WE ARE IN NEW YORK

And we are pleased to see the world hasn't stopped in our absence, ie:

Now that American Airlines has finally located our luggage, we will be spending today trying to charm New Yorkers into kissing the Giss as per the demands of all the blogerati, which is probably going to be tricky because (a) it is "Thanksgiving" and everyone is inside eating a pie, and (b) it is completely and terrifyingly freezing (even for us)...