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Megan's pictures of Ida.In other news, new glasses! (This after breaking the old ones one day the other week, conveniently while M. was in Charlotte... yuck. Luckily the lady at the optometrist's managed a temporary fix that held till these came in.) Now I have a "real" pair, and also a backup pair in case something like that happens again. I ( Read more... ) -
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Thanks to the remain of tropical storm Ida, today was a little unusual ( Read more... ) -
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This past weekend was Crown Tourney, and it was in Marinus - practically next door. (Well, OK, turns out it was about an hour south-then-east-then-north of us. But still, pretty close ( Read more... ) -
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Stupid cold.
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This past weekend was the annual trip up to NorVA for dads' birthdays. (That's dads, plural: Megan's dad and my dad. Their birthdays are in the same week. Nice of them to plan it so considerately, I think.) Despite some last-minute considerations, everything went pretty smoothly and it was a really nice weekend. Got to spend time with my folks ( Read more... ) -
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I'm having a "duh" moment - my hairstylist was apparently laid off (!!!) and I have no idea how to find out if she's now working somewhere else. Why not? Because I don't know what her name is ( Read more... ) -
Before I forget...
I meant to post a recipe for raspberry ice cream that I put together last weekend. I was happy with the result, but if I don't write it down I'll never be able to make it again...
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You know you're spending too much time on the computer...
...when you find yourself looking for ways to save your work before pausing - except you're doing something completely unrelated to the computer. (Today, for instance: stuffing envelopes and writing out notes in longhand ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in Homeownership (Part N)
...waking up to find your water heater has exploded.
Well, "exploded" isn't really the right word here. But "broken" doesn't quite convey the I don't think it's supposed to have water coming out the back situation quite as thoroughly ( Read more... ) -
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So - proof, finally, that I'm an adult ( Read more... )