Watched SCROOGE starring TCB as Scrooge last night - what a wonderful way to get rid of some of the foul mood I've been in much of this holiday week. Toby saw me crying uncontrollably and tried to (he thought) comfort me,* but I explained that these were good tears, tears to remove bad things from the system. And so I'll try to remain through Christmas Day. Thank you, dear TCB, for your wonderful talent and for sharing your great gifts as an entertainer with audiences.
* Dylan, on the other hand, smiled as if to say to Toby, "See if you can get a treat or two out of this. Giving treats always makes him feel better"