Mother’s Day

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In some ways, I feel the same way about Mother’s Day as I do about Valentine’s Day – we should be recognizing our parents every day, just like we should tell those we love what they mean to us every day. But, I guess it IS nice to have a day where we can be [...]

Accentuate the Positive

That is what this weekend is all about. Accentuating the positive, eliminating the negative. I want to thank everyone who has posted kind words about Vinny on my blog, Facebook & Twitter. They truly mean so much to me! Scott and I have talked and we are willing to do what we can for Vinny [...]

Drama

Yesterday I posted about a topic that is very important to me – helping to save the lives of animals, and educating people on ways to live with your animals with allergies. I also included ways to find dogs that are less allergenic than others. Someone got all bent out of shape and accused me [...]

Tons of fun

I normally don’t say that about my mom’s visits, but this time my brother is coming with her. That is the fun part. First, he’s bringing my birthday present which is a brand spankin’ new iPad. I’m not a huge Apple fan, but I will say that I am addicted to my iTouch (especially Words [...]

Getting older is so much fun!

I received a birthday card from my aunt today. She’ll be 76 in a couple of weeks. She had asked my mom what we needed for the house, and my mom told her we needed a new kitchen faucet. So, she sent me a very nice check with a note enclosed that said “use this [...]

Today is always hard

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Eight years ago this morning I was sleeping on the sofa at my friend Tina’s apartment in San Francisco, as I did most weekends when my phone rang before 7am. It was my brother to let me know that my grandma had passed away. She had been sick for not quite two years at that [...]

Why didn’t I blog about Valentine’s Day?

Why didn’t I blog about Valentine’s Day? Because I think it’s a ridiculous “holiday”. I’m not a scrooge or a grump, I just think that if you love someone, you should tell them and show them every day. No, not by buying roses or diamonds or chocolates, but in your own special way. For me, [...]

Finally, mom

I’m happy to say that my mom has finally left the dark ages. She upgraded from dial-up to T1 broadband. I am pretty sure she was the last person in the US still using dial up (and using AOL, but that’s a whole other post). We’d been on her for YEARS to upgrade, especially since [...]

The Black Hole

No, I’m not talking about my old buddies from the South endzone in Oakland (and yes, I do know some people who are residents of that Black Hole), I’m talking about where things have disappeared to in my home. Please tell me I’m not alone. Please tell me you have at least half a dozen [...]

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