Yes, we're all doing our best, given who and where we are. I don't disparage Efim (except for his tone-deafness) and in fact I envy him. Most of the Efim hate here is probably just sublimated enviousness. In a way, I'm grateful to him for sharing this marvelous creature with the world. Certainly if I had a girlfriend as beautiful and talented as Anabel I'd "put her in a pumpkin shell."
Agree. And I think they do read these blogs and maybe even occasionally the chat. Just this morning, I swear, she read JohnBoy's comment, "Anabel needs a shave." She showed it to Efim and they both had a good laugh over it.