I sent a blurb into my college alumni magazine for the Class Notes section.  Basically said life was good, and that we spent the summer redoing the porch and spent our time taking ballroom lessons.  No biggie.  (this is a SMALL college....there were about 250 in our class, 1000 at the college overall)

Hi Colz:   Saw your piece in the Ha***** and was ( Read more... )

Taxes filed.  Efiled.  Done.  Fini.  Complete.  Last year we had to pay, and this year we're getting back about 1500, so I'm good with it.  As long as we don't have to pay.  And that will be a nice hunk to throw at the "debt snowball".  Or use to pay for the NY trip we are still planning for summer.  I dunno.  Since we're kidfree, I don't suppose ( Read more... )

ATTENTION:  The following two words have been appearing EVERYWHERE I GO ONLINE, and they are INVARIABLY used incorrectly.

If someone is really persevering and keeping at it, they are a TROUPER, not a TROOPER.  Trouper...from "the show must go on" vaudeville TROUPES.

From M-W:  Function: noun
1 : a member of a troupe; especially : ACTOR
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We placed third.  Out of three.  But we knew that would probably happen.  Our program was really good until the end, and the wheels all came off.  We really need more difficulty if we're going to compete with the teams we skate against.  We're fast....we skate very fast for a bunch of old people.  But we need more difficulty.

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Sitting home waiting for Steve to come home from an out of town work thingie so we can leave for OH.  Where I will wear this:


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I have no idea how much snow we've had, but it's been a TON.  Snow emergencies, businesses closing, the whole shebang.  I was the last man out at the station, and was a little nervous about getting home, but I had no real problems.  My car is Da  Bomb!


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We are awaiting The Storm Of The Century.  Weather people are just giddy, as they tend to be whenever there is a Weather Event.  We are hearing anything from 5 inches to a foot of snow.  There have been times that The Big One was predicted,  and they were  totally wrong....I am still holding out hope that this will be one of those instances.  Some ( Read more... )

Gah. Hate this. But every day is one day closer to spring!

Week one of new crazy pills has been.....OK. I'm more "aware" of being medicated than I was before. But my mood IS better. I'm hoping some side effects will diminish with time. The dry mouth has GOT to go. And I wonder if it's affecting my cognitive skills...I've just felt really....spacey ( Read more... )

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I took my new meds today.  Is it possible for them to have an effect already?  Because long about lunchtime, I got positively giddy.  Like...UP.

Annnnnd I just wanted to leap to the end of the sofa and strangle my husband as he NOISILY crammed potato chips into his gaping maw.  I also snapped "fine, whatever" on our way home from dancing as he ( Read more... )