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You are here: Home / Guest Posts / Very Important Jackal Announcement

Very Important Jackal Announcement

by Anne Laurie|  December 9, 20188:36 am| 157 Comments

This post is in: Guest Posts, All we want is life beyond the thunderdome, Rare Sincerity

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From the redoubtable, irreplaceable EFGoldman:

I’m home.

After my 90th day in various hospitals and rehabs.

Surgery in October. Some rehab, much farther to go.

No sharing, I don’t do that.

I’ve been weeping for an hour.

 
I think I speak for the Balloon Juice community: Welcome home!

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157Comments

  1. 1.

    Elizabelle

    December 9, 2018 at 8:42 am

    Yea! Welcome home, you curmudgeon you.

  2. 2.

    SFAW

    December 9, 2018 at 8:43 am

    Best news of the week!

    Welcome home, kid!

  3. 3.

    Orchid Moon

    December 9, 2018 at 8:43 am

    Hang in there, and be gentle with yourself. Healing always takes longer than you think it will. Thoughts are with you

  4. 4.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    December 9, 2018 at 8:45 am

    Good news! Fuck being sick.

  5. 5.

    satby

    December 9, 2018 at 8:47 am

    Thrilled for you efg! We have missed your regular commentary and especially your fuckems! So glad you’re back where you belong: at home and when able, online with us.

  6. 6.

    Elizabelle

    December 9, 2018 at 8:48 am

    Um, is Mrs. efg crying with joy too?

    Yeah. She probably is.

  7. 7.

    bystander

    December 9, 2018 at 8:48 am

    May your recovery continue apace, EF!

  8. 8.

    satby

    December 9, 2018 at 8:51 am

    And the rotating tag line says “This is a big f-cking deal”
    Yes, it is indeed!

  9. 9.

    Kathleen

    December 9, 2018 at 8:53 am

    Good to see you back with your loved ones IRL and your fans here in Jackal Land. There I’d no “fuckem” like an efg “fuckem”

  10. 10.

    Kathleen

    December 9, 2018 at 8:55 am

    @Kathleen: Meant to type “is”. Fuckem Phone

  11. 11.

    NobodySpecial

    December 9, 2018 at 8:56 am

    Good on ya, EF. Hope you’re back in the saddle as soon as you fell well enough.

  12. 12.

    Planetjanet

    December 9, 2018 at 8:56 am

    Happy way to start the day. Welcome home, EGG. I missed you.

  13. 13.

    funlady75

    December 9, 2018 at 8:56 am

    Thinking of You……Best wishes..

  14. 14.

    eclare

    December 9, 2018 at 8:56 am

    Welcome home!

  15. 15.

    smedley the uncertain

    December 9, 2018 at 8:57 am

    Welcome Home, efg.

  16. 16.

    JPL

    December 9, 2018 at 8:58 am

    Welcome home and visit here often. Now I’m off to grab a tissue myself.

  17. 17.

    zhena gogolia

    December 9, 2018 at 9:00 am

    We love you!

  18. 18.

    HeleninEire

    December 9, 2018 at 9:01 am

    Welcome home, EFG. There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home, there’s no place like home. /D. Gayle

  19. 19.

    debit

    December 9, 2018 at 9:01 am

    Welcome home, efg! I am a little teary myself.

  20. 20.

    Josie

    December 9, 2018 at 9:01 am

    Welcome back where you belong. Here’s hoping for a swift recovery.

  21. 21.

    Karen S.

    December 9, 2018 at 9:02 am

    Welcome home!

  22. 22.

    Cermet

    December 9, 2018 at 9:03 am

    Agreed; welcome back, fellow Jackal! Hope for a speedily and as pain free path back to full health!

  23. 23.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    December 9, 2018 at 9:05 am

    Great to hear from you! Fuckem!

  24. 24.

    Ben Cisco

    December 9, 2018 at 9:07 am

    Welcome home!

  25. 25.

    O. Felix Culpa

    December 9, 2018 at 9:07 am

    So glad you’re home! Sending love your way and to Mrs. efg and the grandbabies. Hope you get to see them soon.

  26. 26.

    p a.

    December 9, 2018 at 9:07 am

    Good news. Take care.

  27. 27.

    la caterina

    December 9, 2018 at 9:08 am

    So glad you’re home, EF! I hope you’ll be popping in more often now.

