10/07/08 08:38 - 55ºF - ID#45982
Tonight's Debate
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Location: Buffalo, NY
10/07/08 12:07 - 43ºF - ID#45971
Just stuff
- No boss at work today - somehow that always makes things go a little more smoothly.
- It appears I didn't crack the engine block in my car - just tore up the alternator belt - replaced it about a month ago - will have to have it replaced again. Boy - did it make a stink.
- Bought some of those black & decker plug-in things that are supposed to make some super high frequency pitch sound to keep bugs away - they don't work on fruit flies - sick of those litte bastards.
- Bought some Edy's Espresso Chip ice cream for company last night - it's fabulous! Talk about best of everything - ice cream, espresso, chocolate chips - yum! Next best thing to Andersen's coffee bean ice cream.
- Overall - not a bad day.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: cars
10/05/08 11:54 - 49ºF - ID#45952
I hate cars
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: religion
10/04/08 10:45 - 50ºF - ID#45934
Sunday Service
Here is the information I received on the service:
In celebration of the establishment
of his new church...
You are invited to attend the first service at
Spirit of Truth
An interdenominational setting of Christian faith
under the pastoral leadership of
Elder Jerome Livingston (my sister's friend)
Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
2275 Fillmore Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14214
(second floor: unfortunately, no elevator is available)
If anyone's interested in attending, all are welcome.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: dreams
10/04/08 12:11 - 52ºF - ID#45928
Strange dreams....
This was a weird dream on several fronts: 1) I don’t have a table in my kitchen. 2) The house wasn’t really my house but I didn’t seem to be one with which I was otherwise familiar. 3) The neighborhood I showed them wasn’t really mine either; mine doesn’t have the buildings I described. They were more like the old brick buildings along Oak St. or on Michigan. 4) I actually remembered, I think, at least most of this dream. I very rarely even remember if I’ve had any dreams.
Maybe it was those two cookies I ate before I went to bed. It was cold last night, and I just don’t want to cave in to turning on the heat yet, so I made cookies to have the oven warm things up a bit. No, I didn’t put anything funny in the cookies, but maybe I shouldn’t have eaten them so late. They were pretty good though - oatmeal chocolate chip.
Good cookies...
...but strange dreams.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
10/03/08 09:11 - 51ºF - ID#45923
In loving memory...
He was the kind of guy who, the first time my daughter (then 7 yrs. old) saw him holding my hand he asked her if it was okay. And, after meeting my 20-year old son, decided that, based on the vibe he got, the next time they would meet he wanted to talk to my son man-to-man to assure my son that his intentions were honorable and that he wouldn’t hurt me. (Boys can be so protective of their moms.)
We moved in together in November 2002 - both happier than we ever imagined possible. But I guess it’s true, when something seems too good to be true, it usually is. In December of 2002, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. On Christmas day we got engaged. There didn’t seem to be any sense in wasting time as the future seemed so uncertain. He was concerned about the possibility of becoming a burden; but nowhere inside me could I remotely imagine anything other than being with him - whatever was to come.
Mid January, lots of testing, biopsy, and stint surgery. The Dr.’s told us that he had a rare form of pancreatic cancer that only one in 20-million people get but that, if you could imagine, it was a “better†kind of cancer to have than “regular†pancreatic cancer. It was supposed to be more treatable with a better chance at survival. We remained hopeful. January 25, 2003 we were married. (Aside from my children’s birthdays, it was the happiest day of my life.) Several months later he adopted my daughter - an incredible joy for them both.
Early February, I took a leave of absence from my job so I could be with him while he went through chemo and radiation. We were together all day, nearly every day for the following 6 months, cramming as much as we possibly could into the time that we had. It was the most intense, intimate experience I ever had. Some of it was really hard, but his life touching ours was such an amazing gift. He passed in August 2003.
Today would have been my husband’s 47th birthday -
For him, my wish, my prayer... is that he truly is at peace.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
10/02/08 10:50 - 49ºF - ID#45910
Can you say nuclear
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: health
10/01/08 08:56 - 52ºF - ID#45884
Bad Blood
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: food
09/30/08 11:36 - 55ºF - ID#45871
Really good cucumber salad
Cucumber dill salad
3 large cucumbers â€" peeled and sliced
1/2 cup whole milk plain yogurt
1 cup sour cream
1 TBS. dried dill
1 TSP. salt
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
Lots of ground black pepper
2 cloves of garlic â€" crushed
Combine all ingredients and let set for 3 to 4 hours before serving.
We were talking during our camping trip this summer about putting together an Allegany cookbook of recipes we've all made while we were there. A large group of us has been camping together for many years and when we're there we take turns making dinner. That way, each family/cabin only has to cook dinner one night. It's kind of like communal living. We've had some very interesting, really great meals. Of course, it can get kind of interesting trying to figure out what to cook for 30 to 40 people. If we ever manage to get the cookbook together I'll let folks know.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: weirdoes
09/29/08 08:03 - 58ºF - ID#45851
Home Depot Weirdness
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Words: 322
Location: Buffalo, NY
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