This week has been a real bitch at work and ended about as bad as it could possibly end. I went out around 2:30-3:00 this afternoon to walk across the street to drop off the payment for my utility bill. On the way back my left ankle collapsed and I went down. I didn’t trip […]

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Went to bed last night around 11:30. It was extremely cold outside and dark clouds had been forming over the mountains since late afternoon. And then it hit. The first raindrops sounded really big and Murphy got a bit excited. Then it went crazy outside! The lightning and thunder scared all the animals. The cats […]

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It was cold and rainy here this weekend and I took advantage of the weather and lazed about the house. Played a lot of Animal Crossing, watched the Lakers beat up on the Spurs, and did some laundry. That’s about it. I just couldn’t get motivated to do much else. I should have done a […]

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It was fabulous! I’ve seen lots of inaugurations, but this was the most emotional one I’ve ever experienced. Never before did I find myself in tears while watching a new president take office. But today I cried throughout the ceremony. I guess I’ve never felt so good about a candidate in the past. I am […]

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Yay! Three days off plus the inauguration! Got lots to do both inside and outside the house, but expect to get lots done with three days off. Hopefully there won’t be lots of inaugural stuff on tv to distract me! Got lots finished at work today and even managed to stop at Office Depot this […]

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Just when you think that all is going well and that you are finally getting caught up, the proverbial shit hits the fan. It seems the person who set up our new timeclock made a huge error. We asked that holiday and vacation time be included when determining overtime hours for both individual days as […]

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It felt like a wonderful summer day today with temps in the 80’s. But it was weird since I spent a good portion of the weekend putting away Christmas decorations. Still need to finish that up, but I am making good progress. Am trying to clean everything really well (dusting, washing glassware, etc.) as I […]

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I was sitting on the couch in the family room, watching tv, when the latest earthquake hit. Murphy jumped up and the cats went running. I jumped up as well and waited for more…but nothing more happened. It was very quick with just a bit of a jolt and a roll, a reminder of bigger […]

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Evan Michael Barnett, son of Mandy and Eric Barnett, was born yesterday, 1/5/2009. Mandy is the daughter of my sister, Kelly. Evan weighed 8 lb 5 oz at birth and is 21-1/2″ long. Kelly and Sally were both there for the birth and report that both mother and son are doing great.

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And so it’s finally here. The start of a new year and the start of a new presidency. Only 18 more days until the latter. Still not sure how I’m going to be able to watch all the festivities. I don’t remember watching Dubya’s inauguration speeches, but I do recall seeing quite a few others. […]

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