  28. 28.

    Raven

    December 9, 2018 at 9:08 am

    Why is this almost as good as having just spent three days with some of my oldest friends?

  29. 29.

    Denali

    December 9, 2018 at 9:09 am

    Welcome home EFG!

  30. 30.

    Nicole

    December 9, 2018 at 9:09 am

    So glad you’re home and so sorry about the 90 day stay in the hospital. You were much missed here by many in the comments thread.

  31. 31.

    SiubhanDuinne

    December 9, 2018 at 9:09 am

    Can’t express how happy I am to see this news! Welcome home, dear efg!

  32. 32.

    Amir Khalid

    December 9, 2018 at 9:10 am

    If you ever need to vent, efg, you know where we are. Just keep on healing.

  33. 33.

    OzarkHillbilly

    December 9, 2018 at 9:11 am

    Fuckem.

  34. 34.

    dimmsdale

    December 9, 2018 at 9:12 am

    Special to EGG from longtime lurker/seldom commenter: missed you around here and hope for best possible outcome in rehab. wishing you patience, fortitude, progress, and ease as the process unfolds. Hope to be reading you again soon.

  35. 35.

    debbie

    December 9, 2018 at 9:14 am

    Massive hugs and congratulations, you ol’ fuckem!

  36. 36.

    HinTN

    December 9, 2018 at 9:16 am

    Welcome home, EF. We await with baited breath the return of your special sauce to the here threads.

  37. 37.

    Suzanne

    December 9, 2018 at 9:16 am

    WOOT WOOT WOOT!
    Welcome home, ya old jackal.
    We’ve been keeping “fuckem” alive for you.

  38. 38.

    Suzanne

    December 9, 2018 at 9:17 am

    WOOT WOOT WOOT!
    Welcome home, ya old jackal!
    We’ve been keeping “fuckem” alive for you. Should feel like you never left.

  39. 39.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    December 9, 2018 at 9:21 am

    @satby:

    So glad you’re back where you belong

    Now I’m hearing Hello, Dolly and imagining Louis Armstrong singing to EFG. I’ll let more talented jackals come up with the lyrics if so inclined.

  40. 40.

    NotMax

    December 9, 2018 at 9:22 am

    Excellent. Back where you belong.

  41. 41.

    frosty

    December 9, 2018 at 9:23 am

    Welcome back, you’ve been missed. Many, many occasions have called for your signature “Fuckem!”

  42. 42.

    Wag

    December 9, 2018 at 9:29 am

    Welcome back and welcome home

  43. 43.

    Phylllis

    December 9, 2018 at 9:29 am

    Great news! We’ve sure missed you in these parts.

  44. 44.

    lahke

    December 9, 2018 at 9:31 am

    All the best! You know we promised you a local BJ Meetup, in your living room if you want, whenever you’re ready.

  45. 45.

    Uncle Cosmo

    December 9, 2018 at 9:32 am

    Welcome back, you old still-being-reconstructed reprobate. Place ain’t been da same wit’out yinz.

  46. 46.

    MomSense

    December 9, 2018 at 9:33 am

    Wooooo hoooo! So happy you are home!

  47. 47.

    Emma

    December 9, 2018 at 9:33 am

    It’s lovely to wake up to good news for once. Welcome back!

  48. 48.

    gbbalto

    December 9, 2018 at 9:36 am

    Welcome back, and may your recovery continue well.

  49. 49.

    laura

    December 9, 2018 at 9:37 am

    Best news of the weekend! Looking forward to your pungent observations EFG.

  50. 50.

    Immanentize

    December 9, 2018 at 9:37 am

    WOOT! Happy you are home. Hoping you will be back “home” to BJ as well

  51. 51.

    Jerzy Russian

    December 9, 2018 at 9:38 am

    Welcome back! 90 days in the hospital is at the level of an Eviel Knievel hospital stay. No more jumping busses on your motorcycle for you!

  52. 52.

    Mike R

    December 9, 2018 at 9:41 am

    Good news home is always best, rest and recuperate.

  53. 53.

    delk

    December 9, 2018 at 9:41 am

    Awesome news!

  54. 54.

    CarolDuhart2

    December 9, 2018 at 9:43 am

    Welcome home, ef! Rest up and enjoy the holiday….

  55. 55.

