pics and babbling - Growing Old Disgracefully

fini

Published on March 20 2007

Well, it's sorta fini, lol. There are a couple more pics on the Flickr site, too. What do y'all think of some art tile to cover those yucky black bricks on the hearth? I've been trying to figure out how to get them clean again, but my mother suggested...

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The agonizing is done

Published on March 19 2007

Well, at least it's partly done. I'm sure there is plenty more agonizing in my future. This is after the first coat; it looks to me like it will definitely need a second coat. I love it. There is color in the house!! Yes, to answer your question, that...

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I swear...

Published on March 19 2007

....my ceiling was not this shade of brown when I started painting this morning. Of course, now that I'm old and (getting) farsighted, maybe I just didn't notice. Ten-foot ceilings *are* kinda far away, right?? Yeah. That's my story and I'm sticking to...

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Beannacht La Fheile Padraig!!

Published on March 17 2007

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the single life

Published on March 16 2007

Today is the almost-ex's birthday, so he asked to take #2 child with him tonight. So here I am, my first weekend off as a (almost) single woman. And ya know what I'm doing on Friday night? Putting paint samples up on my wall. Frowning at them. Took a...

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Oh Happy Day.....

Published on March 13 2007

Pi fans have their day This is a story about love. About inscrutable complexity and remarkable simplicity, about the promise of forever. It is about obsession and devotion, and grand gestures and 4,000-word love letters. Read on....

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Ummmmmm.....

Published on March 11 2007

Ya know, I used to have a really cute little Fiero; the very first one in the northern half of the state, or so I was told. Then there was the '84 GT ragtop 'stang. The worlds' most expensive hairdryer (but definitely the most fun). I used to steal the...

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Brad Delp 1951-2007

Published on March 9 2007

Boston lead singer Brad Delp dies at 55 ATKINSON, N.H. -- Brad Delp, the lead singer for Boston, a huge rock sensation in the 1970s, was found dead Friday in his home, police said. He was 55. Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. and...

... unless you are a burglar with a healthy stash of dope back at home. Stevens Point Journal - Man reports break-in suspect -- himself Who says there's no such thing as an honest criminal?Police dispatchers were startled by a call Saturday evening from...

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Thank You, Captain Ed

Published on March 8 2007

All I hear in the discussions of the candidates is whether "Hillary is feminine enough" or whether Obama "is black enough", let alone how John Edwards is a better "woman's candidate" (WTH is a "woman's candidate", anyway??? Should I or do I vote differently...