tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57899852387906628172012-01-22T09:47:54.229-08:00What are Hot Fudge Nubbins? A World of Random Postings; An interesting thought from time to time; General Observation with occasional mis-spellings...from the "Who is HFN" info page.HotFudgeNubbinsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789985238790662817.post-48178020313753893052012-01-19T19:37:00.000-08:002012-01-19T19:37:35.688-08:00

you might have heard about the NW Jan2012 SNOWSTORM..we still have a long way to go to the melt out stages. N has been driving us both in to work with the green jeep in 4wd the entire way. i wear my helmet also. i HATE driving/riding in this stuff & i already stayed home twice this week due to the weather. my brother has a wood railroad tie he chains to the back of a truck to plow the driveway. i

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haven't had much snow up here this year (of the end of last). we did get a little late friday nite. i finally cleaned off my car today before work on monday. we're supposed to get more tonite i guess. i hope not, so i can get to work easily. if you want to see some pics... ready for take-off A is driving me behind better than on a lake! T-Cat chillin on the quad w/me T-Cat coming

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for xmas we asked for our own Bob Ross paint sets..and we received from D&C. of course the first time was, well, the first time. our canvas sizes are 8x11 & he paints on MUCH bigger, so we had to adjust our paint style to fit half of the painting on the canvas. of course i hadn't gotten paint thinner before we did this, but we do now. :) FYI..it's super fun but the wet on wet technique needs

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here are some NOT so pretty things on Highway 542. we have both gotten new job assignments this week so that is exciting. i'm in bham & N goes up to Ferndale [at least not as far as Blaine]. i don't want to get too over excited, buti really like what i've been doing there.. it's basically the same thing as my last few jobs as sales ass[istant]. 45 mph behind gravel truck in AM..speed limit

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even though we were a lot lower key for xmas this year than in years past, i still managed to rack up quite a nice cache of goodies-a helmet & padded shorts for skiing. N & my bro also got some great things. there are a couple pics below. i decided NOT to blog on xmas, not sure why..fighting the man? it was really nice to have a fun holiday after getting my f-off letter from  my latest interview

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grilled cheese & fries from Hungry Bear best bite ever! fries, cheese & mayo Sev's happiness on his birthday this saturday

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we did the flea market stall again last sunday. there were a lot more people that came through so that was cool. didn't sell too much, but enough to pay for the space..& 2 coffees :) if you're interested..

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lately the moon has been super bright out here. it's pretty awesome & nice to drive with on my early am/late pm trips. on the way home @ nite 2 work in early am another am shot

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here are some pics from the last flea market. we will be going back on sunday for the day..so if you're in town & want some cheap gifts..come on by the Bellingham Flea Market.

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M's 11th birthday was on sunday. saturday nite we went to our auction but before we got there, we whipped up 6 layers of colored cake for the final cake. rainbow a piece of cake

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one treat we usually get when we head into town on errands is coffee from Xtreme Bean. it's in Nugents Corner [which is now a roundabout]. we have been going here since July when we moved. the people that work there are super nice. they know our drinks, which is always a nice treat. they also carry they OatrRageous Bars from the Lynden Bakery i'm addicted to. i get a mocha & N goes for the

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N is giving up a Football Sunday & we're going to try out our selling abilities [after getting a table today] at the Bellingham Flea Market this SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!! should be an interesting experience. we've both got stuff to sell. some friends of ours might bring some other goodies too. i've got quite the checklist going. it'll be fun to see what works, doesn't & how the other vendors

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toto, i don't think we're in HB anymore. last nite I got some great shots of thunder next to the heater.. tim snuck in for a picture

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a couple weeks ago i went back to kelly temp Services to sign back up. i worked with them last time i lived up here & ended up getting my "real" job through them. they were super nice & happy i had worked with them before (different office people now) & even got hired on. they called me up & gave me my first assignment. it will be 2 weeks tomorrow & it was supposed to be over. however, it looks