    Tom Levenson

    December 9, 2018 at 9:48 am

    Great news. Simply excellent

  56. 56.

    Schlemazel

    December 9, 2018 at 9:50 am

    YAAAAAAAA!
    may it only get better from here!

  57. 57.

    Tazj

    December 9, 2018 at 9:50 am

    Welcome back ! I’m so glad you’re home.

  58. 58.

    schrodingers_cat

    December 9, 2018 at 9:50 am

    Welcome home! {{ }} and get better soon.

  59. 59.

    WaterGirl

    December 9, 2018 at 9:58 am

    Tears of joy for you, EF!

  60. 60.

    Heidi Mom

    December 9, 2018 at 10:03 am

    Welcome back, and best wishes!

  61. 61.

    geg6

    December 9, 2018 at 10:06 am

    This particular Jackal is thrilled that you are home with family and back here with us, efg. We’ve missed you so and nobody’s fuckems are as good as yours.

  62. 62.

    Yarrow

    December 9, 2018 at 10:06 am

    Yay! Wonderful news! Welcome back. We’ve missed your fuckems!

  63. 63.

    Ohio Mom

    December 9, 2018 at 10:08 am

    Whew!

    So good to have you back — you are just in time for the fireworks in DC, which you promised us would come (just like Watergate). Be patient, you told us.

    Now off to find a tissue for my suddenly damp eyes…

  64. 64.

    diiferent-church-lady

    December 9, 2018 at 10:10 am

    Yay!!!

  65. 65.

    Jean

    December 9, 2018 at 10:13 am

    Excellent news on this snowy morning in Virginia!

  66. 66.

    Greg Ferguson

    December 9, 2018 at 10:13 am

    Yes, indeed, brother. So much missed.

  67. 67.

    PIGL

    December 9, 2018 at 10:14 am

    I am so happy to hear this. I hope this wonderful man will soon be able to join us again.

  68. 68.

    FelonyGovt

    December 9, 2018 at 10:14 am

    So glad you’re home! Hope each day is better and better.

  69. 69.

    Gelfling 545

    December 9, 2018 at 10:14 am

    So happy to hear you are home. Eating real food, sleeping in your own bed, these things too are healing. Best wishes.

  70. 70.

    Jane2

    December 9, 2018 at 10:16 am

    Great news! Home is always great for healing….hope every day is a little better.

  71. 71.

    NotMax

    December 9, 2018 at 10:21 am

    BTW, has Avalune popped her head in with any Letograms?

  72. 72.

    MoxieM

    December 9, 2018 at 10:21 am

    Yay!! Welcome home. All the good wishes there are.

  73. 73.

    Lapassionara

    December 9, 2018 at 10:25 am

    Good news! Glad to know you are home and convalescing.

  74. 74.

    Mandarama

    December 9, 2018 at 10:29 am

    Welcome home! You have been missed.

  75. 75.

    TaMara (HFG)

    December 9, 2018 at 10:31 am

    Happy news! Here’s to a continued recovery. May you sleep well in your own home, surrounded by those you love.

  76. 76.

    Brachiator

    December 9, 2018 at 10:32 am

    This is great news!

    Welcome back and my best wishes.

  77. 77.

    dexwood

    December 9, 2018 at 10:33 am

    Now if this isn’t nice, what is?
    Great start to my day. Welcome home.

  78. 78.

    Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho

    December 9, 2018 at 10:34 am

    Made my week! Wishing you a speedier recovery in your home. We’ve missed you much.

  79. 79.

    Tinare

    December 9, 2018 at 10:36 am

    Yay! Be good to yourself and feel better soon!

  80. 80.

    West of the Rockies

    December 9, 2018 at 10:37 am

    There’s no place like home…
    I always enjoy and/or learn from your comments. Keep ’em coming when you’re up to it!

  81. 81.

    spudgun

    December 9, 2018 at 10:38 am

    Aww, efg, wonderful news! So happy that you’re home – healing will go much faster now that you’re in a familiar place with all your comforts and such.

    All the best to you!

  82. 82.

    The Lodger

    December 9, 2018 at 10:40 am

    Terrific news! Any idea when you’ll be able to see the grandkids?

  83. 83.

    ThresherK

    December 9, 2018 at 10:46 am

    Glad to hear, EFG!

