Mutant Strawberry and Silence from China

I got a basket of strawberries from a local grower the other day, and as Camryn and I were eating our way through them, we came upon this strange-looking little berry!

Kind of looks like it sprouted antennas, or was beginning to grow some ears!

Okay, so the buzz within my CCAI Yahoo group is that things have been unusually quiet with LOA's and TA's coming in from the CCAA- it seems only one has come in since April 4th. That's just plain weird, but no one from our agency is saying so. We're all speculating as to the reasons why, and wondering if this means things are changing in China- yet we're not being told about it... so, of course, we're all worried our LOA's are going to take MUCH LONGER than normal. Knowing the Olympics are coming up doesn't help with the anxiety. It is rumored that China will close down all government offices for as long as a month for the Olympics. This all just does not look good, but I am trying not to worry about things that may not even be true. I'll keep you posted as we find out more.