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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>leetee's estrip.org Blog</title><link>https://estrip.org</link><description><![CDATA[leetee's estrip.org journal]]></description><language>en-us</language><skipHours/><skipDays/><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>Paul Visco's surebert framework RSS creator</generator><item><title>2015 at a glance</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/leetee/60395/2015_at_a_glance.html</link><description><![CDATA[wow.  been such a long time.  hope everyone is doing well.  <br />
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my 2015 went something like this:<br />
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sold most of our household items before selling our house and buying a much smaller one in Kenmore.  had a few major construction projects after the purchase, the biggest being a new wider concrete driveway. loved furnishing and decorating the new house and was consumed by that for a while<br />
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adopted a couple of cats, because, well, that&#039;s what lonely old widows do, right? <br />
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my father died 11 September 2015 after a nearly 2 year battle with cancer.  it was sad, but also a relief to see his painful suffering end.<br />
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after Walt died, I found great support in a couple of friends and lost myself in the comfort of an adopted family for a short time.<br />
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reconnected with an old friend that had previously dissolved in a petty argument after realizing how short life really is.  <br />
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got some new ink. <br />
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had to have surgery just before xmas, which meant I had to hang about in pjs for a while, but yeah, got more time off work<br />
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got in trouble at work which resulted in 8 weeks administrative leave -- for, oddly enough, refusing to work in a situation I thought was dangerous --  scheduled every other week and I loved it.  wish I could afford that schedule all the time<br />
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and I learned a lot about myself.  what I really value.  what I want to hold close and what I am willing to walk away from.  that grief is extremely complicated and excruciatingly painful but allows space for immense growth.  that I can face my biggest fears. that the light at the end of the tunnel is visible<br />
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well, that was a lot more than I was initially intending on writing but there it is.  a snap shot of my 2015.  see you next year?<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 22:34:51 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/leetee/60395/2015_at_a_glance.html</guid></item><item><title>Thanks e:Terry</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/leetee/59555/Thanks_e_Terry.html</link><description><![CDATA[So sorry, been meaning to thank you for calling me back, <a href="/articles/read/Terry/" class="e_link" title="link to Terry's journal #">(e:Terry)</a>.  Unfortunately, i needed info/help with something to do with our taxes almost right away, so i paid a lawyer instead.  Problem was solved.  Thanks!<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2014 19:12:50 -0500</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/leetee/59555/Thanks_e_Terry.html</guid></item><item><title>interwebs help please!!</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/leetee/59459/interwebs_help_please_.html</link><description><![CDATA[Any geeks out there willing to help a girl with figuring out why her interwebs on the 2 linux boxes aren&#039;t working? Please? <a href="/articles/read/Paul/" class="e_link" title="link to Paul's journal #">(E:Paul)</a>??<br />
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:22:33 -0400</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/leetee/59459/interwebs_help_please_.html</guid></item><item><title>My Waltie</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/leetee/59435/My_Waltie.html</link><description><![CDATA[Thank you everyone for your kind, supportive words.  They truly mean so very much to me.  <br />
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From the Buffalo News Obituary:<br />
TUROWSKI - Walt Suddenly and unexpectedly in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, September 29, 2014 in his 56th year, beloved husband of Lee; dear son-in-law of John and Judy Erridge of Hamilton. Walt was an employee with R.G.I.S. A Memorial Service will be held from the Chapel of Perna, Dengler, Roberts Funeral Home, 1671 Maple Rd., Williamsville, NY, on Saturday at 1 PM. Cremation has taken place.<br />
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<a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/buffalonews/obituary.aspx?n=walt-turowski&amp;pid=172640958&amp;fhid=7535" title="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/buffalonews/obituary.aspx?n=walt-turowski&amp;pid=172640958&amp;fhid=7535"><img class="direct_link" src="https://estrip.org/media/images/link.gif" style="vertical-align:bottom;" /></a><br />
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The Dignity Memorial page:<br />
<a href="http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Waldemar-Turowski&amp;lc=3121&amp;pid=172644925&amp;uuid=557e9bc5-c692-4a33-8863-9c5d8e174e94&amp;cid=em.legacy.dmc.3121.557e9bc5-c692-4a33-8863-9c5d8e174e94&amp;eid=sp_sciobitposted" title="http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Waldemar-Turowski&amp;lc=3121&amp;pid=172644925&amp;uuid=557e9bc5-c692-4a33-8863-9c5d8e174e94&amp;cid=em.legacy.dmc.3121.557e9bc5-c692-4a33-8863-9c5d8e174e94&amp;eid=sp_sciobitposted"><img class="direct_link" src="https://estrip.org/media/images/link.gif" style="vertical-align:bottom;" /></a><br />
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After the memorial, there will be a reception at the Grapevine (as set up by the funeral home) on Niagara Falls Blvd.  <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/tO5ov" title="https://goo.gl/maps/tO5ov"><img class="direct_link" src="https://estrip.org/media/images/link.gif" style="vertical-align:bottom;" /></a><br />
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show up to both or just one....  <br />
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:06:09 -0400</pubDate><guid>https://estrip.org/articles/read/leetee/59435/My_Waltie.html</guid></item><item><title>Good-Bye My Heart</title><link>https://estrip.org/articles/read/leetee/59429/Good_Bye_My_Heart.html</link><description><![CDATA[dear friends,<br />
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i know i haven&#039;t published here for a while.  and the things i have published last were sad.  <br />
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before i go any further, i want to fist thank <a href="/articles/read/Heidi/" class="e_link" title="link to Heidi's journal #">(e:Heidi)</a> and <a href="/articles/read/Terry/" class="e_link" title="link to Terry's journal #">(e:Terry)</a> for even considering <a href="/articles/read/Uncutsaniflush/" class="e_link" title="link to Uncutsaniflush's journal #">(e:Uncutsaniflush)</a> for a position at Allen Street Consulting.  it was a source of pride and honour for him.<br />
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today, Monday September 29, 2014 my sweet, innocent, socially awkward, analytical, super intelligent husband died.  <br />
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my heart is completely shattered.  i am not sure how to live a life without him.  <br />
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thank you for sharing your life with me <a href="/articles/read/uncutsaniflush/" class="e_link" title="link to uncutsaniflush's journal #">(e:uncutsaniflush)</a>.  i miss you<br />
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