    Was thinking of you and yours when we had pies from Wright’s Dairy at Thanksgiving, at friends’ in the Blackstone Valley.

  84. 84.

    Barbara

    December 9, 2018 at 10:50 am

    So glad to hear that you are home. Hope you can join us soon.

  85. 85.

    BruceFromOhio

    December 9, 2018 at 10:52 am

    Home sweet home, no place like it.

  86. 86.

    PhoenixRising

    December 9, 2018 at 10:53 am

    Welcome back, cranky old man. I’ve been trying to hold up the side with cutting remarks about our ongoing national nightmare, but in the words of Lily Tomlin: No matter how cynical I get, I can’t seem to keep up. We missed you.

  87. 87.

    CCL

    December 9, 2018 at 10:56 am

    Good to hear that you are home, EFG. (bet you didn’t have any idea how many folks who just lurk have missed you.)

  88. 88.

    Peej01

    December 9, 2018 at 11:00 am

    Welcome home, efg! Now get some rest….something they don’t let you do in the hospital.

  89. 89.

    Another Scott

    December 9, 2018 at 11:04 am

    Welcome home++. Take it easy, but keep working every day to fully recover. We need you going forward.

    Cheers!
    Scott.

  90. 90.

    scav

    December 9, 2018 at 11:05 am

    Yes! Enjoy your personal sheets and schedule as you continue to heal.

  91. 91.

    tobie

    December 9, 2018 at 11:10 am

    Welcome home — to your real home and to your second home on this blog. Your voice has been missed.

  92. 92.

    Joy in FL

    December 9, 2018 at 11:14 am

    So glad you are home. I hope all goes well as you continue to heal.

  93. 93.

    Villago Delenda Est

    December 9, 2018 at 11:19 am

    First, welcome home.

    Second, Annie speaks for me, at least.

    As you can see.

    Continue to heal and get better.

  94. 94.

    The Dangerman

    December 9, 2018 at 11:20 am

    Home! Outstanding!! The rest of us were mere amateurs with the “Fuck Ems” and it appears we’ll be needing them more frequently. Do you have a special one for Don Jr. or Jared?

  95. 95.

    efgoldman

    December 9, 2018 at 11:25 am

    Thank you to the greatest jackals in the world.
    I asked Ann Laurie to post for me in this format because I knew how you would react, What a predictable bunch
    Now I’m weepy again. Love you all..

  96. 96.

    Madeleine

    December 9, 2018 at 11:32 am

    So glad that you’re home with Mrs. EFG. I hope the holiday festivities include visits from grandchildren. Best wishes!

  97. 97.

    gammyjill

    December 9, 2018 at 11:32 am

    Glad to know you’re back with us! I hope you continue to mend. Other good news coming, I think…

  98. 98.

    Miss Bianca

    December 9, 2018 at 11:42 am

    And there was great rejoicing.

    Aaaand…the rotating tag came up as “fuckem” when I clicked on this post, so even the random forces of the universe are welcoming you back, efg!

  99. 99.

    HRA

    December 9, 2018 at 11:49 am

    Very glad to see this news of you being home. I know you know it is one day at a time except for that impossibility for me to shake off the many mother years in me. One day at a time, EFG. I am wishing you the best days forward.
    Best regards,
    HRA

  100. 100.

    RedDirtGirl

    December 9, 2018 at 11:50 am

    So glad to wake up to this news!

  101. 101.

    realbtl

    December 9, 2018 at 11:52 am

    Good to see you back.

  102. 102.

    Bjacques

    December 9, 2018 at 11:57 am

    Way hey!

    Welcome back! Just in time, too. So many ’ems to fuck!

  103. 103.

    J R in WV

    December 9, 2018 at 11:58 am

    Welcome home, EF G. Fabulous news for this frosty weekend morning. Along with the breaking federal investigation news, to boot!

    Watching Senator Mario Brothers, squirming in public… amazing bullship.

  104. 104.

    skerry

    December 9, 2018 at 12:01 pm

    Welcome home.

  105. 105.

    cope

    December 9, 2018 at 12:02 pm

    Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays…hmmm, that’s kinda catchy, I should play around with it a bit.

    Anyway, welcome home and back. Having gone through the last couple of years with my wife as she became deathly ill, survived very major surgery and went through rehab, I can relate directly to your joy in being back in your friendly confines, domestic and digital.

