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They ate without me
Having lived in the Western portion of the US, I am always happy to see my siblings every chance I get, but more and more I'm realizing that I'm not seeing them at their choice! Sometimes I need to speak "baaaa baaaa" because I must be the family white sheep ( Read more... ) -
NYC kind of life
I've been here for a week with my niece Susan who is attending law seminars. One of the exciting seminars was on sports law. She got to hear about it in depth, including all about Tiger Woods and others of that ilk ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: I'm with the band
It would be the Stones. I'm two days older than Mick Jagger and we're both still rocking. Their music has the beat I love to dance to (memories of Bandstand?)and has lyrics with attitude. Kick ass and take no names. -
Going down to NYC
Susan has to go to a lawyers conference thingy in NYC for about 9 days starting the 21st of January and I'm going with her. If the house closes before then....I won't be there! I wouldn't miss this chance. Lots of fun over Christmas and more than our share of drama. Good times. Missed my children and grandchildren terribly. Got some terrific ( Read more... ) -
shopping for suits
Finding fashionable suits at the Salvation Army in upstate NY. Susan, my lawyer put me on to this. They are very cheap to start with and 1/2 price on Wednesdays. I have found 2 I like. I think I will go on Tuesday and pay "full" price (about $12) and won't have to face the feral shoppers or take leftovers of the leftovers if I get there late ( Read more... ) -
NY kinda life
I'm staying with my niece Susan in Beaver Dams, NY. She is a person who loves her family unconditionally and we see eye to eye on that and most other things. We bonded when she was a few months old in Bangor, Maine ( Read more... ) -
genius move
Came up with a genius move about where to reside until my daughter Beverly's house closes. I am going to fly back to my niece Susan's in upstate NY. I just got back from vacation on the east coast and was asked to come back to Susan's whenever and stay however long. I couldn't find a match on roommates.com and everyone else has a full house or ( Read more... ) -
Sumptious dinner & author entertainment
Theo is continuing his 30 days of making food from scratch from the Pike Place Market. I had something to do in bothell and he invited me to dinner. He made these fabulous noodles with veggies in them and they displayed different shapes and colors. He sauteed some garlic, shallots, bacon, etc. and used that as the "sauce". The entree was some ( Read more... ) -
psycho at rooming house
The house I was rooming in provided a nice room, but I was annoyed that they decided to paint and repair the upstairs just about every day I was there, and on one Saturday, clear up to 7PM. The woman next door to me was pretty low functioning. I tried to be kind to her and make chitchat, but she wasn't having any. The last two days I was there, ( Read more... ) -
Treading hours
I feel like my life is just treading water right now. Waiting for Beverly's house to close so she, Victoria and I can move in. I'm living in a rented room on 7th St and "I" in Tacoma. Not too bad a section, near hospitals and such. When I moved in, the contract said no drinkers or smokers. Three of the other four persons living here are steady ( Read more... )