The husband and I went Christmas shopping today and I think nearly every single one of the 9 million residents of Sweden were out there with us. At one point when we were trying to find parking the husband threw his hands up in exasperation and said, "Why couldn't these people have gotten all of their shopping done before the last minute?" Then he laughed realizing he was one of "these people". And of course with the large numbers of people together in one space, one is bound to run into ...

By request...photos of ParaTed2k and the story of how I got to meet one of JU's greatest citizens. Ted and I met online at another site for bloggers at the beginning of this year and became good friends rather quickly. So when I found out I was going to have a few days layover in Chicago (a few hours from where he lives) during my trip home to the States, he graciously offered to pick me up and house me for a few days. So on Sunday September 17, 2006 tired and weary from a 9 hour flight...