  106. 106.

    trollhattan

    December 9, 2018 at 12:07 pm

    Welcome home!

    The honey-do list must be enormous.

  107. 107.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    December 9, 2018 at 12:08 pm

    Glad to read your home and sending you best wishes for your recovery. Your curmudgeonly good sense and good humor is missed around here.

    ETA: ‘are missed’, dammit

  108. 108.

    Quinerly

    December 9, 2018 at 12:08 pm

    ?

  109. 109.

    brantl

    December 9, 2018 at 12:08 pm

    Welcome back, EFG.

  110. 110.

    MisterForkbeard

    December 9, 2018 at 12:11 pm

    Welcome back, efg!

  111. 111.

    stinger

    December 9, 2018 at 12:15 pm

    Excellent news, efgoldman.

  112. 112.

    feebog

    December 9, 2018 at 12:17 pm

    Welcome back efg. Take it easy and comment frequently.

  113. 113.

    CaseyL

    December 9, 2018 at 12:25 pm

    What great news! I think you’ll heal better at home, too.

  114. 114.

    banditqueen

    December 9, 2018 at 12:25 pm

    You are the dude, and the dude abides–great to know that you’re home with the family. Let’s really douse Orange Don and the 1600 Krew with the fuckems they deserve, and send them to the maximum security lockup of their choice. (We lurkers missed you!)

  115. 115.

    MagdaInBlack

    December 9, 2018 at 12:27 pm

    Glad to see you back among us. ?

  116. 116.

    FlyingToaster

    December 9, 2018 at 12:28 pm

    Finally!!

    Welcome back. Heal up. We’ll need your concise analysis come January 3rd, more than ever…

  117. 117.

    prostratedragon

    December 9, 2018 at 12:33 pm

    efg, now you can actually rest! Best wishes for continued recovery.

  118. 118.

    Redshift

    December 9, 2018 at 12:42 pm

    Welcome home! Best wishes for your continued recovery!

  119. 119.

    NeenerNeener

    December 9, 2018 at 12:49 pm

    Welcome back, efg. Hope your recovery goes well.

  120. 120.

    Sister Golden Bear

    December 9, 2018 at 12:51 pm

    Welcome home!

    And, fuckem.

  121. 121.

    lurker dean

    December 9, 2018 at 12:52 pm

    wow, what an ordeal. welcome home, efg!!

  122. 122.

    Snarkworth, short-fingered Bulgarian

    December 9, 2018 at 12:58 pm

    There’s no place like home, right?

    So glad you’re better.

  123. 123.

    Tenar Arha

    December 9, 2018 at 1:00 pm

    So glad to hear you’re home. Congratulations, and continued healing!

  124. 124.

    frosty fred

    December 9, 2018 at 1:11 pm

    Great news.

  125. 125.

    divF

    December 9, 2018 at 1:11 pm

    Welcome home (both physical and virtual)! As you can tell, you’ve been missed.

  126. 126.

    suffragettecity

    December 9, 2018 at 1:14 pm

    Welcome home fuck em !!!!!!!!!!

  127. 127.

    Baud

    December 9, 2018 at 1:17 pm

    @efgoldman: Speedy healing.

  128. 128.

    sukabi

    December 9, 2018 at 1:25 pm

    Welcome home and may you have an uneventful recovery, (except for the good parts)

  129. 129.

    Ghost of Joe Lieblings Dog

    December 9, 2018 at 1:29 pm

    Very, VERY happy for you, efg.

  130. 130.

    Mary G

    December 9, 2018 at 1:31 pm

    Huzzah for efgoldman! I typed efg and Autocorrect filled in the rest! You are back where you belong and I haz a happy.

  131. 131.

    danielx

    December 9, 2018 at 1:36 pm

    Glad you’re out and home.

  132. 132.

    Haroldo

    December 9, 2018 at 1:36 pm

    Welcome home, Mr. Goldman.

  133. 133.

    rikyrah

    December 9, 2018 at 1:38 pm

    Good hearing from you efgoldman

  134. 134.

    boatboy_srq

    December 9, 2018 at 1:43 pm

    Welcome back! Go slowly with the recovery.

  135. 135.

    gene108

    December 9, 2018 at 1:45 pm

    Welcome back, your rehab was your ticket out…welcome back…

  136. 136.

