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That’s Just Wrong

Posted in Life in General on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

NaBloPoMo, Day 10 At this point, I think we’ve all come to accept that some retailers have no qualms about carting out the holiday decorations when the bloom is barely off the pumpkin. In some cases, pre-Halloween displays slam right up against the Christmas crap. I hate it and have already stated here that I’ll [...]

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Drying Off

Posted in Birding on November 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »

NaBloPoMo, Day 9 Anderson Japanese Garden Rockford, IL 20 September 2008 Not a great shot but I was using the digital zoom and trying to catch this quickly. I’d never seen a heron standing with his wings like this. At first, from across the pond, I thought it was a statue.

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Saturday 3 p.m. ~ Pita Inn

Posted in Saturday 3 p.m. on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

NaBloPoMo, Day 8 Running around doing errands, I stopped in to grab a snack.

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New Toy!

Posted in Photography on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

NaBloPoMo, Day 7 My new tripod (my first one ever!) arrived today! I've wanted one for a long time now and I'm very excited about my new toy. Scooter is equally excited about the packaging it came in. It's a real win-win for everyone. (Apologies for the crappy cell phone photos but it's late and [...]

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Election Judge Round Up

Posted in Political Mumbo Jumbo on November 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »

NaBloPoMo, Day 6 Overall, things were pretty calm and collected at the polling place where I served as an equipment manager election judge. No long lines, no broken-down machines, no fist fights. At most, we had maybe five people in line at any one time, waiting for one of only two touchscreen machines to become [...]

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What a Day

Posted in Life in General on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

NaBloPoMo, Day 5 I survived the twenty-one-hour day working the election relatively unscathed. Whew. We never had the crowds, lines or waits that some places experienced. Just a lot of elderly folks who bring their own set of problems to the system. What an amazing day. I don’t know if I’m happier about the outcome [...]

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And, We’re Off!

Posted in Life in General on November 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »

NaBloPoMo, Day 4 4:20 a.m. Election Day. Polls open in less than two hours! I woke up on time and am outta here as soon as I finish my first (of many) cups of coffee for the day. Hopefully, when I’m done, I won’t have any war stories to share here on this blog. The [...]

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A Little Freaked Out

Posted in Life in General on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

NaBloPoMo, Day 3 Tomorrow is the election and as an equipment manager election judge, the most nerve-wracking part of the day–barring any equipment meltdown (knock wood)–is the fear of oversleeping. It’s like the first day of school or a new job, multiplied by a thousand. As if I wasn’t a little anxious already, last night [...]

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Random Thoughts to Close Out the Week

Posted in Randomness on November 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

NaBloPoMo, Day 2 The turning leaves tell us Fall is here in Chicago, but the warm temperatures, blooming flowers, and robins going crazy in the trees make me think it just might be spring. It may be 4 p.m. on a warm Friday afternoon but if it’s Halloween, any playground will look like a ghost [...]

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Happy National Blog Posting Month!

Posted in Weblogs on November 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »

NaBloPoMo, Day 1 It’s that time of year again! The Day of the Dead kicks off another National Blog Posting Month and I’m just crazy enough to think I might be able to go two-for-two. Last year I met the challenge and posted to my blog every day in November. Coming up with content is [...]

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