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and now for something completely different
So, um, yeah....so...I resigned from my job last week. I had already decided that when the kid comes, I'm going to stay home with him or her. Then I realized that I could quit NOW, and have a couple of months off to rest and do fun crafty things and maybe some freelance editing for the company that I'm leaving. And who knows, maybe I'll actually ( Read more... ) -
this had to be done
I know that two entries in one day is pretty much unprecedented for me, but I saw this picture and had to share, especially with the holidays on their way...
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Hi - just celebrating my next step in the LiveJournal experience - I now have a userpic! This is me getting my feet wet in Loch Ness, Scotland. And, no, we did not see the monster. :) -
origins of lynch
This has nothing to do with anything much, except that it's an interesting bit of trivia. I was reading along in Diana Ackerman's "An Alchemy of Mind" and came across an opening sentence about how some people end up giving their names to favorite things or activities -- "Jules Leotard, Judge Lynch, and the Earl of Sandwich come to mind." (p.63 ( Read more... ) -
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Nice long weekend...but still tired! jlpcubsfan stayed with us so that she could go to a funeral, and I got in two good walks with Gracie the dog. Man, do I need to exercise. Or rather, I need to keep exercising. I did fairly well last week -- one walking video and two good outdoors walks since the weather was so nice, and then the two long walks ( Read more... ) -
Happy New Year!
We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is
a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person. -William
Somerset Maugham, writer (1874-1965) -
...we'll drink schnapps 'til we plotz...
E and I saw "The Producers" last night. Mel Brooks is a god, Nathan Lane is his archangel, and Will Ferrell is his evil, yet endearingly odd, servant. I would really like to see the live Broadway version of this show, but in the meantime, I think the movie does a fabulous job. "It's springtime, for Hitler and Germany..." "If your (huff) intention ( Read more... ) -
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From the Really Creepy Ideas department (the same place that brought you the mummies of your pets):
http://www.lifegem.com/