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saturday nite we dressed up & went to town. M&Q have a friend who was singing at an art gallery in town. it's been a while since we've been to see live music. it was also cool to be able & walk around the gallery to see the paintings, photos & artworkl. we all dressed up--some shots below if you... Mad Cow (J) & Butcher (A) Zombie (N) & Nacho Libre (Q) 80's chick (M) & Geisha (K) K &

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last weekend we had a great time. saturday morning we woke up & headed out toward the 3rd Annual Bellingham Comicon (up in Ferndale). it was pretty cool, not as big as San Diego :) but there was a great turnout when we were there in the morning. folks were dressed up in star wars costumes for the contest later. we didn't stay too long (sadly i ran out of money). it was great to see how much local

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we checked out the Lynden antique shops the other day. they have about 3 good shops to go through. unfortunately, the shop i was going to buy a couple rings from had a broken CC machine. which was OK with me, since it wasn't meant to be. it's such a fun process to look at everything in the stores. you'll find something you like, keep walking around, and either find something better OR realize

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we tried out 5 guys up here the other day. they had recently opened up a couple places in HB when we were still there, but never tried them. maybe it's because i'm was spoiled on In&Out & Fatburger.. that they weren't that good, to me. when you walk it, it just struck me as mimicking the In&Out style..but without all the grilled onion smells. they offer a ton of toppings, but sometimes that can

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time for a change to a lighter blog. in hopes of changes on the horizon! we'll see how this works out the next few posts.

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from last weekend.. i've decided to add a category of "found treasure", going forward..not trying to go back & retag everything :) set of 5..heavy glass, no signature on the botttom. i looked through about 100 pins & found 1! this one was great. i can't wait to try to make a ring out of it.

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a while ago i read this article in LA Magazine by Dave Gardetta. it is about the "secret" history of Trader Joe's. it was started by a man named Joe Coulombe in LA in the 1970's. in 1979 a German businessman named Theo Albrecht bought the stores & has run them under his family company since. he recenlty died in July 2010. this is what i am troubled about. quoted from the article: "He was also a

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last weekend friends we've known since childhood came up to check out the ranch and watch the Seahawks(lose). it was a great time by all. they brought up these DELISHious pies from a new bakery in West Seattle. i checked the website & they are all made fresh with no preservatives. if we're ever in WS, this will be added to the stops. they have a bacon & mac n cheese pie! far pie: Black

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job front being extremely depressing up here, we've been looking for cheap or free activities to keep from getting too down. thankfully, the cats are healthy, food stamps for food & a roof over our heads. last nite we went to our first auction. there's a place up here that is an antique shop on one side & the other they run auctions out of. we went to preview the goods the day before so we knew

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i owe a better post & i have one in mind..but in the meanwhile please enjoy the cat pictures.  "bench seating" in the closet  heater cat  hooks in the sun

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the wood is finally stacked & ready for burning.

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recently i power washed the back of A's house. this included the side & the moss covered cement walkways on both side. it was fun, thank goodness for the hot weather the beginning of september. even if we aren't working..we've definitely been working. if you're interested in pictures & even a short tutorial video [haha]...

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the second shed was up & installed in 2 days. we finished stacking the the wood today.. this project should be done..i hope. someday i'll post a pic of it full, but i'm sure you can imagine it :) all the wood under the tarp is now stacked thunder-cat checkin things out

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up here in the county, apparently wood heat is the heat source for the wintertime. A's friend dropped off a trailer of corded wood for us. N&A rented a log splitter & split it. half has been stacked in the wood shed now, the rest won't fit. N will get to build a second wood cover lean-to in the next couple weeks. i've been online applying for jobs & sending out resumes left & right--no luck so

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i don't get upset too often. today it happened. i've been a customer of AT&T for Cell Phones since 1999- my first Nokia was with them. i will NEVER be their customer again! just spent over an hour on the phone on hold waiting to talk to a "manager". i wasn't upset about the hold time, i've worked in customer service & understand that. i also wasn't annoyed with the reps that first took my call,

