Nearly 500 firefighters, 120 vehicles, three planes and four helicopters swung into action from dawn to battle the flames near the Athens suburbs of Penteli, Pallini, Anthousa and Gerakas - home to some 29,000.
There was something familiar about what was going on with my younger French Brittany, Laney. When she vomited up her complete dinner last Thursday, my suspicions were aroused. When the same thing happened Friday morning the clues began to fit.
As you all know, this writer has been a very good boy this year, as always. With Christmas coming, it is time for me to let Santa Claus know what he can be stuffing my stocking with on Dec. 25. Since he must be an avid reader of this column this.