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Thanks to a wonderful thing called conditioning, Obi gets a treat every time she comes inside from using the lawn as her giant toilet. But she now thinks she should get a treat every time she performs the action of going out the back door then coming in. Even if it means walking out on to the patio and turning right back around. Then she'll bark ( Read more... )

Wow, I only wrote one post in 2008's entirety. That will change this year. Resolution number one. Happy New Year!

2007. It was quite an interesting year. A lot of events and people have changed my life. I fell in love, and felt my first real heartbreak. I made new friends, and lost touch with others. I celebrated my 1,000th day of being cancer-free. I discovered Apples to Apples, Seamless Web, Philadelphia rolls, PaperbackSwap.com and Cover Girl LashExact ( Read more... )

My attempt to start a bubble symphony at Applebees tonight resulted in water going straight into my eye. Then my face. Fail!

But everyone got a good laugh out of it, and I don’t have to wash my face before bed. Win!

I never, ever learn. Ear plugs are a must for me at concerts.

Last night,

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It's been quite a busy weekend so far: Friday was the Light the Night Walk; yesterday was spent at South Street Seaport and meeting some of my Journey-fan friends for dinner and an Evolution concert; and today was spent sleeping way too late, bowling and eating frozen tomatoes.( Read more... )

Yesterday, I attended a town meeting that addressed the fate of the Islip Triplex movie theater, which closed down in September 2006 after almost 60 years. It was subsequently purchased by local developer J.J. Nazarro Associates, who plans to raze the historic brick building and put a mixed-use retail center in its place.

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So, today I held a garage sale. In six hours, I sold two blouses, a roll of raffle tickets, two VHSs, a plaque, three pairs of earrings, a bracelet, Brita water filters and a pin for a grand total of $18.10 and two stuffed animals. I rock.

And today I learned:

1. Jesus wants me to sell all my stuff - A woman pulled to the side of the road in a Grand ( Read more... )

I've jumped another hurdle in cancer - I've officially passed the two-year mark of being in remission. I went to the oncologist today and all results were clear, my blood work was normal and he gave his official seal of approval - "Sweet!"

So, what does this mean?

• I'm out of the clear when patients with my specific subset (Non-Hodgkin's Primary ( Read more... )