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What a day- a good day indeed! My morning began by greeting the local neighborhood code compliance team. Our city has been increasing the enforcement of the codes related to the upkeep of your property- you know, the laws that require you to mow your lawn, maintain the appearance of your house, discard trash appropriately, that kind of thing. Today’s inspections were preliminary- there will be a city-wide collection day where you can drop off your trash, then the codes team will start writing tickets for the code violations. Our property had no violations- all credit goes to my parents. They do the mowing and gardening that makes our yard look great. We received a note from the codes team that said “Thank you for maintaining your property”.

Then I got a call from a friend asking me to meet her for lunch. We ate at Minskys Pizza and I have to tell you, it was GREAT. There was a buffet and you know what, they had the BEST canadian bacon and pineapple pizza I’ve ever had. Yum!!

Before I left for lunch, I threw my gym bag in the car, and I’m glad I did. I stopped at the gym on the way home for an invigorating swim- and it was! It felt great and I felt great.

I renewed my library card, which felt great because I LOVE my library!

Then I picked up a cake at Price Chopper for the birthday of friend at church. The cake remained in the car while I ate dinner with my parents, then we took it to church and set up a table with the cake, forks, plates, and napkins.

Church was awesome, as usual. On Wednesday nights we gather and just pray. It’s a simple gathering but so beautiful, so nice to just rest in God’s presence.

Finally the day ended with cake and a celebration of another year lived well.

The only negative thing that happened today occured this evening, when I accidentally deleted all the saved passwords from my computer. But this wasn’t a crisis- I have all my passwords backed up in a secret “analog” file- i.e. not on a computer. It will be annoying to have to reenter passwords for the next few weeks, but that is such a mild nuisance that it certainly didn’t put a damper on my day.

I am so blessed.
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Tags: canadian bacon, code compliance, compliance team, price chopper, wednesday nights

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All I can say is, this is low…

A West Highland White Terrier who was tied up momentarily outside a supermarket was mugged for his green wool coat.

Seriously, if you are literally stealing the coat off the back of a dog, you have reached a new low!

Tags: coat, highland white terrier, supermarket, Terrier, West Highland, west highland white, west highland white terrier, White, wool, wool coat

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I have never ridden a motorcycle, and I don’t really have any desire to ride a motorcycle.  It looks mildly interesting, but to me it is just too risky.  I know lots of people ride motorcycles without a problem, but it’s just too risky for me.  I don’t want to wind up in an accident.  Not to mention, motorcycles are tiny tiny vehicles compared to some of what is on the road, and I don’t want to need a motorcycle attorney (like a pleasanton motorcycle accident attorney) because I got into an accident with a bigger vehicle.

Tags: desire, motorcycle accident attorney, motorcycle attorney, motorcycles

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Lately I’ve become much more of a cook, and that’s why I noticed the counter and sink at my pastor’s house.  They have a really neat stone sink and counter that is just really rugged.  It’s not granite and it’s not formica- the most common types of counters.  But it’s so solid.  They can chop vegetables right on the counter- they don’t even need a cutting board- and it doesn’t leave scratches on the counter.  How nice is that?!

Tags: cook, counter, cutting board, granite, House, pastor, scratches, stone, stone sink, vegetables

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Last Christmas, I gave my father a Linksys WAP so that he could have wireless internet in his home.  Our router and modem are both D Link, but we also bought them from our ISP.  This WAP was so easy to set up, and has been so outstanding (no problems at all!), that I almost wish we could get a Linksys router and/or a Linksys modem.  It’s not really cost-efficient at this point but who knows, maybe someday.

Tags: isp, last christmas, linksys router, modem, wireless internet

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I should get the award for procrastinating on this blog until the last possible minute. Right now I’m laying in bed and writing on my blackberry. Last possible minute.

Today was a good day. Very relaxed! I ordered a cake this morning (for someone else’s celebration- can’t tell you until after tomorrow night!). Starting a day with cake is the perfect way to start a day!

Then, a few errands, lunch, a little work, and off to the gym! Yes, I managed to drag myself to the gym today! 500m in the pool, yay for me!

I discovered this evening that my library card expired. What a shock! I go to the library all the time so I was very surprised! But it’s not a total shock- it has been quite awhile since I renewed this card. I will straighten it out tomorrow.

Anyway… Tomorrow, I think, will be a good day. Life is good.
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Today has been such a good day.  Busy, but good.

I started out my morning with a mad-dash search for a good pair of jeans.  I suppose it’s rather crazy to say that a day that included clothes shopping was good, because it can be rather traumatizing!  It is soooo frustratingly difficult to find jeans that fit well- makes me wonder why I do it to begin with.  Oh yea… gotta wear something on my bottom half.

Anyway, I found a pair of capris that fits GREAT and was also on sale- woohoo!  Not so much luck with the jeans, yet, but I still have some more places to look.

I didn’t have time to go to the gym today (unfortunately).  After my jeans-shopping adventures, I drove to the home of friends who goes to my church to tutor their son- he missed a couple of weeks of school due to mono, so I helped him get caught up.  I really enjoyed that- he is a smart kid, very nice, and it’s a lot of fun to think back to the stuff I learned many years ago.

After that it was home to relax and enjoy the evening.  Kinda busy but overall definitely a good day.

Tags: Busy, capris, clothes shopping, Day, home, mad dash, pair, pair of jeans, smart kid, Today

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It’s amazing how much I think about career advancement nowadays.  My skills in so many areas have grown so much over the past few years, and it’s neat to think of different career paths I could choose.  A lot of it has to do with networking- networking until I can’t network anymore!  That’s just a part of freelancing- but oddly enough, it’s a part I definitely enjoy.

Sometimes I get career advice from friends, and I always appreciate that.  But I ‘m really not interested in a career change at this point.  I’m not sure what the future holds for me- I mean, I still sometimes think about “what might have been” or “what I could be”, because there are a lot of possibilities.  But I love where I am in life.  No complaints at all!

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That’s what filled most of my day. Turned out last night’s computer problems were not so simple. It was a pretty significant headache, and at one point I was pretty worried that I would have to run out and buy a netbook to fill in until I could get my laptop figured out. But thankfully, I was able to sort things out and I am back on track.

Otherwise, today was a pleasant day. I got a little work done, I played some games, and I did some shopping with my mom. Weekends rock.
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Yesterday I read that scientists discovered a “secret” to hangover-free drinking.  Basically they tested drinks that were infused with large amounts of oxygen, and the result was that the body processed the alcohol faster, which resulted in fewer hangover symptoms.  Of course it also resulted in people not getting as drunk for as long.  But I thought… this discovery CAN’T be good.  I mean, alcoholism is already such a huge problem, and alcoholics don’t need any more “incentive” to drink.

I don’t know.  Addition in general, and alcoholism in particular, worries me.  I’m thankful that more and more good rehab facilities are popping up (like the Orchid Recovery Center for Women), but all the great rehab facilities in the world won’t stop alcoholism.  Places like Orchid Recovery Center provide help and treat the disease after it has manifested, but they don’t prevent the disease.  And charities like the Orchid Recovery Charities help educate and spread information, but I just wonder- is it possible for humanity to ever escape?

Tags: alcoholics, alcoholism, Center, charities, hangover symptoms, Orchid, Recovery, rehab, rehab facilities

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