I don't get out to the LJ page much anymore. Actually, haven't really been here for quite some time. Been busy completing a degree and post-grad certificate ( Read more... )

more weeks till I graduate.

I hate moving, and it looms before me like an unavoidable collision with the back end of a garbage truck.

It will be worth it. I'll loook back on these worries and laugh!

Phyllis

When I came into work today, I was ambushed by folks thanking me for being a veteran...I really didn't know what to say, but it felt good.
(I'm not a veteran of war, just a veteran of service, but it WAS 8 years....)

So, in honor of all the other vets who put up with the wonderful wacky world of the military....enjoy
http://skippyslist.com/2007/07/09 ( Read more... )

a link to pictures of really cool cemeteries in IL (Cook Co)

http://www.graveyards.com/IL/Cook/foresthome/index.html

Fascinating resesarch on how Lincoln Park in downtown Chicago used to be a cemetery, and what they did with the bodies....

http://hiddentruths.northwestern.edu/home.html

So, I was at work today and my boss wanted me to help compose a letter as an official response from the Garden.
However, as I read the letter and supporting material, I found myself getting increasingly pissed off! So, on the off chance that others would like to do SOMETHING about it, I've collected information on how to do so.

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Recent conversation had me investigating the natural history of the Fisher.

Interesting beastie....I wonder if I can find a sound recording of their cry...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_(animal)

Okay, I can't seem to help myself, but this list always cracks me up! It's from ( Read more... )

Okay, so I'm taking notes at a meeting where all the managers and directors at work get together to summarize what they've done over the past month ( Read more... )

Soo....I've had 2 weeks off and just thought I'd like to announce....I got all "A"s this semester!

I'm a paralegal MONSTER!

Whoohoo!