When I was of the age when kids wrote letters to santa, Email existed in the academic world, but outside of universities/government/high tech types, no one had even heard of the internet. The web hadn't been invented yet, etc. My dad is a professor of computer science, and the systems guys in the network created an email alias inside their network so the kids of faculty, staff, grad students, etc could send emails to santa@northpole.org (the emails were then, conveniently, forwarded to our parents) Now, of course, that doesn't sound like anything special, but at the time, it was *magical*. My father had some kind of secret, futuristic link to Santa himself.

Every year I add lots of small bulbs to my "magical forest" area in my back yard. I back up to a stand of trees, and I'm working on building a carpet of small bulbs for spring color. But for obsession... I've lately fallen for tacky, showy oriental lilies. The bigger, more multicollored, more spotted and ostentatious the better!

I figured that was what you meant! I cant stop listening to it either, its the perfect mixture of a classic vibe, but new compositions. I love how it feels fresh and old-school at the same time. :)

It was fun, Im sure you would have enjoyed it! Hopefully hell be teaching somewhere more conveient for you sometime soon!

I hope he comes your way soon, Im sure you would enjoy his teaching!