    Mnemosyne

    December 9, 2018 at 1:47 pm

    Hooray! I hope your recovery continues apace and that you will have lots of time to enjoy the company of your grandkids and the rest of the family during the holidays.

    The rotating tagline I got was “Dear subscriber, you have been registered as a participant in a mass disturbance,” which also seems quite apropos for this situation. ?

  137. 137.

    susanna

    December 9, 2018 at 1:54 pm

    Another lurker welcomes you back, have more good days.

  138. 138.

    Aleta

    December 9, 2018 at 2:00 pm

    Receiving with joy your glad tidings, efgoldman.

    And they’ll talk to you while you’re in trances
    And you’ll visualize not taking any chances
    But meet them halfway with love, peace, and persuasion

    And expect them to rise for the occasion
    Don’t it gratify when you see it materialize
    Right in front of your eyes by surprise

  139. 139.

    John Revolta

    December 9, 2018 at 2:14 pm

    Who?

    Oh yeah, that trumpet playin’ guy. Welcome home ya ol’ bastid.

  140. 140.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    December 9, 2018 at 2:16 pm

    Welcome back efg!

  141. 141.

    Just One More Canuck

    December 9, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    Although its been said many times, many ways, Fuck ’em

  142. 142.

    CliosFanBoy

    December 9, 2018 at 2:35 pm

    WELCOME HOME!!!!!!!!!!!

  143. 143.

    Ruckus

    December 9, 2018 at 2:58 pm

    EFG, It’s always nice to be home. OK that’s not always true. But it is in this case and it’s double nice to be out of the hospital.
    Best wishes on your recovery and home enjoyment.
    Welcome back!

  144. 144.

    a thousand flouncing lurkers (was fidelio)

    December 9, 2018 at 3:02 pm

    @efgoldman: ?????????????????????????????????

  145. 145.

    Svensker

    December 9, 2018 at 3:52 pm

    Coming out of hiding/retirement to say welcome home!

  146. 146.

    hedgehog mobile

    December 9, 2018 at 4:03 pm

    Welcome home!

  147. 147.

    (((CassandraLeo)))

    December 9, 2018 at 4:10 pm

    Glad you’re back. There’s no “fuckem” like an efgoldman “fuckem”.

  148. 148.

    TomatoQueen

    December 9, 2018 at 4:18 pm

    Oh goody and at long last, efg! Welcome home!
    *dusts all the fuckems*

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    Cephalus Max

    December 9, 2018 at 4:27 pm

    Hell, I almost never de-lurk, but I am now… Welcome home efgoldman!!

  150. 150.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    December 9, 2018 at 4:37 pm

    SMOOCH!?‍

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    Mai Naem mobile

    December 9, 2018 at 5:06 pm

    I am so happy for you. About f’ing time. Just keep on working on the rehab and don’t get discouraged because it doesn’t end up being a straight line forward or when you plateau a little. Just remember where you started.

  152. 152.

    Debbie(Aussie)

    December 9, 2018 at 6:19 pm

    Such wonderful news! Surrounded by those we love and the things that are ours, able to do things in our time, are all helpful to healing. Be well!
    I now personally understand your deep love for your granddaughter (and your grandson). Our granddaughter was bor at 12:21am Monday 21st October in Canberra, about 1400 km away. We spent her first week there and have just come home from a little over two weeks visit. She is so adorable. The love I feel for my baby’s baby is phenomenal.
    Please take care, you have been greatly missed. Love Debbie

  153. 153.

    JGabriel

    December 9, 2018 at 7:43 pm

    Welcome home, EFG!

    We missed you.

  154. 154.

    Rileys Enabler

    December 9, 2018 at 7:54 pm

    Welcome home, EFG. So happy to hear this news. Huzzah!

  155. 155.

    Johannes

    December 9, 2018 at 9:27 pm

    Welcome back, EFG!

  156. 156.

    SWMBO

    December 9, 2018 at 10:36 pm

    This makes my blood sing and my heart soar. You were missed.

  157. 157.

    proportionwheel

    December 9, 2018 at 10:56 pm

    I’ve been wondering what was going on with you, efg, who were my inspiration to start commenting over at LGM. May health and comfort be in your immediate future. And I hope for more acerbic curmudgeonly comments too, here and there.

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