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our closest "diner" is the Hungry Bear, right before the Nooksack Casino. we've been a few times now. their french toast is amazing & the standard "shredded" hashbrowns are cooked the best i've ever had! the waitress we usually have is super nice & sarcastic. the only 2 bummers are..they are only open until 2pm & they don't serve the french toast after 11am. the atmosphere is super relaxed &

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on saturday there was a car & truck show closeby in Maple Falls. we went down to check it out. it was pretty big & i got some pics of some cars i liked. it was so nice out too..about 83degrees or so. there was a pretty big turnout of people from the county & city that came out as well. 55 Chevy Belair 65 Comet Caliente 66 Dodge Charger 68 Dodge Charger 63 Studebaker Avaniti

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a cool part of living up here, is all the old towns. the towns all have old, tiny cemeteries. they are well maintained & a "living" part of the history of the northern, northwest. above ground died in 1920..at age 109! another from the 1800's a few noted military service i love the old names: Seattleton Addass

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step by step...we had a medium sized nest starting to become active right next to the front door. to see action shots... spraying at dusk scraping off with shovel smashing the final burn

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got to see "cousin" Molly a couple weeks ago. she's such a cutie. we've also been working with Tim on walking outside. he seems to really enjoy it outside Tim! Molly here she reminds me of the dog-thing from Never Ending Story.

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the eat-out-fest of Bham has continued successfully. we went to Boomers this past week. they are similar to Sonic in that youcan drive up & order from your car, but you can also go inside. they've been around up here for ever. they are ok. we got the baby boomer w/cheese. i do prefer Wins or Morrie's [at this point]. it does take a while to order/get food if they have more than a couple cars

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we grew up camping at Horseshoe Cove at Baker Lake. this year they opened the lake for a few weeks for salmon fishing. first time in years--the fish were trucked in due to city infrastructures taking away their natural river run. my bro was on it with his boat. we went out for the day to hang during their 2 day camping trip. the sun started coming out about 530pm..of course the next day ended up

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we had never stopped at this place last time we lived here. when we went to Q&M's house a couple weeks ago, we passed it again. i started craving it..any drive-in, hamburger "dive" eat place is something i need to try. usually you get a good burger & the prices are way more affordable than "sit down" dining. the people that work at the smaller joints are usually more customer friendly & keep the

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here's a view from the front porch.  when the clouds roll in..the big mountain completely vanishes. pretty cool. i have this old stuff we had growing up that is a powder your sprinkle on a fire & it changes the colors to blue, green & purple. it's sold on amazon now. our package is a bit older.

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we went to Poulsbo last week to visit D&C. i began lamenting over our current sate-of-the-camping-tent situation to D. N has had a little tent we've used a lot, but needs to be replaced. i've been actively looking for a good tent at a good deal. i talked about how i really missed the tent i had growing up- a giant, green, canvas, Coleman tent. no bugs got in, it didn't leak & it was huge. he got

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some shots around the ranch .. last week we had a deer in the backyard. hope she comes back! roses in front..a hummingbird has been coming by to visit it garden when started after some weeding. my old tracker--it;s still here & just needs a battery to GO. 

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we finally got to my favorite pizza place (click to see their website) in Bellingham this week. i was very excited when i was ordering, possibly scaring the cashier, but she was nice. N got 2 slices-cheese & veggie (made with no mushrooms), $2.50 each. i got their DELICIOUS white pizza, minus the basil leaves. we also got the breadsticks w/wine marinara sauce. i totally spazzed & ordered it

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we had dinner at the North Fork today. i'd been there a few times last time we lived up here. N loves it. the pizza is super thin. it was ok, but the sauce was a little sweet tasting or me. next we'll try Rudy's downtown. i loved their white pizza before, i hope its the same! we also found the best coffee drive-thru. The Woods. they have a few locations. they make their mochas nice & chocolate

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Thunder needs to be introduced. he is my brothers cat who started hanging around his place a few years ago & they adopted each other. a couple winters ago, Thunder disappeared for weeks. my brother had signs up & kept searching. after a few weeks, a call came from the local Brewery about 6 miles down the road. Thunder had shown up there! they had a flyer of him being lost & after an overnite of

