Monthly Archives: January 2008

Driver’s Ed

It is not pouring out, it is not 38 degrees below zero, I have no men working on my house and I have no house guests. All that added up to finally getting in my car and running some long … Continue reading

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Chasing Those Record Books

Remember that bump I had on my lip? (If you are joining us late, you can get up to speed by reading this and this.) I don’t think I ever said what the lip bump actually was. It turned out … Continue reading

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I’ve Got Nothing

Today has been a fairly boring day. I have no stories. Not even from my hairdresser, which is unusual. And why do they call them ‘hairdressers’ anyway? They don’t dress your hair. Or is that a long outdated term and … Continue reading

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For A Good Time Call…

…a delivery person. Seriously, if you’re horribly bored and have no life, order something for yourself that has to be delivered. The trick is not to just get it delivered by regular mail or UPS or Fed Ex. No, we’re … Continue reading

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More Nursing Home Adventures

There is something very strange going on in the land of the Nursing Home. My mother in-law has been in the nursing home since August but she’s been in about 4 different rooms due to trips back and forth to … Continue reading

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Baby It’s Cold Outside

Right now I could use a little global warming or maybe a hot flash. I’ve been cold since the contractor was fixing something by the front door and I haven’t warmed up since. Somehow it never occurred to me that … Continue reading

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All About Blogging

I was tagged by Katie to do this Blog Meme so here goes: How long have you been blogging? Since March 2007 although, as a learning experience in a programming language called PHP, I tried creating my own blog software … Continue reading

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My Love Hate Relationship

This particular love/hate relationship isn’t towards a person. It’s towards technology. I have spent the better part of today trying to get a Bluetooth hands free headset to work with my cell phone. In New York, it is illegal to … Continue reading

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Firebug

On Monday, when my pizzelle iron arrived, I was unpacking it and reading the little manual out loud to amuse Frank. There was a line in there about removing all the packing. That caused Frank to have a flashback to … Continue reading

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Quest For The Perfect Pizzelle

When Melanie was staying with us, she had these Italian cookies called pizzelle. I had seen them before but had never tasted them. We loved them. They were light and crisp and had a touch of anise. I decided that … Continue reading

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