I got home from work a bit early and started picking up the house a bit for Patrick’s annual Halloween screening of “Dead Alive.” As I took a bag of recyclables out to the can, I noticed the yard waste can was FILLED with branches…and the gardener wasn’t due here until tomorrow. Then, as I […]

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That’s what the small box said as it popped up on my email screen and began devouring all my saved messages! I noticed that about half my messages were gone when I opened my email and tried to find a message from a few days ago. Then, when I tried to move one of the […]

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Click on Soula’s website link for a new picture of Robin. She has it posted in her blog. Just click on the picture for a full screen shot. He is so adorable! What a cutie! Meanwhile, back in Southern California, some of the fires are still burning while some of them are almost fully contained. […]

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I’m totally absorbed by these fires, watching a variety of tv stations, depending on who’s covering them. I keep going outside, checking to be sure I can’t see flames anywhere or smell anything burning. Fortunately, all I can see is a clear night sky with an almost full moon up above. And all I can […]

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At last count there are 14 fires burning in Southern California. So far none of the fires are nearby to me but, at the rate they are starting up, I am starting to get worried. I’ve decided to start taking digital pictures of everything in my house and am getting a few things ready in […]

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Started having stomach pains last night so took a hot bath which helped a little. By the time I went to bed, the pain was back again and I had a restless night, waking up every two hours or so. Woke up this morning at 7:30 am with intense stomach pains that just won’t go […]

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I’m taking a break from work right now–at 8:20 pm. Have been bringing work home almost every night, spending about 2-3 hours reconciling accounts so I can finally finish up this damned audit. Had to stop for a bit while Nader takes down the system to do some maintenance. We’ve been having lots of problems, […]

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Robin went to the doctor today for his two-month checkup. He now weighs almost 12 lbs and is at the 50th percentile for both weight and length. The only problem he has is a small hernia at his belly button which the doctor feels will go away by the time he reaches one year of […]

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Went to breakfast today with Patrick and Veronica at Green Street. Patrick’s friend Mike works there and told Patrick he’d take care of drinks if we stopped in. Good thing we decided to go today as it was Mike’s last day there. He got a job subbing with LAUSD which pays quite a bit more […]

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I decided to try it today. Had my car towed to Whitie’s and then notified all who needed to know that I’d be working from home today. And it worked out great. I was even able to work with my admin assistant and print checks on my work printer. And I got tons of work […]

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The ‘Check Engine’ light came on in my car on Monday. I got on the freeway ’cause it was Columbus Day and I figured there would be very little traffic. I decided to switch lanes and felt I had plenty of time since the semi approaching was far enough back. As I headed into the […]

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I totally screwed up and didn’t bring home one report that I needed to do as much work as I had hoped to do this weekend. I got some stuff done, but had to quit when I didn’t have the report. I was still able to spend a couple of hours on work stuff, but […]

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Had originally planned to spend the day working inside the house, but it was so nice outside that I decided to work in the backyard. Don’t have lots to do out there since the new gardener is doing such a good job, but I still had a bit of weeding and trimming to do. I […]

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I kinda liked the last theme, but it was more difficult to read. And I didn’t like how it abbreviated all my posts. So Patrick helped me load this new one that seems much better. (Thanks, Patrick!) Only thing that seems to have a bug is the comment section where something about the site not […]

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The weather is very strange right now. It feels like a wonderful summer day where I can open all the windows and doors in the evening. And the night-blooming jasmine is filling my house–and the entire neighborhood–with it’s wonderful scent. Can you tell how much I am loving spending every evening inhaling this fabulous aroma? […]

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