The intended family shindig/memorial for my uncle Jim didn't quite go off as planned yesterday, as Jim's best friends couldn't make it and my younger uncle had a diabetic, blind, deaf and partially paralyzed Labrador in tow. Meanwhile my brother's kids were quite overscheduled and a huge storm blew in while we were driving up. But once we got ( Read more... )

It didn't snow much here today, mostly rain. But I didn't go in anyway, partly because we were told we probably shouldn't, partly because I would have been the only there, and mostly because there was a huge accident on the Beltway by my house that woke us. I was disinclined to go and Mom was very insistent I not go. There were at least two more ( Read more... )

Down here, the only effects of Nemo are high winds and low barometric pressure. Really low pressure. So I get all the joys of hurting all over without any of the benefit of snow or a day off work. Nuts.

The supervisor and I were kinda planning to 'sneak' out the door, hop the light rail and go downtown for the Ravens rally and sendoff to NOLA. Then we got up this morning and everything was iced over. So much for that idea. We're fans, not insane people. But a fair number of insane people did go downtown to see off the team - and the team was ( Read more... )

OK, so, anyone besides me can't get LJ to cooperate this week? I've been able to manage just one comment and one post this week, and those only came from switching to Chrome. And that was a really marginal improvement. I've had a lot of trouble with the compie this week, it's fully updated, turned it on and off a few times, cleared the cache, ( Read more... )

Well, whaddya know - we have a white Christmas. Can't remember the last time that happened, but almost an inch of snow fell today, just enough to touch up everything. Nice. Unfortunately it also touched up the roads, a friend didn't even try to come after she barely made it home, and the family was late ( Read more... )

Today was a day off work that wasn't really worth it - took off for Mom's meeting with the lawyer, the lawyer didn't show up because *she* forgot the appointment, so the document review and signing was done by conference call. Then I went to PT for the first time in ages, for a new injury, except the scheduler - after telling me it would be a one ( Read more... )

Home for the evening and more or less ready for Sandy. Couldn't find any D batteries anywhere, and that's what the flashlights run on, but plenty of AA, AAA, C...lots of candles, radios, lots of stuff charged & ready to go. Freezer is nearly full with ice packs, plenty of non-perishables, books from the library, generally good to go ( Read more... )

Because it had to be done ( Read more... )

I took the day off. Mom is babysitting. The plan is to go to the State Fair and get my fill of animals. No horse racing tomorrow, but several horse exhibitions, lots of goats, and maybe alpacas. Then to the store to treat myself to the DVDs of Homeland. And home to watch whatever I darn well feel like, because Mom isn't home. And I seem to have ( Read more... )