I just got a call from Mom saying that Daddy is in the ER. He started having chest pains while at lunch, so he drove himself there. I’m on the way across town now.
Don’t Forget!
It’s International Buy Nothing Day. Don’t go to the malls or outlet stores! Stay home, or go to work if you must. Enjoy your family. Decorate for whatever winter holiday you observe, if any. Rest up and digest Thanksgiving dinner.…
I’m a “Push” Kinda Girl
With technology, anyway. I just don’t remember to go check up on most websites. Looking at my LJ friends list is fairly habitual, but that’s about it. I did subscribe to lots of syndicated feeds, but they just cluttered up…
Damn, I’m Boring
Looking back at my recent entries, I find that I have a very boring life. I natter on about household stuff, little daily incidents that are part of the business of life. My family, the critters, etc. I post news…
QOTD: Bertrand Russell
After seeing a whole mess of quotes from Russell today, I found myself unable to choose just one. These are the ones that hit me most strongly.
Ancient Software Help
Daddy wants me to find “that script font that came with WordPerfect.” He has no idea what the name of the font is, only that it came with the version of WP for Windows that he has on diskettes somewhere.…
This is Scary
Justice Scalia Rejects Separation of Church and State New York – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Monday that a religion-neutral government does not fit with an America that reflects the belief in God in everything from its money…
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”
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What’s Your Risk?
Your Disease Risk from the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention guides you through short questionnaires to judge your risk of various kinds of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis and stroke. I’m doing better than I thought. Better than I would…
Happy Day
We had a lovely day, although with a slightly smaller crowd than in past years. wordcandlemage was sorely missed, as a migraine kept him at home hiding from the wicked daystar. dracofrost‘s stepmother was ill, so we didn’t have the…