The days are long and the years are short

Unfortunately, the model we picked was only attractive in her childhood and twenties.

Politeness says I should dispute that, but it would seem insincere, since I haven't seen you since your twenties. :-)

Seriously, Tim has to take my word that Emily is not a lab-creation. :)

Given that the new (this week) record success rate for producing cloned primate embryos (not live births) is 1.3%, I think he's got good reason to believe you. :-)

But I know what you mean. A. acts & looks like me, and E. like cvirtue—except she seems to have inherited my musical tendencies. We have a picture of C., which her aunt drew when she was 3; I once saw it out of the corner of my eye, and misidentified it as E.