Just watched the Nintendo E3 press conference. Animal Crossing City Folk for the Wii will be released by the end of the year! I am so excited I can hardly stand it! I don’t yet have a Wii, but will certainly be getting one over the next few months. I don’t want to wait until […]

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…and I’m exhausted tonight! Started off the day taking Veronica and Patrick out to breakfast for Veronica’s b-day which was Friday. Had a nice relaxing breakfast where we ate more than we should have–or at least I did! Good thing I guess since I needed lots of energy for the remainder of the day. While […]

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Strange weather. It’s raining and I’ve heard thunder and seen lightning up above the mountains. Of course I should have known it would rain tonight since I sat a bunch of stuff from the garage outside the kitchen door, but not underneath the breezeway area. It’s now covered over with plastic with the hope that […]

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Today I made my final visit to my current doctor. As mentioned in an earlier post, he has switched to a new medical group and is no longer accepting “new” HMO patients through that group. I had this appointment scheduled prior to knowing about this change that is effective 9/1. I was glad I already […]

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Seems that every time I decide to take a day (or a week) off, it turns unbearably hot. Many times I take the time off to do some type of work around the house. This time I had planned to work on cleaning out the garage. Ha! It is so damn hot out there that […]

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Hope you had a wonderful day! Patrick and Veronica came over and we had a great cookout–steak, barbecued chicken, baked beans, potato salad, and macaroni salad. Way too much food, but it was all great. And I just now remembered the peach pie that I forgot to serve! Oh well, they’ll be over again this […]

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That’s right, I’ll be volunteering for the Obama campaign this year! Some guy from the DNC was canvassing our neighborhood tonight and stopped at my house. He started his speech and I stopped him and asked if he noticed the Obama magnet on my car. He said he had and that he also noticed the […]

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Patrick came over yesterday and we started in on the cleanout–of the garage and areas surrounding the house. We started in on the breezeway between the kitchen door and the garage door. It was loaded with stuff that had been accumulating forever. We filled the trashcan (thankfully trash pickup was today) and sorted all the […]

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Kevin’s and Soula’s dog, Hannah, is now paralyzed from about the middle of her body to her tail. The tests revealed a bruised spinal cord due a degenerative disc disease causing her disc to rupture. At least that’s what I think they’ve determined. She’s unable to move her back legs at all. Possibly that will […]

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I got a new insurance card in the mail about a week ago showing a different doctor’s name as my primary care provider. I didn’t switch to a new doctor and didn’t even know this person. I called Blue Shield today to find out why this had happened and they said my doctor had switched […]

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Or at least close. Started off early this morning with Patrick calling to say he got a $47 parking ticket at the Metro lot because the lot is only for Metro riders. Except that he IS a Metro rider. He has no idea why they would have given him a ticket other than the fact […]

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We (Patrick, Veronica and myself) left early Friday morning for our trip up north to the Napa Valley area for Michael’s wedding. The drive up went well until we hit the Oakland area around 2 pm and ran into a ton of traffic. We arrived at our motel with just enough time for Patrick and […]

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That’s right, the TV is off and the NBA Finals are over as far as I’m concerned. Oh, the game is still on, but it’s not pleasurable to see the Lakers give it away to the Celtics. I watched up until the middle of the fourth quarter and just couldn’t take any more. The Lakers […]

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Summer may not officially arrive until Saturday, but it certainly feels like it’s already here. The temps are in the 90’s during the day and will probably reach the 100’s later in the week. It’s ok with me, except that it got a bit humid today. I’m able to tolerate the heat a lot more […]

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The Lakers actually won a game tonight. It looked like dejavu all over again as they started out up 19 points in the first quarter and then the Celtics started whittling it down. They went ahead in the second half, but the Lakers finally came back and pulled it out to win the game. I […]

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In fact, far from it. The Lakers were up by as much as 24 points in the first half and then totally blew it and wound up losing. The game was so good in the first half and then it seemed the Lakers came out in the 2nd half and felt they were so far […]

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Finally a win for the Lakers! I was beginning to worry at the beginning of the 4th quarter, but they pulled it out and won 87-81. Paul Pierce played miserably for the Celtics. Hopefully his ‘sore’ knee is finally beginning to give him trouble. Kobe was great, scoring 36 points! So now it’s on to […]

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Oh yeah! I really think it can happen…and I’m so excited!!! There’s lots of talk today about Hillary as v.p., but I don’t expect that to be the case. The veep is not a strong governing position–more of an honorary post. At least that’s how it’s been over the years. How many vice-presidents stand out […]

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How about carpal tunnel syndrome? Got to work today and began experiencing unbelievable pain in my left hand. Mostly it is in my thumb joint. And then there’s the tingling/numbness in my fingers. Took lots of ibuprofin with no result. Took a vicodin when I got home. It eased the pain but, when I move […]

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A big chunk of the backlot at Universal Studios burned today including the Courthouse Square area where lots and lots of movies have been filmed. The one that most everyone remembers is Back to the Future. Fortunately the Clocktower from that movie was not totally destroyed. Universal Studios is one of my favorite spots and […]

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