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This is only a test....
I'm about to crash in my hotel room on the other side of the globe, but first a test to see if I can access the usual social networking suspects. I'm happily surprised to see that it appears that LiveJournal is an option. It looks like facebook is not. -
Family Vacation, v 2.0
Q: Would it be crazy to get a last-minute flight and try to meet the cruise at its first port of call?
A: Yes.
Q: Will we do it anyway?
A: Yes.
So tomorrow we're taking a 5AM flight to Belize. Here's hoping for good weather at our Charlotte connection. -
Family Vacation, v.1.0: FAIL
Flight cancelled due to inclement weather. Not in Boston- it was sunny here. Detroit was fine. The problem was at our destination: Jackson, Mississippi. No major airlines are flying into Jackson (all four airlines that go to Jackson; it's a small airport). The Family Cruise leaves from New Orleans tomorrow afternoon and there is no way we can get ( Read more... ) -
Cruise Countdown
Tomorrow we take off for a fun-filled family vacation cruise! I doubt I'll have (free) internet access, so my posts will probably be one big wrap-up at the end.
Commence with packing panic in approximately 45 minutes... -
spacebook
OK, so after some pressure from various people [you know who you are] I got a facebook account ( Read more... ) -
Gunning for Joey
Joey, for those who have yet to hear me b*tch about him, is the especially well-fed squirrel who hangs about in our yard...
From the Humane Society of the United States:
"Hot Stuff: The active ingredient in hot peppers, capsaicin, has been marketed as an additive to birdseed to repel squirrels. The theory is that squirrels encounter this highly ( Read more... ) -
Gearing up for Squirrel Wars
So the putative almond tree bloomed beautifully. And now it has little fuzzy fruits. So far (OK, as of yesterday) they are untouched.
It's only a matter of time.
I'm looking at netting and various squirrel repellants. In my information quest, I found this site:
http://icwdm.org/handbook/rodents/TreeSquirrels.asp
which lists Damage Prevention and ( Read more... ) -
Samhain
Yesterday I added some fallen brnaches to the rails of the front steps and spread fake spider webbing all over them.
I put a pumpkin on the front step.
I hung up pumpkin lanterns and turned on the porch light.
I got out the candy and...waited... and waited...
My first trick-or-treaters were teenagers (dressed up!) trick-or-treating for UNICEF. I gave ( Read more... ) -
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Hey, I'm all for celebrating. Maybe even getting some souvenir merchandise. But one can go too far...
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Purple Lite
So this is what happens when I take online quizzes in a bad mood:
you are lavender
#E6E6FA
Your dominant hue is blue, making you a good friend who people love and trust. You're good in social situations and want to fit in. Just be careful not to compromise who you are to make them happy.
Your saturation level is very low - you have better things to do ( Read more... )