I’m off work today…yay! Got to take off 4 hours for comp time from going to church last Sunday and this Sunday for the Annual Meeting. Took off the remaining portion of the day to work on my annual performance evaluation. This needed to be done by next Monday and I needed to do it […]

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My day at work did not go well. Nothing I had planned to do actually happened. I wound up entering all the journal entries (57!!!) that the auditor came up with. As I knew would be the case, the resulting balances in many accounts didn’t match reality. So now I have to find out why […]

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Someone at work decided this should be Super Monday–the day in between Super Bowl Sunday and Super Tuesday. Why not? So happy Super Monday to everyone! I watched the Super Bowl off and on but just wasn’t into it. Probably because I really didn’t care who won. Some of the commercials were kinda cute, some […]

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Had a good birthday yesterday. Vanessa took me to dinner at Houston’s, a really, really good steakhouse here in Pasadena. We had a wonderful evening together and I am happy I have such a great friend. Thanks again, Vanessa! Received some funny cards from Sally (Thanks!) and got home last night to find a message […]

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It’s still raining. I’m not complaining though. It’s not been all that bad since I didn’t have to go anywhere for most of the weekend and it was rather pleasant staying indoors and watching the drops fall. Being on a hillside (and not having to deal with the repercussions of the fall wildfires), I had […]

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We never seem to get just a bit of rain. It’s either all or nothing. It’s been raining for three days straight. It started on Tuesday and isn’t supposed to stop until next Monday. A week straight of rain. Wouldn’t be bad but it’s been coming down in torrents! This afternoon we also had hail […]

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Went to the doctor today for a follow-up after my hospital visit on Saturday. Seems I’m OK. In fact, I’m very normal. All my tests showed no problems whatsoever and the doctor thinks all will be fine. We’re still not sure why the pain in my chest started, but I’m trying to eliminate as much […]

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I was really motivated yesterday to get going with the cleaning out of closets, dressers, etc. I got started in my bedroom and made great progress in my closet. I removed clothing that’s been hanging there for years and hasn’t been worn for just as long. I also found some clothing I had completely forgotten […]

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His first appearance….but no doubt not his last. Check out the news story of the Flying Labs launch party for Pirates of the Burning Sea: http://potbsvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Articles.Detail&id=68 The full version of the game will be available on Tuesday, 1/22. Support Robin! Buy this game!

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That’s right. Up the stairs. I headed out of the parking lot at work this morning and wasn’t paying attention as I headed up the stairs. Somehow, I wound up falling ‘up’ the stairs. I still don’t know how that happened. I scraped up one of my fingers but, otherwise, I didn’t get hurt. I […]

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I’ve been watching shows on PBS tonight. The first was Antiques Roadshow (always a favorite) and the second is a documentary about the Kennedy assassination. I used to watch shows on PBS all the time, but somehow got distracted by network television. Now that there is so little in the way of new shows on […]

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Have spent every evening this week hanging out with my buddies in the game Animal Crossing. I fish, pick fruit, earn bells, buy furniture and pay off my mortgage. Mostly I am vegging out with this game. I have been so stressed at work that all I want to do is veg when I get […]

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Get your presale copy while you still can! I bought mine last night while Vanessa and I were at Best Buy…and Vanessa bought two!!! Since Vanessa couldn’t find a copy of Animal Crossing at Best Buy, we went next door to Game Stop where we found one. While Vanessa was waiting to pay I asked […]

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It’s only been a few days since New Year’s Day, but it seems like that was sooo long ago. Work has been absolutely brutal with everyone wanting everything under the sun completed yesterday. In addition, my administrative assistant has been sick (again) all week. He only took off a couple of afternoons, but that’s only […]

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Hope everyone has a wonderful new year. Just finished watching the Rose Parade for the first time. It’s on TV all day here. Will watch the Rose Bowl game later this afternoon as I wait for my pork and sauerkraut to finish cooking. Patrick and Veronica will be here later to enjoy our first dinner […]

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What a bummer. Patrick called a little while ago to let me know that the Albertson’s Grocery (where I do the majority of my shopping) was on fire. He went to the store to check it out and seemed to think the store didn’t suffer much in the way of damage. However, there are 3 […]

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It’s actually been a pretty good year. The best part, of course, was the birth of my wonderful grandson, Robin. I think the only thing that will ever be better than that is the birth of another grandchild! No rush, though…I’m content with Robin! Other good things included a visit from Julia (Patrick’s friend from […]

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I got Patrick a really spectacular digital camera (Canon SD800 IS) through Amazon for his birthday. I gave it to him early on Christmas Eve so that he could take Christmas pics. After using it for only an hour or so, he discovered a dead pixel in the display screen that also appeared on all […]

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Well, it’s over. Seems like it was only yesterday that I was busy preparing for all the Christmas activities and now it’s come and gone…and I’m exhausted and ready for relaxing for the next few days. On Saturday Patrick and I went shopping for Veronica’s gift (he got her a new laptop!) and I went […]

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I can’t believe that Christmas is almost here! I finished up most of my shopping tonight with only a couple of small gifts to go. I’m taking off work early on Friday and will stop on my way home to finish up. Almost everything that I ordered online has already been shipped so it appears […]

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