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Burningbugs

Today was hot and humid, which meant the fireflies were out, in force, at dusk. One particularly frisky little bug hovered in front of the living room window, seemingly infatuated with the magnificant glow of the small light by the window. Zzz. It said. Zzz. Zzz. Callous light just glowed steadily, ignoring the little critter. […]

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Older, Taller, Richer, Wiser

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. My divorce has been final for over a year, which means I feel that it’s now “safe” for me to consider dating again. And as much as I think my weblogging male friends are the most wonderful, sexiest, interesting people in the world, I don’t want to snuggle up to […]

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I want my DSL!

(Begin of minutia minute) The fight continues to try and get my DSL connection to work. I’m impressed with the amount of time and effort that Earthlink is expending on the problem – I was in conversations for severalĀ hoursĀ on Wednesday with two technicians, as well as a detailed conversation with an advanced troubleshooting technician yesterday. […]

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Nebraska’s On My List

Driving across Nebraska was a series of slows and gos due to the road construction. Unfortunately, it was also the location of my first car scratches. After leaving a construction zone at one point, a work truck next to me that was hauling away dirt and rocks and mud hit a rut and a pile […]

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Movin’ stuff

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Feeling MUCH better today after massive amounts of sleep time yesterday. I can’t remember the last time I felt so tired. Today is a day of changing addresses at various creditors, as well as getting new cell phone number. Hopefully I’ll also get DSL working (I would not have gone […]