Monthly Archives: July 2008

Ring Me Up

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Monkling

Oh, wait. You can’t ring me up. It seems my cell phone charger has taken a little vacation Down Under. I made the mistake of leaving it out on the counter, the same counter that had all of Stephen’s chargers … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Party

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Monkling

Last night I posted about the weird Church/Mass. Today we get to the fun stuff – the party. First off, I got a tremendous kick out of the fact that everyone else in my family was introduced as Mike’s cousin … Continue reading →

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The Hunting Lodge

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Monkling

Today we went out to Jersey (NEW Jersey for all of you non-NYers) for my cousin/Godson’s engagement party. It was oh, let’s say a bit over an hour away. Except that any time you drive into Jersey, you may as … Continue reading →

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Driver’s Ed?

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Monkling

Tonight I discovered why no one in my neighborhood seems to know how to use a turn signal or is capable of driving straight. I was driving near one of those driving school cars. There was only 1 person in … Continue reading →

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Want to know what rots?

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Monkling

What blows? What just sucks big time? When your son is leaving the country for years and the only night he can go out and do something with his sister, just the 2 of them is tonight. Only she can’t … Continue reading →

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Housework

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Monkling

It is not one of my favorite activities, however, since we don’t have a housekeeper, I have no choice but to clean every once in a while. Cleaning seems to be such a Sisyphus-like task. Five minutes after I clean, … Continue reading →

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I Completely Forgot

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Monkling

I guess my short break plus being on pigeon watch made me forget all about my blog until now and now I’m way too tired. Ah, well – until tomorrow…

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Tar & Feathers

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Monkling

Or, I’m gonna tar those feathers! When we were having all the little odds & ends of work done on the house, one of the things I had the contractor do is put pigeon spikes on top of our bedroom … Continue reading →

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Dinner For One

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Monkling

This is the newest photo of my garden. That fence is about 6′ high, just to give you an idea of how tall my tomato plants are. The tomatoes & cucumbers aren’t ready yet but the broccoli is, as are … Continue reading →

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Where’s That Lojack??

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Monkling

You want to know what’s really a lot of fun? Getting a phone call from uh, someone you’re related to (we won’t say who) saying, “I don’t remember where I parked the car.” Yep, tons of fun, let me tell … Continue reading →

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