Today a friend encouraged my husband and I to go with her to the caucus.  I'm so glad!  I had wanted to, but needed the extra push.  It was wonderful participating in the process and seeing how things worked - very exciting.   Now my vote really counted, and that's important to me.  I will keep up with the process and hope for the best.


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Ok, I finished phase one of the dentist today... my face is totally numb and so is my check book.  But at least the left lower half of my jaw is much improved.  It's a miracle I went anyway.  Someone throw me a party!  

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I'm so sad about Steve Irwin.

We followed the growth of his career and family starting back when no one even knew who he was.  You should see how my husband dresses... he even looks like him.  Our answering machine even sounded like him for a long time.  My husband is going through for his Master's in environmental science probably because of all ( Read more... )

Leading astronomers on Thursday approved historic new guidelines under which distant Pluto is no longer defined as a planet.

After a tumultuous week of clashing over the essence of the cosmos, the International Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of the planetary status it has held since its discovery in 1930. It is the first time that scientists ( Read more... )

Freak!  It's 96 degrees out! 
My husband has the door hanging open working on something - 
I thought we were done with this weather.


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I think I've hurt my calf...


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*Stares out of computer screen*

Help me, help me, help me!
Strangers are reading my stuff, and I want to be a nerd,
Now I might have to be cool. Somebody help me... I've been kid-knapped!
Rhondaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!


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No jewelry pictures today. I went outside and took a whole series of pictures of my necklaces, but none came out. The wind is blowing today, and everything came out just a bit blurry. I don't like flash pictures of my work, they just aren't as nice as natural light pictures, and I don't have any really nice indoor lighting. So everything is ( Read more... )