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we've had a couple fires in the pit so far, i love them-the heat & to poke the fire with my pokein stick whiile toastin up smores. another awesome treat to living here is gerty meat. she is a local lady who sells meat cuts direct. the sausages are even gout-ok for my brother. her ground meat melts in your mouth. the bacon though...mmm... bacon...is to die for. gerty bacon. strips cut in half

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northbound and down...1470 miles and runnin... started out 6/28 after morning traffic in LA had settled. 455 miles north we stopped in SacTown for the nite. it was rainy & dark when we pulled in. each evening we had a quick routine for setting up the room. first bring in your stuff, then each person brings a cat, put comforter across front door crack, check under beds for cat hiding spots &

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yesterday we went on our first trip of the year down the Nooksack River. N & I had picked up some cheap rafts from Freddy's & A had his kayak. after a few unsuccessful trail runs to find the river..we dropped in. water was super cool. outside temp was nice & hot. i wore my wetsuit & it was perfect..i didn't even sunburn. about halfway down it got a little fast where a log was sticking out almost

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we've been eating a lot last week-- all our favorite treats.. white pizza from NY Upper Crust, Sidestreet Cafe, Portola Coffee Lab, In&Out, Sonic, Tom's Place, Norms, China Garden- Dim Sum, Pedros, Miss Priss Cupcakes.. we've also done some "sight seeing". took some pictures of stuff we'll miss in the area. below for your amusement :) Dim Sum spot Miss Priss for my Bday from N N's

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are working on unlaoding & sorting. will update later on the trip. cats are doing fine &cars are still running.

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an awesome reader jim lives in the area where Bruno's house is. fortunately for me (& you) jim found my blog & offered to go by & take some current pictures for me to share. the house & property have grown so much since the time the tv show aired. there are a bunch of pictures below. they are so beautiful with all the greenery. according to our reader, Bruno is happily remarried & working in

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work in cali is Ovah! for both of us. officially unemployed now..OMG. haha totally not worried since we are super hire able for office work & willing to do the shit.. my last day was uneventful. just tried to keep training the kid. N got a goodbye cake, but didn't take a picture. now it's serious packing time & getting ready for my bday (25th)! $3.93 & dropping! splurged at Albertsons.

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3 days left of work next week, 15th last day! training the new guy has been interesting. it seems the falcons baby birds & i are syncing up with freedom. they have gotten big, shed their baby feathers & flown the coop. good luck! some new cat pics & randomness. shedded feathers...checking the view. ready to take off.. mom is still bringing home food & feeding.. huddled up together in

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they hired my replacement just now. it's the owner's son...

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1) 2nd time writing this on my tiny keyboard on phone. 2) bosses here are telling agents i'm leaving b/ i'm getting married. lies upon lies 3) my boss-that-never-works (now part time for health insurance meaning 5 hours or so a week, whenever she has time) put an invite to her baby shower on my desk. a) she spelled my last name wrong b) it's on ny birhtdya, why would you even be that rude to

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we went back to Portola Coffee Lab today. i got a mocha this time which they make with gnache. it was excellent. we learned when they are busy they give everyone togo cups. next time we'll make sure & tell them it's for there, since it's so much better in the coffee mugs they have. we were there during the farmers market. a nice surprise were the food trucks there. they are different each week.

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my job opening is on good ole craigslist as if last night- no messing about. some of my shit tasks were taken away for the new hire; covering reception & printing all the mailing statements. go figure, 2 specific items i asked to be regifted to others that had "nothing to do" over a year ago & was told NO. theory...they want to hire a male. no one makes a male cover reception here...gasp!! of

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gave my 2 weeks now. no one said good luck, its been great having you here- just bummer for us (whaha) & actually asked me to stay past the 2 weeks. like this isn't serious or something. i may have yelled NO. if i would stay longer, then i wouldn't have given 2 weeks now-- are they that dense..answer yes, it's all about these socal folks. 15th is my last day at work. Huzza!! N gives his on

