In article <Pine.BSI.3.91.951227085359.1925F-100000@cais.cais.com> White Wolf <wwolf@cais.cais.com> writes:

Anyway, I've got some Japanese New Year's traditions of my own to observe...

Yeah, that reminds me.  I'm having a New Year's Eve party, and I wanted 
to invite all of you.  Can anyone make it to Northern Virginia?

Only if you've got a spare $2000 for a plane ticket... and LOTS of air 
sickness bags! ;)

JK