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That's a wrap
The drunk driver who injured my brother and SIL and killed my mother in 2020 was sentenced yesterday to 22 years. He had prior convictions, plus he had been driving with his two kids in the car. These factors increased the number of charges and years to be served.
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Nigerian Prince, meet the Dewsbury dressmaker
Today we received a spam email on our business account that caught my imagination. It seems a young English lady is in desperate straits. She must be legally married in order to claim her late father's fortune. Mayest thou, a single gentleman with a willingness to engage in a bit of harmless trickery, come to her timely aid?
Hello Dear,
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Feeling curmudgeonly
I do not like livejournal's new blog entry version. Why are the instructions in grey? Where are the drop-down boxes? Why must I right-click to find out which icons you saw fit to leave me? (Spoiler: not many.) Idiotic blogging platforms, trying to bring sexy back. Some of us know how sexy actually works: the dashboard is where all the potions and ( Read more... ) -
Hobbit wreath convo
This is the only place I can share this peculiar conversation. My 24 year-old daughter is hanging out with us for a few weeks while her husband is working in New York ( Read more... ) -
Timeframes?
Our president wants our national quarantine to end by Easter. But it's not really up to him to lift states' stay-at-home orders; it's up to our governors. The governor of California tactfully said it will might more like 8-12 weeks, which puts us into July. And the best estimates for getting a vaccine out to the masses is about 18 months ( Read more... ) -
March madness
So, I log onto livejournal after a few week off, and what do I find? Y'all have embraced a new thing: #COVIDwrimo. <3 I smile every time I see this hashtag, because for me it encapsulates how adaptable, clever and supportive this community can be when faced with challenges. No matter what, we keep finding new ways to connect and share. And it's ( Read more... )
