, and it would be unmightly for the meeds to be readied and incut in time for forth-giving.)

5) Inothering in Forgathering Times: A foresetting to name a sair outchosen to forthlay choosy times for the yearly Forgathering, other than the Work Day weekend, was boarded until the 1961 Business Moot.

6) Mail Polling for Forgathering Stead: A foreputting to chose the stead of the World Knowledge Sagas Forgathering by written choose­kegel, in the same way as the "Hugin" meeds but with the deadline for incatching of pollings at midnight on the first day of the Forgather­ing, was boarded without a foresetting.

7) Forgathering Stead: Seattle was onemannishly chosen to be the stead of the 1961 World Knowledge Sagas Forgathering.

Moot Lawman: L Sprague de Camp
Anglo-Saxon Oversetter: Poul Anderson

GRRM will not be happy:

New England Patriots 0:13
1-10-NE 17 (9:56) (Shotgun) T.Brady pass short left to S.Vereen for 83 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

0-0-NYJ 2 S.Gostkowski extra point is GOOD, Center-D.Aiken, Holder-Z.Mesko.
New York Jets 0:43
0-0-NE 35 S.Gostkowski kicks 65 yards from NE 35 to end zone, Touchback.
1-10-NYJ 20(9:43) M.Sanchez pass short left to E.Gates to NYJ 31 for 11 yards (D.McCourty).
1-10-NYJ 31(9:10) M.Sanchez up the middle to NYJ 32 for 1 yard. FUMBLES, RECOVERED by NE-S.Gregory at NYJ 32. S.Gregory for 32 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

New York Jets 0:09
0-0-NE 35 S.Gostkowski kicks 70 yards from NE 35 to NYJ -5. J.McKnight to NYJ 20 for 25 yards (D.McCourty). FUMBLES (D.McCourty), RECOVERED by NE-J.Edelman at NYJ 22. J.Edelman for 22 yards, TOUCHDOWN.