Tropical Storm Isaac’s projected path has been steadily moving westward over the past two days. This isn’t to say it’s a safe for Florida to relax – far from it. These things change on a dime and you never know where it will end up until it’s there. But, it’s tentatively good news. Spaghetti models…
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Tropical Storm Isaac
Well, good old tropical depression #9 has been named now: Isaac. And though it’s early to know with any real certainty where it’s going, current tracks put in on a direct course for Florida. Here’s the National Hurricane Center’s current path prediction: And, even looking at the early spaghetti models, many of them are plotting…
Health Insurance
We made a really good run at it. And it’s only through your support that I’ve been able to keep it going as long as I have. But I finally have to accept defeat and acknowledge I simply can’t pay my health insurance for August. For months, I’ve struggled to keep it going. It’s been…
The Tale of the Power Window Regulator Assembly
The power window regulator assembly is this bow-looking bit that controls the power windows on a Honda Element. Looks like this: The problem with this part is that there’s a little plastic bit on it that tends to, well, break. And when it does, it loses all tension and the window falls down completely into…
Weird Dream
This is totally random but I had the weirdest dream last night. (Technically, I guess this morning since it was the last one I remember before waking up.) It was set sometime after my surgery. I was in for some kind of follow-up. It wasn’t my real doctor or his office it was some people…
A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words
…but I’m chatty, so here’s pictures AND words. Mom’s birthday was last Wednesday the 8th, and we were going to get together at my sister’s on Saturday for a birthday party but Mom wasn’t feeling well, so we did it on Sunday instead. My sister had some technical problems with the grill (i.e. it didn’t…
10 Months Post Op Hysterectomy
Last Sunday, August 5th marked 10 months post-op from my hysterectomy. I am getting ever closer to my 1 year and I can’t wait. To me, that’s a real hurdle to overcome and I feel like it’s the turning point I’ve been waiting for. Still, ten months is good and I’m doing really well. Scars…
Happy Birthday Mom!
Today is my Mom’s birthday! Happy Birthday Mom! Best birthday wishes for many, many more happy and healthy ones to come!
Annoying Morning
I had the most frustrating morning today. I kept waking up in a panicked worry that it was “late” and I’d check the clock only to see it was really early, so I’d go back to sleep only to have it happen again. The thing is, I have nothing going on today that’s time sensitive,…
Jewelry Design Star Winner!
I won the Artbeads.com Jewelry Design Star! My Halloween Moon Tree of Life Pendant was the winning design. My feature on Artbeads.com is live today. Congratulations to Miss M Turner! Artbeads is proud to present our Jewelry Design Star, Miss M Turner! The owner of PhoenixFire Designs has turned her hobby into her job and…
Daily Dose of Stupid
Backstory: I ran the dishwasher yesterday and noticed a big puddle on the kitchen floor. I think it’s leaking and being on the 3rd floor, that’s not especially good news for the apartment below us. So I emptied it but didn’t refill it; instead just piling my dirty dishes in the sink until I could…
Happy Birthday Rand
Today would have been Rand’s 45th birthday. He was born in 1967; ten years before me and one year after my sister. Also just 10 days before Love’s brother. Funny how things connect like that sometimes. We lost him far too soon on March 13, 2010. Of course, as the date drew closer, I started…
Synchronized Napping
In honor of the opening ceremonies of the Olympics tonight, the cats wanted to share their gold medal performance in the Synchronized Napping event. Go Team USA Napping Cats! (This was the exact same day, just about an hour apart. Technically, it was also about a month ago but it’s too funny not to share.)
Minor Updates – With Pics!
There really just hasn’t been a whole heck of a lot interesting going on, so there’s been a distinct lack of blog updates lately as a direct result. Here’s a few brief blurbs of what’s been going on this week that didn’t warrant an entire entry. Bruise Update Remember the massive bruise I mentioned a…
Wood 1; Leg 0
What happens when you take an adorable but hyper little cat, a dark room, a solid wood pointy corner and me? A massive, painful bruise. Sunday-into-Monday late night about 2am or so, I’m getting ready for bed. Love, of course, is already long since in bed and sleeping so the master bedroom is fully dark….