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When I started blogging years back (in 2002, to be exact), I had no intention of making this anything except a journal. And not a regular one. I had almost no LJ friends for many years and had no thought that anyone but me (and maybe Marilyn) would care to read it ( Read more... )

I needed to discuss some private things, so my last entry is Friends Only. If you read my blog but are not a friend -- and want to see that entry -- then it's time to think about friending me ( Read more... )

Very, very quick post!!!

Just taking a few moments to wish all of you a Happy New Year!

One of the GREAT things of this past year has been all my wonderful LiveJournal Friends! Thanks for making my world a happier place to be, everyone! You mean so much to me.


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First off, we all survived the Staff Retreat today. Best part? Riding the Portland Aerial Tram (also known as just the TRAM) at OHSU during our lunch break (OHSU is where we held the retreat). Marilyn and I have talked about riding it for years and years (it originally opened on December 15, 2006), so it was about time we finally did ( Read more... )

I had a lovely birthday, which started with a big group going over to Starbucks (Rich bought me coffee and Steven bought me a cranberry bliss bar). Three people 'fought' over buying me coffee, which was very sweet. (smile ( Read more... )

It was a DELIGHT to have Frank fbhjr visit us in Portland (from Boston) yesterday. Marilyn and I actually were able to get off work EARLY (!!!) to head out to the Holiday Inn at the Airport to meet up with him. We drove back to our office and parked there, then gave him a down and dirty (quick) tour of our office, before walking over to have Chinese ( Read more... )

Frank is here in Portland!!! Marilyn, Frank and I just had dinner and it was lovely! (We were planning to buy, but Frank insisted -- what a guy!!!)

We're off to show him a little more of Portland now...
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Poor Marilyn was home sick today. She's got a killer sore throat and just generally under the weather. We did get one movie and watch it: "The Call," featuring Halle Berry. We've got a friend who worked for 911 for years (in a high level job), so we found this behind-the-scenes look really interesting. (We're both sure the end of the film makes 911 ( Read more... )

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