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Wowsers
It's been more than two years since I posted here, but I just had to access this account to do something else, so ... look for an update within the next day or so. Absolutely solemn promise. -
Holiday Traditions?
What are your family's holiday traditions? What are your favorite memories?
One of my family's holiday traditions from when I was growing up was watching, or (before home video) at least listening to, "Amahl and the Night Visitors."
Christmas Midnight Mass was a must (my dad always sang the tenor solo on "O Holy Night," which is still my favorite ( Read more... ) -
The Repeat List
Unlike many of my friends, I can happily reread favorite books multiple times. I can watch the same movie dozens of times, too. No exaggeration here: I have probably read "Toast to Tomorrow" by Manning Coles 100 times. "Green Hazard," same author, at least 50 times.
Other repeat books, not all novels, all read at least 10 times:
Cryptonomicon
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Update
To all of you kind people who weighed in with solid advice about the roomie from hell, we have filed an eviction notice. God willing, she will be out by September 22. Thank you for your support and perspective.
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Spooky ...
Just a couple hours after I wrote about Justine, we lost our senior kitty. She was that "poultry-geist" who had served as my avatar with her outstretched, demanding paw, for, gosh, the past eight years. There she is, up there. Lunging for chicken at family dinner.
The extraordinary, smart and gutsy Fuzzy Princess Saralinda Droopy-Whiskers, passed ( Read more... ) -
Memories of Our Handicapped Kitteh
Today I saw a whole bunch of videos of handicapped cats doing a bang-up job of making a normal life. It reminded me of Justine, AKA "Justy the Tripod."
In January of 1984, I made the mistake of taking two kids with me to pick out one kitten. We wound up with three, one for each of us, all from the same litter.
Just a couple weeks later, Justine [Amy' ( Read more... ) -
Some stuff I like about Twitter
It has changed my attitude toward celebrities, or at least the ones I'm stalking following on Twitter. They really are almost sorta just normal people with abnormal jobs ( Read more... )