Watched the webcast of The Man burning. Once again I thought it went too fast. He stood for about 15 min after the fire began and then fell over. I liked it better in the past when there were no fireworks. Also, in 2004 the webcast was really clear and you could see all the […]

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Kevin and Soula will be doing the big move into the new house next weekend with the truck rental for the furniture and all that. I got an email from Southwest Airlines this morning showing all their specials for the month of September. After talking with Kevin, I decided to go up and help them […]

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So what else bad could happen? The compressor went out on the a/c unit that is supposed to cool my office. Temps outdoors are in the 90’s and the entire end of the building where my office sits is in the 80’s with no air circulation. When I got the word early this morning that […]

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Seems one of my neighbors also has bronchitis–and he’s had it for weeks. Great. Don’t think I got it from him since his house is downhill from mine and I don’t recall being around him before I left for Seattle. Think it’s just a bug that’s in the air. Had to go back to work […]

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After three days off work, I am ready to be over this crud! Unfortunately, that is not the case. Am going into work tomorrow and will see how long I last. Will have to shut my door and post a quarantine sign on the outside to keep people away as I don’t want to be […]

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Don’t know where I picked it up but, somewhere between Pasadena and Seattle, a bug entered my nose/head/lungs. Started sneezing on Saturday and it’s just getting worse. My sinuses are plugged, I’m sneezing, and this morning the coughing began. Decided not to go to work today as I know that no one there wants what […]

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Got back to LA on Wednesday. As things turned out, wish I could have stayed through the weekend since Kevin and Soula signed all the papers yesterday for the purchase of their house and expect to get the keys today. Maybe it’s just as well that I didn’t stay longer since I’m sure they will […]

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The trip started off with a bang…after calling SuperShuttle to change my reservation time so that I would arrive at LAX 3 hours early, they showed up 45 min late only to tell me they still had to pick up one more person and then go to the Burbank airport before heading to LAX!!! Needless […]

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Went back to work Monday and have been overwhelmed all week. Meetings, payroll prep, lots of mail, and a multitude of other tasks have caused me to reconsider the wiseness of my decision to take a week off, go back for a week and then take another week off. Think it would have been smarter […]

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In talking with my sister, Sally, this morning, she mentioned a treatment her dog groomer does called furminating that keeps animals from shedding. She commented that it would probably be too expensive to do routinely, especially if you have a lot of animals. Had to go to PetSmart today to pick up cat and dog […]

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Actually there are 3 days remaining until I go back to work, but since 2 are weekend days, they really don’t count as vacation. Right? The faux finish on the walls in my bedroom looks spectacular but is unbelievably time consuming and labor intensive. I have about 2/3 of it completed and hope to have […]

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The temps were below normal today and it was overcast for much of the day. It’s a bit humid, but the damn heat has left the area. Just looked outside, and noticed that it’s raining! OMG…this is too good to be true! And tomorrow is predicted to be the same as today! I was able […]

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Last time I saw the doctor (in March) he noticed that I had started to gain weight. Not surprising. Events over the past year resulted in me just not paying attention to what I was eating or how much. Many, many nights I would stop at a fast food place on the way home from […]

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Patrick just called to let me know the power is out at their apartment in Sierra Madre, about 8-10 blocks from my house. People all over So.Cal. are without power, many of whom have been in the dark and without a/c or fans since Saturday. And the temps remain above 100 degrees every day. Don’t […]

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New all time temperatures were reached today…109 degrees in Pasadena. And it’s going to be just as hot tomorrow, and Monday, and Tuesday! My family room was at 93 degrees when I thought to check at about 8 pm. The furniture is so hot that it feels like it’s been sitting in a room where […]

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Kevin and Soula are buying a house! They’ve made an offer on a 2000 sq.ft. split level house in Renton, WA. It has a living room with a fireplace, a formal dining room, a large kitchen with a breakfast nook, a great room, 4 bedrooms, 2-3/4 baths and a 2 car garage. It has a […]

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It got up to 100 degrees today and is supposed to get to 105-110 degrees tomorrow…and it’s supposed to be humid! Ridiculous has arrived!!! Fires are burning about 40-50 miles to the east of us, but so far there are no fires nearby. I have a feeling this is going to be a really bad […]

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Spent the evening at Patrick and Veronica’s apartment celebrating her birthday. Had cake and sat around discussing all the wonderful things to do in LA and California in general. One of these days I hope they will be able to travel a bit and do some fun stuff. Veronica is great and I’m happy I […]

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The front lawn at All Saints has been transformed by a film company to resemble Hogworts Academy. A scene from a spoof of Harry Potter is being filmed at work today. The prep work was unbelievable–they covered the entire courtyard area with layers of sod to completely eliminate any concrete or dirt; they added wood […]

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Thought I would get more done, but have run out of vacation time. Hoped to get the bedroom painting finished, but after deciding to put primer on all the walls, trim and ceiling, I’m way behind where I thought I’d be. However, when it’s done, my bedroom will be spectacular! Both Thursday and Friday were […]

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