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down here it has been hard to find a good, consistent coffee place. we have Kean & Mr. P's, but nothing like the choices in washington. after filling our car with load 4 of goodwill drop offs, we went on a mission. N had been on yelp this am, doing some reviews & looking for coffee (par for the course :)). he found this place where the reviews described it as "as good as Italy" with a rare 5 out

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no news is good news down here. we've been busy with work & getting everything together. boring stuff. once i give my 2 weeks on tuesday, it will definitely seem "more real". other than move fun, i got another crown this week. now i have 15 crowns & 13 actual "teeth" left. the teeth are all composite at this point. if only the crowns were made of gold like the good ole days, then maybe i could

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you may have noticed the countdown clock on the left side. it's until my last day of work (sweet freedom) randomness to follow.. escaping thru the gate hard to see..regular is at $4.11 which is GREAT!! cool garage doors sweet sittin spot weez snif thru the tube

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it's A's first birthday today. here in the states it's today, but it might be yesterday in belgium where he is? ANYWAY..semantics.... i can't wait to see my "other" man & his big sis again. the following is a year of pics (from our time with him) on the USA side of the pond LOL

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i must say, i'm proud to have kept up friday posts so far. may not seem like much, but i rarely can go online when i get home, since work is so crazzzy. 4 weeks left!! 2 weeks till i give notice. please enjoy the below pics for today. my moving binder-i love it. little boxes..on the bedroom wall little boxes..on the closet shelf the falcon babies, growing up! mama watching from

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traffic irritant, outdoors tim, more falcons and owls..oh my so finishes my last first week of may at current job. 3 more weeks until notice timeeee. can't wait, but to help my days go by in a more  pleasant manner, i've been watching the falcon cam a lot (it's easy to leave up while doing other stuff). they also have a bunch of other birds you can watch in nests if you click on the different

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cats...gas...mama peregrine falcon...  belgianwaffling blog-ess had this link on her site. i've been watching her while at work. i think 3 of the eggs have hatched. i was to late today to get a pic of them before feeding & bedtime by mama. they are so tiny & white & fluffy. at nite i worry about them, perched high with wind blowing in the open front. she seems so cold. i just checked now & she

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little re-cap on some of the stuff down here. 1. QVC has recieved my laptop back & returned the 2 easy pays already charged. just hope they turned the ez pay switch off. 2. since wamu was bought out by chase, i've had issues with them over my "free" checking. straw that broke my back is they are now charging me $10 a month (since my job doesn't offer diredt deposit, i don't qualify to have it

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so the page doesn't load slowly, to see pictures... chocolate sheep & bunny for easter from C applesauce spooge-so hard to open the foil w/o an "accident"  best item in pop machine on a shit day! join me at work. northern lights pic on desktop, cat pics to right, fam on left & "zen" garden above. phone books R stacked for ergonomic correctness. close-up on my garden

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Tim Hetherington, the oscar winner for co-directing Restrepo was killed in Lybia (today/yesterday). they were walking on the front-line when an RPG exploded. he was killed. 2 other photographers were injured severely; one with brain injuries & the other with shrapnel. UPDATE-Chris Hondros died from brain injury. Tim's last twitter: "In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. indiscriminate shelling by

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i decided to try to start a friday "tradition". i'll post some pictures. what better to do on a friday then look at stuff, who wants to read anyway? ;) Tim's glamour shot, tired N in the mirror. sleepy weezie gas prices when i filled up today. almost $40 for 9 gallons. reg- $4.21, 4.31 & 4.41 E & little E. Eben is a cutie pie. she & M are so mellow with him. i forgot the random head

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i don't like having to admit "defeat", but today i have to face the music. i put on my big girl pants & made some decisions. (first world issues, i know) 1. i bought a new laptop off qvc right before my surgery. i thought that would be a fun treat. it wouldn't connect to our wireless router AND printer. i called/emailed the company support. they suggested stuff, didn't work, then wanted me to

