Monthly Archives: April 2007

EE I EE I O

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Monkling

Being an education major apparently means you get to do some cool reports. Theresa had to take a couple of field trips to places that would be good to take children to; educational type places like science museums. On Saturday, … Continue reading →

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Dorm Life

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Monkling

Theresa had a story to share with us before heading back to her dorm tonight. A few days ago, a girl fell asleep in the lounge of one of the dorm buildings. She was “inappropriately touched” while she slept, woke … Continue reading →

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Fiddler on the Roof

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Monkling

Yesterday we went off to Herricks Community Center minus half the expected crowd, to see Fiddler on the Roof. (For anyone in the NY area who might be interested in attending a performance, the Herricks Community Players put on 2 … Continue reading →

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The Best-laid Plans

Posted on April 28, 2007 by Monkling

Today’s plan was this: 5 p.m. – go out to dinner with Frank, Theresa, Janet, Jim & Mike 8 p.m. – go see Fiddler on the Roof with the above mentioned people 8:15 p.m. – distract Dolores while she’s up … Continue reading →

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I’m An Un-Original

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Monkling

Sadly I have discovered that I did not invent the term ‘blog surfing.’ Not that there are a whole lot of references to that phrase but I did find it in a blog that dated back a few years. And … Continue reading →

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Surveying the World

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Monkling

I entered into a new hobby a few months ago – doing online surveys. Initially I signed up on 35,349 different survey websites but I have since weeded out the ones that aren’t quite as profitable. There are 5 of … Continue reading →

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I Remember Mama

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Monkling

Today is Mom’s birthday. She would have been 70. It’s hard to imagine her at 70; to imagine what she might have looked like today. This is her on her 16th birthday: This past Easter, my sister and youngest brother … Continue reading →

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1,001 Excuses

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Monkling

I came across an old journal of mine and found something in it that is just way too funny to keep to myself. For almost 4 years, in the late 1970s/early 1980s I worked for a doctor on the Upper … Continue reading →

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Blogging Questions

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Monkling

Since I’ve only been doing this for a couple of months, I’ve been wondering about a few things. Do I have to post a brand new note and tell people if I edit old notes or do stuff like add … Continue reading →

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Today’s Phone Conversation

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Monkling

Subtitled, “My husband is the sweetest man to ever walk the face of the earth.” I started the conversation like this: “Honey, do you remember the pictures I took of Steve’s graduation from high school? I had my new, really … Continue reading →

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