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Glow
I have this smile on my face. It won't go away. What a great night last night. What a step forward with Obama. I'm so relieved. It's a tough road ahead for him, but I'm treasuring the moment. Watched...
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It's All About Me
NOTE: Please excuse the absence of sheepish entries. I have no excuse. I've been livin' life. It's unreal to sit here, reading about the meltdown taking place on Wall Street, with hip replacement surgery tomorrow. But the world will...
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Hiding the Bus
Is this crazy, this on-going slugfest we call the Democratic primary. I am 55, I'm a woman, but Hillary's not for me. I don't vote on the basis of gender. I'm in total agreement with Lynda, women of my...
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Happy Birthday Billy
It's your birthday today. You're 29 and I wonder how you are doing. I play "Reunited" on my iTunes in the hopes we will be reunited someday. Until then, happy birthday, Billy. Your mama loves you very much....
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Valentine's Day
Reporting live from the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay. I'm sitting here, champagne in hand, feet propped up next to the firepit. watching the waves roll in and out, A gorgeous day, clear, blue skies, wonderful ocean smell. John...
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Drop Kicking Telemarketers
My landline has been hijacked by telemarketers since about 2002 after a particularly nasty go-round with a telemarketer who just would not quit. The back and forth got pretty heated between her and my husband during several back-to-back calls....
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Did I Forget Anything?
Oh yeah, Bush sucks. I'm totally appalled by the political situation in our country with Congress MIA on the important stuff. Liberties taken away in the name of security. Judicial system bowing to corporations running rampant. Can you spell...
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Batten Down the Hatches
Black Friday is this week. Which means that I only have one and a half days to shop before avoiding the stores until the dust settles after New Years. How cute, Apple's version of Black Friday. Freedom of Information...
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Christmas Scarf Making
I'm winding up my Christmas scarf-making sessions soon. I have my yarn all back out and organized by color and have added new yarn to my stash. I've also added new beads to my bead collection. I would like...
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Birthday Gift
November 11th was BillyBob's birthday. Co-worker, LeslieMac, inspired me to look at gift-giving differently—experiences not presents. So, this year I gave my oldest grandson BillyBob's Birthday Coupon Book. With coupons ranging from going to get a Coke to taking...
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Shakin' in Northern California
Earthquake just over. Preliminary is 5.6. Felt like more to me. Epicenter about nine miles north of San Jose. Checked outside around the duplex for leaks and leaning things. Everyone's standing out in their driveways talking. Dogs are barking...
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Police State of USA
Consumer Law & Policy Blog calls it with their entry All Criticism of This Website Is Hereby Forbidden. Go do your bit for civil disobedience and view the source code of the Inventor-Link. Mu-haha! Get My FBI File. I...
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Grandsons, Scary Cupcakes, and Linkin Park
BillyBob and RayRay spent the night this weekend and we made scary cupcakes. We tried to teach RayRay the fine art of sprinkle vs. pour, and he got the hang of it…sort of. An interesting twist I found this...
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Crocheting Scarves
I thought I was through with crochet, but apparently it's not through with me. I have my never-ending afghan in progress for my queen-size bed. Crocheting is now mostly an excuse to have something to do with my fingers...
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Fall
The leaves are turning slowly in that way they do until November. I like the way Northern California eases you into fall. And then like the next week, it's winter. And then within six weeks, it's spring and summer...
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Dear Diary 5
Just finished re-reading all of my diaries. What an experience. Some things stay the same, some things always change. Cliche enough for you? I found that I deal with basically the same three issues all my life: sex, weight,...
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Dear Diary 4: It was a dark and stormy night
1993: A very dark night. A night that will continue for another three years. This was a time of “suicidal ideation,” a time spent in a few psychiatric units, a time of wall-to-wall pain with no end in sight....
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Dear Diary 3
1983 now in my diary project. I've moved to Milpitas, California and have managed to stay put for three years. Even more miraculous is that I'm still with the same person, John—whom I followed from Arkansas to California, during...
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Dear Diary 2
I'm up to March 1979 now. So many difficult pages. I'm about to give birth to my son and then put him up for adoption. Sherah's a year-and-a-half old, I have no job, no car, no money. The husband...
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Dear Diary
I've started a little mini project: reading all of my diaries from beginning (1964) to my last entry last year. I don't know what the end results will be. I don't know exactly what it will accomplish. I just...
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Hey You
So, here I sit in my backyard typing on my new MacBook Pro, Molly. Broke out the sprinkler for the first time and am watering the front and back yards. Oscar's on his outdoor cage preening, Teddy's laying at...
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Photos, Plants, and Afghans
Although I've been pretty quiet lately, I have been taking photos. The other weekend, I met Sherah and The Boys at Monterey Bay Aquarium. You just can't take a bad picture there. Here's my obligatory jellyfish photo. You can...
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Cruise Photos
Just a quick note here. I've posted some of my Alaskan cruise photos on Flicker. More later…...
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Cruisin'
Just thought I'd drop a line from the Dawn Princess as we're anchored in Ketchikan, Alaska. Has been just a wonderful experience and so relaxing. Will be posting photos to Flickr after I get back in town on Saturday....
