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Greetings faithful readers, if there are any of you left.  You are undoubtedly asking yourself why (after so much silence) there would be an update to this blog, what with the fact that, I left Switzerland long ago and thus could not have much more to say about the country.  You would be right about me leaving Switzerland (nearly three months ago, now), but you would be wrong about me not having anything to say.  Mainly, as I was incredibly busy before I left and have not really been too motivated to work on the blog once I got back to the States, I have a little bit of catching up to do before I can comfortably put this blog to bed.  I figure that I have about three more posts in me (this one included) and that'll be it. Mom's Final Visit After the great success that was my father's solo visit ( see here , for details), it was decided that eventually my mom should have her turn to hang out with me, and thus plans were set in motion.  She came out at the beginni...

As many of you know, November 11th is important for three unrelated reasons.  First, it was the day that the armistice marking the end of WWI was signed (hence its original name, Armistice Day) which ultimately became Veterans' Day; Second, it is the birthday of Kurt Vonnegut; and most importantly of all, it is the birthday of Terrie Sue Crabtree Sangiorgio, my Mom. As I am again unable to celebrate the event in person, I am compelled to send my birthday wishes electronically.  Happy Birthday Mom!  (Click here!!) Fig. 1: Mumsie and I P.S. Watch the video quickly as the last time I did something like this (the infamous Basil video), I got a take-down notice from Warner Music Group.  Hopefully the video will last in tact long enough for everyone to see it.