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it's busy being back at work again full time. given i've got to take 3-4 showers during the middle of the nite & in the early AM before i go to work...depending on the bm's. i've been meaning to get these last few pics with the kiddies up. recovery seems to have gone in slight reversal now. calling the doc on monday to see if it's "serious" or "normal". get me outta here B totally

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not just a disney movie for me anymore. sunday we went to our first hockey game. it was at Honda Center. if the Ducks had beaten the Stars, they would have clinched their playoff spot. now they have to win wednesday nite to get in. steve didn't warn me about the long, 17 minute downtime between periods. oh, for the days of yore, when i could fit 3 cigs into that timeframe. there wasn't hardly

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starting on wednesday, i went back to work. part-time 10-3 this week then back to full time on monday. the mornings are definitely the hardest with the BM's and showering ect.. i've trained my body pretty well for early morning activity. next week i'll wake up about 5am to get it all "moving" in the right direction, so i can still get to work on time at 7:30. my recovery help was from some

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a fun part about the rain is watching the ducks come out during it to eat the bugs & frolic. we've got a little family that comes by the ponds on rainy days. didn't see the mom & kids yesterday (but i heard them)

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N's 84 Honda Civic has been acting up for the past few months. my bro up in bham has been trying to help diagnose over the phone a few times a week after N trys "the next" thing. last weekend he did a few more upgrades & magically, it started. so happy N drove off. a few blocks away its stopped again. he called me & i insisted he call AAA (since we have it). he wanted to push the car. i pointed

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being "in recovery" also means staying up at odd hours (sleep is off) so you watch a lot of tv. i was watching the start of the Libya war last nite. not sure if people are familiar with Bahrain & Yeman but the protests have still continued there. the earthquake & subsequent radiation fears seem to trump the news (unless it's late at nite or BBC.) everyone is so angry there. i hope calmer heads

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just got home. wanted to let y'all know. everything seems ok, no BM's yet :) i'll update more thiss weekend once i'm in a better pain mode. thank you for all your kind thoughts!

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don't want anyone to worry. even though we're in a zone, there shouldn't be waves higher than 3 feet by us. Rick Dickert says so. (local weather)

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i got my copy a couple weeks ago. i've read it about 10 times so far. it's so well done; produced, written drawn & published. Get your copy Now! :) please check out the website by clicking on the Title of this post, clicking under my "Cool Stuff To Check Out" [right sidebar] on the Untold Stories link OR reading a little more info on the Pay It Forward page as well. some pics are below to check

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Mike & Elisha had their first baby, a BOY yesterday 3/5/11. so exciting! he'll join Meeko cat & Rasta dog, along with mom & dad. we can't wait to meet him! i had some pictures to share a whole ago, but just found them on my phone today. lunch at Tom's Place & a treat from IKEA. a favorite blogger of mine lives in belgium (other than J&S). she had mentioned this candy brand a little while ago. i

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one of my first posts was about Bruno. he was featured on a Dream House series many years ago. back before HGTV was "HGTV". that post has continually brought folks. according to my random word search hits from google. every month still 1 or 2 searches.. so Bruno, where are you? people want to know about what happened with the stone house you were building. was it finished? did you buy that

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just heard an odd sound. i looked at N & he said it was hail. haven't heard that much in the past 5-6 years. had to get some photo proof. not too good, but you can kinda see the little ice balls. hail in my hand ice balls on the welcome mat life in socal

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we have intended to go for N's bday the beginning of the month, but with his flu sickness & finances we finally got the chance to go today. i love yelp. we did our research online before going. [eating out for more than $30 is a BIG deal for us poor folks, which is the reason we picked lunchtime instead of dinner also] we reviewed the menu online, read the reviews on yelp then decided on an

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small burger (me) & large burger burger N (on right)

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today was a great day & i will recognize that publicly. 1. came in to work to find this at my desk. :) 2. i then listened to my recorded Radio BAM from last nite. towards the very, very end, chad is talking about the new CKY album & tour this march. i check out CKY ALLIANCE online &what do my eyes see...friggin CKY are playing march 4th- right up the street from us at a tattoo convention. maybe

