Monthly Archives: July 2008

An Exercise In Frustration

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Monkling

All of my 10 regular readers know my darling son has been in Australia for (counts on fingers…) 8 days. The only communication I got from him was a text message the day he arrived saying he got there safely. … Continue reading →

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Countdown

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Monkling

I will admit that my son perhaps could have had all his stuff packed before going off to Australia, saving me the trouble. However, the fact that he didn’t had 2 real good outcomes. One was it kept my mind … Continue reading →

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Keep On Trunking

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Monkling

A few minutes ago, FedEx departed with Stephen’s 2 trunks. Technically, they should now be on their way to Rome. I won’t, however, hold my breath on that one until I know they actually made it. Let me tell ya, … Continue reading →

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Nursing Home Adventures #4821

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Monkling

We haven’t done Musical Rooms in quite a while. Back just about a year ago, between trips back & forth to the hospital and being moved into different rooms in the nursing home, we never quite knew where my MIL … Continue reading →

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Stupid Dog

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Monkling

Does anyone know that Keith Urban song called, “Stupid Boy?” Well let’s just change the lyrics a wee bit. My tomato plants are well over 6′. This is a first. Usually the only thing that I can ever grow that … Continue reading →

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Throwing In The Towel

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Monkling

How many towels does 1 person need? Like say a young man was moving to some foreign country for 5 or 6 years and wouldn’t be back in NY for 2 years. Apparently the answer to that question is well … Continue reading →

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Creature Feature

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Monkling

This is what spaghetti looks like with vegetables from the garden sans wiggling creatures: It’s lucky no one saw me cleaning off the vegetables. They would then have known how neurotic I am when it comes to bugs. Each pea … Continue reading →

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Spam Karma

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Monkling

If anyone has a problem commenting, let me know. I’ve been using something called Akismet which has caught pretty much all of my spam before it even hits the page but I added something else called Spam Karma which I’m … Continue reading →

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Curiosity Killed The Mom

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Monkling

It may have killed a cat, too, if there had been one around. Oh, and obviously it didn’t actually kill the mom or this blog post would be proof not only of an afterlife but of them being really up … Continue reading →

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That’s Outta Here!

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Monkling

Okay, not really. You see I was watching the Home Run Derby last night. It was amazing watching Josh Hamilton. It’s nice to see someone overcome addiction and then go out there and excel. From what I understand, he now … Continue reading →

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