Today I opened up the paper to the obituaries, which is my habit because of my job and I'm morbid that way. The first obituary, dead center of the page, was my first love. He was just 50. I wouldn't have known him in a million years from the photo, not because he looked bad, but just because 30 years later, he looked nothing like what I remember.

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We got the boy safely back to school for second semester yesterday and then last night the snow started. I was expecting a flurrry, a dusting or so, but no, we got a good 4 inches. Is this the begining of the end like last year? I don't know. We are expected to get a week of crashing cold weather, which after this very warm winter so far will be a ( Read more... )

Another icon, who seemed like he'd be around forever. 

Where was I? Oh yeah.. I got the wireless keyboard hooked up. Thanks Ryther. Now I type from my lap. Not at all convenient, but hey, what can you do. At least I'm all A's. Thank you all for your advice and concern. We actually got the new keyboard for the laptop today, but it was for the wrong model, so it's back to the drawing board. Boy is this ( Read more... )

I have not heard back from Verizon about the bogus charges on my phone bill ( Read more... )

After three days of lumping boards and shoveling wet muck, my back is in open rebellion. Yesterday I reached for something and muscle in my shoulder and neck went 'twang'! And I totally forgot to buy ibuprofen today ( Read more... )

I was doling out some tuna for the cats today, and a white thing came out. It was a fish bone. about an inch and a quarter long. I thought "that's not good" and went to break it to see how hard it was. I know some canned fish the bones are so soft you don't even notice them. Well, you'd have noticed this if you bit it the wrong way or swallowed it ( Read more... )

Not only was it warm enough for the leaves to be raked, but the ground wasn't a bowl of soup like I expected. So considering today felt like spring, I raked. And raked. And... well you get the idea. Got a good chunk done, ready to be picked up when the real spring gets here. I couldn't pick up anything now if I wanted too because I have nowhere to ( Read more... )

My selkie is home! I picked her up tonight and got to see all the other pieces fired. Everyone made it through. That in itself is really exciting. I have to do a pinch of splackling on the back, and fill the air holes that were punched in to make sure she didn't blow, and I do have on crack underneath that needs to be re-enforced with epoxy just to ( Read more... )

RIP Mary Travers. And thank you for all the beautiful music.

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