After being lulled into a false sense of security that Joe was not going to be joining the boat before they returned here to Alameda, the CG did it to me again-- yesterday they informed him that he was to fly out the next day (today).  I was then told of this by him right before going to proctor the mid-term tests for CC,  Miraculously all the ( Read more... )

I pee!!

http://www.davidbergman.net/blog/2009/01/22/how-i-made-a-1474-megapixel-photo-during-president-obamas-inaugural-address/

Blew me away.

My grandmother, who I called Gia, from a very young age,  passed away over the weekend.  She was 93 years old, she became a great-grandma last Spring when my Cousin and his girlfriend had a baby girl. She and I talked on the phone, until maybe 2 months ago, when my mother stuck her in the Alzheimer’s  unit at the nursing home, even though she wasn' ( Read more... )

Dear World:

We, the United States of America, your top quality supplier of the ideals of liberty and democracy, would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption in service. The technical fault that led to this eight-year service outage has been located, and the software responsible was replaced November 4, 2008. Early tests of the newly ( Read more... )

So here's that meme going around.
I gotta wonder if I'm a 0% with anyone else and @changinganswers is also a 0%-- How many options are there?
Ah well-- it was a fast way to learn about myself.

I took the 43 Things Personality Quiz and found out I'm a
Self-Knowing Healthy Believer

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Joe and I are not longer headed off to Toronto on the 27th, Instead we'll go in May.
So, those dear friends who were waiting for their dog-walking scheduling, are off the hook until May.
Thanks to everyone who offered to love and care for our pooch.
  Let's get together over the holiday break time.
Love to one and all!HAPPY HOLIDAYS

VERY IMPORTANT - BIG VIRUS COMING !!! PLEASE READ & FORWARD !!!
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
Hi All, I checked with Norton Anti-Virus, and they are gearing up for this virus!
I checked Snopes (URL above:), and it is for real!!
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What will you give up in the next 6 days to protect marriage equality and at-risk teenagers? We need to respond with a "call" of our own -- a call to volunteer for the "No on 4" and the "No on 8" campaigns across California. Click here to watch this shocking video and then take action to defeat Props 4 and 8 this weekend and/or on Election Day ( Read more... )