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Where Did She Go?
Still here, just not very inward lately. Reading, crocheting, working, making ends meet, planning my vacation in September, seeing the grandkids and The Kid, taking photos, finding ways to stay cool, getting the hang of my diabetic diet, working...
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Limbo Lower
With John and I's separation now going on its fifth month, I feel in limbo emotionally. My life's on hold and I can't stand that as time does not stand still. So, I've been trying to move ahead with...
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An Alaskan Adventure
Betty and I are headed for Alaska the first week of September which coincides nicely with my birthday. I've never been on a cruise before and am very excited. We're looking at videos, selecting excursions at various ports of...
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May 24th-National Day of Out(R)age
Protest the telcos! More information here....
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Busy Little Bee
I finally finished RayRay's blanket. Yea!!! Here's a photo of the detail on it. I got the inspiration for it from 200 Crochet Blocks for Blankets, Throws, and Afghans : Crochet Squares to Mix and Match. So much fun....
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Yosemite Get Away
On Good Friday, Betty and I drove up to Yosemite. We stayed overnight at the Apple Tree Inn (which was great), just south of the south entrance to Yosemite. We had a nice little suite with a fireplace and...
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Delusional Too
I was reading about Sherry's delusions which got me thinking about any cherished delusions I may have about myself. My main delusion is that I'm easy-going, laidback. I can be, but that's not my natural state. I've noticed it...
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Still Raining
Our Sweetest Beegus died suddenly last week. John's roommate fed him and Oscar avocado which didn't have any effect on Oscar, but was toxic to Beegus. So sad. I asked John to bring Oscar to me and he did....
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A Letter to Billy
Dear Billy, It's your birthday again. You're 27 today. I wonder how you are, where you are, and hope you are happy. I wonder how many more of your birthdays I will go through without knowing. The memory of...
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When It Rains…
I've been out in the wilds of Oklahoma helping Mama to recover from her mastectomy. It was colder than I was used to (ten degrees), and we were snowed in for three days. It was an oddly relaxing time...
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A Moment
I found I had squamous skin cancer a couple of weeks ago. It's a tiny spot on my forehead. I get it cut out today. It's stage one and so is very treatable. Knocked the wind out of me...
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Christmas After
Merry Holidays to everyone. I'm on vacation this week. Yea! I've been working nine hours a day for the past couple of months as well as working on my employment agency's website (which went live last week). So, I'm...
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Happy Ten Years
Yes, my website is now ten years old. And, obviously, I've taken a pause for several causes. I continue to crochet, finished the afghan and two scarves, still sorting out several problems. It's nice to take a break, to...
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Summer's Over
Sorry to have been so quiet the past few weeks. All is well. Ever since I broke my leg in May, I've been going through an internal taking stock of my life. My upcoming ten years on the Web...
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Appalled
Words just can't express how appalled I am at the suffering of the people in Mississippi and Louisiana. I feel so helpless, and can do nothing but donate money to Red Cross. I watch the tragic scene in New...
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Snail Murderer
Yes, I am a snail murderer. I'm not proud of it, but it was I who scattered the snail bait. Today, looking around the edge of the backyard fence, I see their shells. I feel badly about it. I'm...
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Camping in the Backyard
Entries have been few as I have been muy occupado with my latest experiment: Camping in the backyard. I had never done it as a kid, but weeks of nursing my tootsie in the backyard made me yearn for...
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Ten Things I Have Observed While Watching Grass Grow
Snails move faster than you'd think. In Northern California, grass will die off (except for crabgrass) if you don't water it every day. If you don't clean out the rain gutters, weeds will grow there too. If you apply...
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Fabu Friday
Interesting to take the MIT weblog survey. [Thanks, Meg] Had my website's stats and buddy list handy for the five minute survey. It seems that I call family to talk about family matters, and email and IM everyone else...
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Longest Day
Going into the longest day of the year, pacing myself, loving the moment. At the bottom of this post is a picture of John's very first tomato. It will probably be ready to eat tonight. Yum. Design cliches, go...
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Golden Slice
My tootsie may be on the verge of recovering with the help of Prednisone and other fine steroids. I also have to cover my foot in a wet towel that's been soaked in Aveeno and water for five minutes...
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Two Steps Forward
It seems the extra sweat from my hot flashes and the accumulation thereof in the bottom of my leg cast produces a severe allergic reaction on the bottom of my foot. I am now wheelchair bound, castless, and the...
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Spiderman Paperdude
My oldest grandson, BillyBob, left me a phone message asking for a superhero paperdoll. He said his mother said I used to make her paperdolls, and could I make him one with a cape. Who could resist a such...
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Broke Leg
I've been out of commission the past few days. Broke my leg in a fall at work. Friday the 13th, of course. Today I pull my wheelchair up to the computer, feeling a little bit normal in a Vicodin-pain-in-my-leg-all-the-time...
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Holy Mother of Pearl
Was that a long time for no sheepish entries or what? Scared me there for a minute. But I'm back again and findly got Movable Type under my control…
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Goodnight Mr. Jim
We had to put Jimmy to sleep last night. At seventeen (119 in dog years), he was a little clock winding down.
