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I love my Motorola Droid, especially the built-in Google Navigation (still in beta).  It is probably the single most useful aspect of my phone.  The traffic times are pretty accurate so I use it even when I'm travelling to places I go all the time.  View Larger Map That said, I can't figure out how [...]

Goodness! Where has the time gone? I can’t believe I haven’t posted since LAST year’s Dancesport Challenge. I’m going to try post a bit more but I’ve had nothing really earth-shattering to say and it’s so much easier to do navel-gazing on Facebook.   

For Christmas, my SIL gave me a lovely cheesemaking kit.  So far I’ve made several batches of Mozzarella cheese and it’s quite yummy.  It’s also very easy which makes it dangerous for the waistline! No more making cheese unless I have somewhere to bring it to share with others!  Next I should try the Ricotta and [...]

I have a "Forgotten English" word-a-day 2009 calendar so I have some daily fodder for postings, at least during the week since the calendar is on my desk at work.  Since I’ve been sick this week today’s word is fairly appropriate: tissick – A tickling faint cough; called also a "tissicky cough." (Rev. Robert Forby’s Vocabulary [...]

Oh my goodness!  These poor poodles, I know poodles often have fairly ridiculous haircuts, but this is just cringeworthy.  Imagine seeing these poor fellers out for a walk.  Can dogs feel humliation?   Link via geekologie.   

I barely made it through NaBloPoMo this year.  It started out okay, but things fizzled at the end. Some of the scramble was due to connection issues at home.  I do believe my wireless router is sputtering and dying so I’ve had to use my desktop instead of my laptop for internet stuff.  To top [...]

I had no desire to go shopping at all this weekend, but now I have to brave the crowds and the weather in order to get some more lights for my tree.  It’s only halfway lit with the working strands I have.  Since I’m hosting a couple of holiday parties I need to get the tree done this week [...]

I guess it was inevitable, I lucked out last year and all my Christmas lights were operational.  This year I have four strands that won’t light.  I’m going to have to make a trip to replace the broken ones *sigh*.   

1128082357.jpg Originally uploaded by Viola Zuppa (aka Kimari). Connection issues AGAIN so meet my holiday monster friend.   

I had a plan for a nice Thanksgiving post earlier today, but my connection was totally hosed this morning.  Now it’s 25 minutes until the end of the day and I’m wiped.  It was a chaotic day today, my Uncle M collapsed in my Aunt K’s kitchen (he’s 73) and they called an ambulance.  They [...]