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The family has all left; and amazingly, I think that we were able to finish the reunion without a net gain of food in the house. Which means our attempts to keep anyone from going to Costco for Cheetos or waters or cokes was a success. We did end up with the better part of a huge thing of mint patties, which is totally livable - especially since ( Read more... )

Spent Thanksgiving in Tortola which was really lovely. Mid 80's, lush green, and that beautiful color to the water. (Glacial water is also pretty, but much less comfortable to swim in.) It was also wonderful to be around people for a change, even though changing family dynamics meant that more time was spent doing things independently. Which ( Read more... )

Unpacking proceeds at a glacial pace. Probably because motivation remains low (really, unpacking is not much fun). In effort to become somewhat productive, I did find a ballet class for adults, which is the first class I've taken in many many years. That was Thursday, and I could barely move for two days after. It's good for me, in more ways ( Read more... )

We have arrived in New Mexico, where it takes longer for dishes to dry than you might expect, and it's actually been on the chilly side. Internet has (finally) come to our house, as have our belongings. The un-packing proceeds about as well as can be expected, especially since somebody got me hooked on candy crush despite my best efforts to avoid ( Read more... )

Final destination for move is Albuquerque New Mexico, where they have one 5 high interchange, but paint it with a fetching turquoise stripe. They also have decorative images in their highway barriers, and on some utility boxes ( Read more... )

Why you ask ( Read more... )

I learned/observed a few things in Charlotte, NC during the anniversary trip Dan took me on ( Read more... )

Happy 4th of July

Nothing like celebrating a large, organized, armed, overthrow of a government! Hope Egypt's recent upheaval ends near as well.

The (new!) paywall at a newspaper website I frequent came up. And even though I had heard of different workarounds, I subscribed. Why? Because I value what the site provides me. We have become accustomed to everything online being free. But reporters cost money. (so called "citizen reporting" is very rarely insightful or even newsworthy) The ( Read more... )