This year our scavenging was more limited in time available, as well as time invested; weather provided additional challenges (i.e. 3-day on-again off-again blizzard with annoyingly deep snowfall for mid-April); and, perhaps most telling of all, a dearth of viable-for-use-&/or-sale scavenge fodder. A couple of sections of the last round of ( Read more... )

I'd hoped to have really nice photos, but time and lighting are not cooperating. Since I should be at the office by 8 this morning, I'm already running late.

Inside the little red bag of crumpled tissue paper, I found five small items:
( TaDaaa ... )

Not gonna talk about the health stuff in this one other than to say that I'm doing all right.

This morning I was cruising the New York Times (honest) and found a link to an article on the current ComicCon. I read that article and followed an additional link regarding next year's "Wonder Woman" movie. Watched the trailer and am DEFINITELY going to ( Read more... )

Don't know how ... but I forgot about the better finds from the second week (last week's) scavenging. Duh ( Read more... )

I've been extremely lazy and easily distracted lately. Monday was my last day of employment with H&R Block. Did I spend the week finishing my resume update? Applying to temp agencies? Cleaning house? Reading, commenting, and posting to LJ ( Read more... )

Very tight on time, but MUST get these Crystal/New Hope photos posted before this afternoon's short sortie for loot in Bloomington. The C/NH scavenging was not very productive for me, all-in-all. A few probably worthwhile items, but all still need serious cleaning and some repair. Here are rough photos--remember the "need serious cleaning" comment ( Read more... )

MyJeff and I had a fine day yesterday. He visited the Red Cross in the morning and admitted that it didn't hurt much at all and he'll probably do it again. Good ( Read more... )

MyJeff and I made a couple-of-hours run Thursday evening after I got home from work. We found Good Stuff:


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Having just worked from last Tuesday straight through the weekend with Monday as my day off, I've been having difficulty getting my mind set for the correct day of the week. I would never have been able to deal with the ever-changing work schedules in careers like nursing. It would have driven me Nuts ( Read more... )