November, 2006: to recap, I was barely feeling functional from the whole Breakup/Griffin Dying/Contracting EBV Cabaret of Pain when my friends Bob and Debbie scooped me up and took me to see friends in LA who would certainly cheer me up. The view certainly did. So did the ensuing Thanksgiving spread. I was extremely thankful for their friendship, and being warmly accepted in their plans, when I most needed it. Such compassionate people are they, and that's always a blessing in and of itself.