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And the polar vortex creeps down on you and devours your thermometer:

jrittenhouse Jan 05, 2014 11:59

Another fine product of...
Well, first things first…since I’ve been away for a while, I need to bring y’all back up to speed as to what’s going on here (or what *has* been going on here) but I figured I’d mix that in with more current stuff on my pointy head; simpler than trying to do one completely and then the other. I’ll tag the old news ( Read more... )

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The Annual Sidewise pile at Jim's bedside falls and kills three; details at the 10 o'clock news:

jrittenhouse May 04, 2013 07:09

The end of May is traditionally the time when we Sidewise Judges have to go through and release our nominations cut of short stories and novels for the award - which means that dreadful dozen stories that you haven't gotten to that look like prime stinkers are mandatory reads - along with the other stuff that 'life its ownself' have caused to be ( Read more... )

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Not dead yet:

jrittenhouse Mar 12, 2013 23:58

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Actually, doing relatively well, all things considered. The Hyperbaric Oxygen treatments I’ve been taking since right after Thanksgiving ended three weeks ago, and it’s marvelous to not have to trot over there every weekday and kill 3-4 hours of my day with that. The result is a tiny slit ( Read more... )

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Attempted recap:

jrittenhouse Dec 26, 2012 14:12

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If you hadn’t been watching - yes, I am out of the rehab place and have been since the 8th of December, and taking every-weekday Hyperbaric Oxygen treatments at Edward Hospital’s Wound Center, which involves me being sealed up in a big plastic tube for two hours with 100% oxygen at 2.5 time ( Read more... )

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Scheming for tomorrows:

jrittenhouse Dec 04, 2012 00:13

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Question for the masses: how do you handle long-term projects, both in the planning and the funding setup? Looking at doing something radically different, as the present system sucks, and looking for ideas from others as to what works for them!

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snorewha??*

jrittenhouse Jul 21, 2012 00:55

Just finishing up on my getting ready stuff for the trip to - oh, wait, I haven't really discussed that, have I ( Read more... )

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WORDPRESS FAIL:

jrittenhouse Jul 20, 2012 12:48

My main journal at memnison.com is down; Wordpress burped when I tried to update it. Not looking forward to try to fix or reinstall things. I'm up to my ears in Things To Do, and this will have to wait until I'm on the road, I think...Susan wants things ready to load up after dinner tonight.

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WirrrrrrrBANG:

jrittenhouse Jun 11, 2012 16:11

We have had several projects around the house that are beyond our skills to fix or repair (especially with me off my feet) but the two most important ones were Susan’s office floor and the Basement Bathroom.

Susan’s office is kind of a long-ago-back-porch-converted-into-a -sun room, with a great view of our verdant backyard. Lots of window space ( Read more... )

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steaming

jrittenhouse Mar 12, 2012 10:54

On the positive end of things, the podiatric surgeon said that my foot is looking a whole lot better, and that the whole stay-off-it routine is working. He did say that a stay at a rehab place is not going to be covered by insurance, and that my only real option is staying at home off my foot.

On the other hand, I’ve had MAJOR frustrations re work ( Read more... )

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Off to fields anew:

jrittenhouse Jan 11, 2012 00:59

…or something like that. I’m exhausted and shutting down for the night; we’ve been packing up for the trip to Sioux Falls tonight, and leaving around 9 in the morning. The memorial service is 1-4 on Saturday afternoon, and we’ll be seeing friends and family beforehand and coming back next Monday.

And yes, I’ll peek in from time to time in the ( Read more... )

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