My father has been fighting prostate cancer for the past several years, mostly successfully. Over the course of this year, he has become very weak, not eating well since 'food tastes like cardboard' and so forth. He has been hospitalized for the better part of a month with one thing or another, and a few days ago the muscles in his throat stopped ( Read more... )

• 18:17 Wolverine=fun popcorn flick. Hugh Jackman not my idea of hot tho. Good casting all around. #

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• 09:12 Dad in hosp w/pneumonia. Mom denied waiver has to wait at least 2 mos for assisted living. Sun 2 of last 15 days. *sigh* #

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• 08:11 Weather's nice already, its sunny, my courtyard's dappled with shade, the birds are making noise & I am loved. #

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• 22:40 On the other hand, l got sucked into BBC's 'Any Dream Will Do', much to my great surprise. THOUGHT l was just watching for John Barrowman. #

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• 17:01 Misty rain on my loose hood, park smells of earth & redwood. Cardinal splashes bare white bench, bold squirrel tags my ankle. #
• 17:06 Caged speakers wreathe jazz through the pines. Again the flick of red against a tumble of greens. In summer, water will play. #
• 17:07 Quiet and still, l find a space of peace. #

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• 10:52 Lunch at the hard rock cafe DC. Used to think it was schlocky, but now its kind of cool. #

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• 12:07 Will have to stay in DC an unlanned week. Oh well, cherry blossom festival this weekend. New clothes or locate laundry on metro line. #
• 15:33 3 male a capella singers in Metro stn makes me happy. 'sides l feel productive & l LIKE the rain. Don't even mind the see-your-breath cold. #

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A couple of fun links.

When I saw the headline "Flight Attendant Raps the Rules", I knew right away it had to be a Southewest flight. Yep. I only fly a few times a year, and this is by no means atypical. I love this airline ( Read more... )

For bardicsidhe, whose poetic description of taking lunch in the cemetery inspired this. Read it here

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