Spent a good chunk of my afternoon on Friday cleaning out bookcases in my office at work and thought the urge to clean would carry over into the weekend. Unfortunately that was not the case. I just can’t get motivated to do much of anything once I get home. Whatever time I have available I […]

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Hurried home from work tonight to watch the debate and Keith Olberman’s prologue. Obama did well and McCain…well his reference to “that one” really said it all. Even the republicans are appalled. All the media polls are saying that Obama won and comments from lots of independents are pro Obama. Based on the polls (check […]

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The jury in Las Vegas just found OJ Simpson guilty on all charges. Finally it seems he’s going to get his due. Sentencing will take place on December 5th with a possible sentence of 15 years to life. Sounds like no more golfing for OJ.

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I don’t know where September went. I think part of the reason it seemed to go by so quickly has to do with my being out of town for 1/3 of the month. And then it took another third before I finally got back on California time and back on track at work. And then […]

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Kelly and Sally are both without electricity…and have been since Sunday afternoon. It seems that the front end of Hurricane Ike blew through Ohio with a vengeance and knocked out power to millions in the state. Lots of trees went down and their local utility company (DP&L) had a good portion of their crews down […]

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Haven’t written for what seems like weeks–wait a minute, it has been weeks! Got busy getting ready for my trip back East, watching the Democratic convention, and doing bits and pieces to help Patrick head off to Burning Man. And then Patrick’s server went down while he was gone. So even if I wanted to […]

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What a game! Decided to stay up and watch the game live since it started here at 11:30 pm and am I ever glad I did! It was a fabulous game, actually a real nail-biter when Spain got within just a few points a number of times in the game. Per usual, though, Kobe came […]

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…at least this part. So I decided I’d better get busy around here and do something even though it’s extremely hot outside. The backyard needed a major cleanup so I trimmed and cleaned out the flowerbed up against the house and trimmed back the large night-blooming jasmine. I hate to trim the jasmine since it’s […]

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When I went through my mail last night I noticed a Kohl’s catalog with a % off sticker on the front. Since it turned out to be for 30% off, I knew I had to use it. However, as it expired today, I decided to go shopping tonight. I really wanted to find a dress […]

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The photos are loaded to My New Photo Gallery as Robin’s First Birthday. There are lots, so sit back and enjoy this cute little guy!

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Had hoped to post an update or two while up visiting Kevin, Soula and Robin, but wound up spending too much time doing other things–especially things that involved Robin! I took lots of pictures and will do my best to get some (if not all) of them posted tomorrow. Just too tired tonight to deal […]

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…and then I’m off work for two weeks! Work has been rough in that I’ve been trying to get everything completed that I would normally do while I’m off. Needless to say I didn’t get everything finished. But I did get the really important stuff (like payroll) done. Seems that no matter how hard I […]

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The day started with ants…crawling all over the loveseat in my family room. I sprayed the sofa with bug spray before I left for work, but there were still more ants when I got home tonight. So I stripped off the slipcover and threw it into the washer. It was too dark in the room […]

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It hit at 11:42 am today. We were all in a meeting room, just finishing up our weekly staff meeting and starting to eat at a lunch party for one of our staff members who was leaving. When it hit everyone just stopped talking, stopped eating, stopped everything. It started with a bit of a […]

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Finally! For the first time since late Sunday my temperature is back to normal. I’m starting to feel somewhat better but still have a cough and am tired. Am taking Mucinex which really helps in clearing up the cough, so am hopeful I’ll be rid of this bug by this weekend. I’m staying home from […]

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Last week we made arrangements to lease a Toyota Camry Hybrid for the rector (top priest) at work. I went to the dealership after the deal was done to sign the papers. I was there for 1-1/2 hours. Before I went I asked what information I needed to bring with me and took the few […]

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Had a bit of a sore throat when I went to bed last night and it got worse as the night went on. Now my entire body aches all over, my throat is killing me and I feel totally exhausted. Where the hell did this come from?! Not planning to go to work unless I […]

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Although there’s more to be rid of, the curb area in front of my house is just about filled with everything from the old kitchen cabinets that have been in the garage since we bought the house to the old Christmas street decoration from 3 years ago. Patrick single-handedly ripped out the old cabinets this […]

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And so Honey died calmly and peacefully this morning. I made the decision finally this morning when I found her in the same position on the kitchen floor that she was in when I went to bed last night. In fact, I really made the decision when I got home last night and found her […]

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I have lots to do around here but haven’t been able to get myself motivated all week. Last week and last weekend I did lots. This week I’ve done nothing. Oh I know I’ll do lots out in the garage this weekend, but the nights this week have been a real bust. I’ve been exhausted […]

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