A Conversation with Elizabeth
2007
Re: Happy Holidays

From:          Larry 
To:            Elizabeth
Sent:          Tuesday, December 25, 2007 12:19 PM
Subject:       RE: Happy Holidays
 
Elizabeth,
  It was good to hear from you.  I was thinking about you the other day and also wondered how you were doing.  I also will be having a quiet Christmas and week.  We had Monday off and of course Christmas day but have to work the rest of the week.  Yes, I'm still at AOL.  It's been 7 years now which is quite amazing considering they have had layoffs every October since I've been there.  This year they laid off 2,000, 750 of which were at the main campus I work at.  Of the row of cubicles mine is on there were only 3 of us left.  AOL has a moratorium the week from Christmas to New Years in which they don't allow anything changes to be made so most people take vacation including my boss.  I've used up all my vacation so I have to "work" but I'll do so from home which all it really means is checking my email a few times a day. 
 
  My big "project" while I'm home this week is to convert some records to CD's.  Some 20 years ago I bought the "One Hundred Greatest Classical Recordings" from the Franklin Mint.  Well its not easy to listen to actual records any more so I bought a turntable that connects to the computer so I can load them on the computer and then make CDs and MP3's for my IPod.  I just finished #4 so 96 more to go :)
 
  Interesting you asked about my daughter.  After 13 years she finally got fed up enough with her boyfriend and dumped him two years ago.  She is now with a new guy which I actually like.  I met him at lunch with Anne a few weeks ago for the first time then this past Saturday I met the two of them for dinner to celebrate Anne's and my birthday.  Then I went over to Anne's place last night and he made dinner for the three of us and then we went to Anne's church for the Christmas service.
 
  Weather here has been mixed.  We had about 3 inches of snow a couple weeks ago and then a week of cloudy and rain.  It's been sunny and mild (for here) the past couple days. 
 
  Yes, I'm still very active in my yoga taking two classes and teaching three.  I taught five classes for a while but that was too much and cut back to three.  No big trip this year, just the yearly Mexico last Feb. and a week in Maine.  Last year I went to Bali for two weeks and in Jan. '09 plan to go to Vietnam.
 
  It is good to hear from you.
 
Larry

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