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$295 doesn't go as far as it used too. i've had this on my list for ages. now seems like a good time. we didn't have 3 good cat carriers, so i wanted to get each their own for my emergency kit. the lady at the store was in a little shock when she rang me up. i was like, "tax return". i'm not sure why i felt the need to explain my splurge to her. i was happy to spend it at the local store as well

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anyone? oddly, half the people who meet me make an assumption i'm a vegetarian. not sure why as i try to eat 1 cheeseburger a day (del, fats, in&out, wendys). at TJ's i found my new FAV-O-RITE treat. reading through the TJ mailer (which used too be much longer & funnier) i spotted the appetizer. we went. of course they were sold out that day. since then, i've gotten a couple packs so far. J i

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why do i post? usually to share something with friends & family near & far. to show a snippet of someone's "life" to others who may have things in common or just like too read. i try not to complain in posts. as a buddhaist, u learn "complaining" is a waste of precisous energy when you can be learning. i also HATE listening to others. so if i'm in that mood, i won't post. as all things change,

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N has visited a joint while out making work deliveries called Tom's Place. he brought back with him (the first time anyway :)) their home fries. i tried them, i wanted to go but it was a bit of a drive to either location. we set out one weekend day. over a river (santa ana), through the woods (Hamilton Ave), crossed a few freeways (55,91,57,5,22...?) to Tom's Place we drove. arrived a little late

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check out a great new review on Crucial Points Reggae (formally HBReggae) by clicking on the title. i love to read the names of musician for reggae. they usually are creative nicknames.

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i finally grew out my trich patch enough for a proper haircut & color. i was able to use my gift cert from my bday from the morrisons & see julie. i love julie because i don't have to tell her much of anything & she cuts great! every time...it wasn't her fault the time i decided i wanted bangs .. ack! with some feather style as i was leaving

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i asked for 2, half days off in the next 2 months...dentist & specialist visit. trying to keep myself healthy & all that personal responsibility. when i take a half day, i work 730-130 going 6 hours without a lunch (if i beg enough) OR i'd be working till 130, but having to fit in a 30 minute break, thus getting 5.5 hours. i work my ass off covering for both  my boss & receptionist. they get so

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Chicago is... should be going through the Seahawks heads over & over this week. we beat 'em once already in Chi-town & sunday we will do it again!! (fingers crossed) no more Michael Shit!!! i wasn't a packers fan before, but now..

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Seahawks bitch slapped the Rams on sunday to pick up the [loosing] playoff spot for the NFC West on Sunday! on to the Saints in Sea-Town on Saturday. Goooooo HAWKS!!!

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i couldn't leave out some .. balls. one of our favotire places to go beauty & the beast from AB original strawberry shortcake-green original strawberry shortcake-red this is from the Hearst Castle trip this June this was a first from 1976, my 1st christmas. it's hard to see the year on the side who could leave out south park?

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MeRrY cHrIsTmAs!! to finish off the virtual tree trimming...

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some of the cats.. most are my cat pepper. this is my first cat pepper. "real" weezie "real" tim

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AB started an cool snowman theme years ago. they are so pretty with the lights sparkling behind them. i'm always excited to get my new one ;) below are a few..they all have a partner that is slightly different & N's...or vice versa i love the dangle on this one [& it's partner] chillin on an ice cube on skis i love the blue on him [may be N's].

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these are some of my oldest ones. they are gold plated metal, i think. merry-go-round soccer star. that was the sport you could say i was most into. preferably the indoor kind. ballerina...of course child in bed what a model- the bangs are sweet. i loved that dress though.

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N's day. you may notice a theme. :)

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N got me a new camera for xmas. we opened it early to test out since it's a refurbished one. seems fine so far. i thought i'd take some pictures of my favorite ornaments and share them with you in the last 5 days of christmas. my favorite comedian Mitch Hedberg. he died way, WAY too young. fortunately we've got an awesome ornament to remember him by. N got me this one. it mirrors my work

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