Well, here I am again with very few people in my friends list. How do I find everybody else that I know from LJ?
I'd hate to lose track of friends who have permanently migrated, but I similarly don't want to lose track of all the effort I put into LJ over the years. This is kind of disheartening, IMO.

Posted this elsewhere, as "Proof of Advanced Civilization - Hubble photograph reveals artificial galaxy!" (click to enlarge for better effect)


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for anyone who is put off by the sheer venality of creatures like Pat Robertson, there are plenty of non-denominational and/or non-religious groups doing good work out there that can use our help: Doctors Without Borders and the Red Cross being just two of them ( Read more... )

...and who should appear?"

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-391134?hpt=Sbin

(Sorry I couldn't make the embed code work)

Almost 26 years ago, we bought this house. One of the first projects was to redo the bathroom. So a quarter century ago Dave put up these tiles; now he's taking them down and replacing the tub with a 3x5 ft shower enclosure with sliding glass doors. The bathroom floor and walls will be tiled too. The new loo, which we bought the day before ( Read more... )

A whole new experience for me. We are experiencing a power outage in our neighbourhood, but with my little netbook and a Rogers Rocketstick, I am here for as long as the battery lasts. Oddly enough, I can't see the keyboard without candlelight. The screen doesn't cast it's light in the right direction. Makes me wish I were a touch-typist. {:>D ( Read more... )

Dave's in his attic, all's well with the world. {:>D

At least, the leak that was dripping through the bathroom ceiling is fixed. Now he's fixing up the holes in the vapour barrier and the insulation that those so-called "professional" left in their wake *four* years ago!

We may yet have a new bathroom before the holiday is over. Yippeeeee!

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It has been our family's tradition to hold the Christmas dinner and grand gifting on Christmas Eve. Wendy has introduced this concept to the extended Townsend clan and it seems to have firmly taken root. Last night, we all gathered at Wendy and Andrew's house - all 25 or so of us.

The presents inundated the tree and a good part of the family ( Read more... )

The Solstice has passed and the days of celebration are in full swing. May your festivities be inspired by the realization that *sunrise is eternal in starlight* .


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