I’ve finally started transcribing the next England trip journal. I’ve been putting it off for a long time because: 1. it’s really long, because I stopped writing daily entries for a week. B. We took a boatload of photos the whole time, and that means Photoshop. Tha-rrreee. I got bad news from home in the middle of that week, and have been mulling over how to present it in the entries. However, I decided to break it down into workable chunks by location and date, so that the lengthy “afterwords” for each place were easier to deal with. So maybe…
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My friend catsnco reports: No Pants Day is Friday, May 7th! De-baggers, this is your big day!
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“It’s 50 degrees!” Since it’s supposed to be nice today, we’re going to the Chicago Botanic Garden just to get out of the house, take some pictures, and enjoy the day. It’s early for there to be much in bloom – still late winter here, though there might be snowdrops or something. “It’s 50 degrees!” I have a co-worker that has some rather odd ideas about “seasonal attire.” I’m actually a little concerned that the weather is warming up, because very soon (much sooner than you would think physically possible), she will start wearing shorts to work. If anyone says…
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Thus spake JMS: The only things I can say right now about B5:TMoS is that now that all the correct agreements have been signed, sealed and delivered, the draft has gone in, met with great enthusiasm all around, notes have been received, and the next draft is in process and has to be delievered within two weeks so that certain other steps can be set into motion. I still can’t tell you what it *is* because that has to come from the proper people through the proper channels at the proper time…but I can tell you a few cases of…
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My college buddy at the Library of Congress (Hey! Debbie!!!) might need this: Nancy Pearl the Librarian Action Figure (with amazing push-button shushing action!). The figures are sold through Archie McPhee Her book, Book Lust, Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason, looks like a fun read.
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Currently making its way around the blogosphere: the Country Quiz. Let’s see: You’re Thailand! Calmer and more staunchly independent than almost all those around you, you have a long history of rising above adversity. Recent adversity has led to questions about your sexual promiscuity and the threat of disease, but you still manage to attract a number of tourists and admirers. And despite any setbacks, you can really cook a good meal whenever it’s called for. Good enough to make people cry. Take the Country Quiz at the Blue Pyramid Woo-hoo! I have a bit of a rep, but great…
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Looks like by about now Rosie will be making an honest woman of her girlfriend at last. This was supposed to happen around 1 o’clock local time, but you know how sometimes things run on “Wedding Time.” Mazeltov! Congrats! (Civil disobedience by civil servants – woohoo!)
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Yeah, I like this show…I’ve been watching it for a while now. And slowly, gradually and imperceptibly, we’ve gradually gotten most of the house cleared out, cleaned up, and organized. The worst areas are now the hidden-from-public view areas: The Big Lair O’ Computers in the basement, and the garage (which isn’t that bad, just needs more shelving and a good cleaning out after the last frost, when I get the rain barrels set up again). And today when we get home, the house will be clean, because we signed up with a cleaning service – one we used several…
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This list of recently updated blogs and news sites is useful, and I registered there a while back – might as well add it to the list later.
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Explorer Exposed! Okay, maybe I’ll look at these later and see if more than one of them is causing the continuing “disappearing date” problem.