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Whatever happened to the middle ground?
Why is it that if something is not blatantly 'Liberal', it MUST be Conservative? (And vice versa) Why must everything be black and white noways? Is no one else capable of seeing a middle gtound? (what used to be called 'centrist ( Read more... ) -
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OMG It got to 112 degrees here today. That's not the heat index, but the actual temperature. A new record high for today.
Yesterday was only 110. (only??)
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Woke up this morning to a phone call from someone at the transplant hospital. Seems some of the reports from all the tests I had this summer didn't make it to them, and they were calling to ask if I'd had them done. *sigh ( Read more... ) -
My boobs are fine
Yeah. Finally got the call from the Radiology group about my mammogram of a month ago. They had to track down the one from 5 years ago, and that took what seemed like forever. But that showed no real changes in that time ( Read more... ) -
Insomnia with a cause
Tomorrow's meeting with the transplant team's psychiatrist seems to be getting to me - I barely got two hours of sleep last night. Iam really nervous about it - there's so much riding on it. I just wish I could close my eyes and open them again to find myself two three weeks post transplant ( Read more... ) -
Signal Boost: Return of the DDoS
Originally posted by deathpixie at Signal Boost: Return of the DDoS
For those wanting to know more about the recent DDoS attacks, yes, it looks like it was the Russian government trying to shut down the dissidents again.
As I said last time, while it's frustrating not to have access, LJ is a lot more than a social network platform. From the article:
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Egg Noodles with Chicken, Vegetables, and Ginger
Servings: 4-6
Ingredients:
12-ounce bag egg noodles
Approx. 2 cups pre-cooked, diced chicken meat
3 cups chicken stock
1 medium onion, peeled, halved and thinly sliced
3-4 small-medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
3-4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
2 Tbsp peeled and minced fresh ginger
Approx. 3 cups small broccoli florets
Salt ( Read more... ) -
Friends with Benefits
Yes, it's late, but I cannot yet do my last exchange, so I'll blog ( Read more... ) -
No Salt Italian Salad Dressing
Ingredients
* 1 cup of the vinegar of your choice (I uswd Red Wine)
* 1 1/3 cup of extra virgin cold pressed olive oil or canola oil
* 2 tablespoons of water
* 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
* 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
* 1/4 twaspoon white sugar
* 1 tablespoons dried oregano
* 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
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Gone With the Wind Costumes
Several of the costumes from Gone With the Wind are here at the Harry Ransom center. (Doessn't seem quite right does it?) Anyhow, the center has announced a project to restore several of them for the movie's 75th anniversary. Two of the pieces not being restored are Scarlett's silk wedding veil, which is so fragile now they say it will probably ( Read more... )