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  • When I arrived home from work last night, once I'd regained my eyesight from passing the blinding lights next door, I was greeted by a box from Amazon tied to my mailbox.Yes, FINALLY it has arrived.Upon entering the hous…

  • Lately it seems every time I return to xangaland, there is some new gadget they've added to the list.Now it's "Network"ing. That term sounds rather '80-ish, doesn't it? You'd think they'd come up with something more im…

  • I think I'm living next door to the Griswolds. I really need to take a picture (if I could be assured the glare wouldn't blind me or make my camera explode). Words can't possibly do it justice.Dh left this morning to a…

  • I'm desperately trying to psych myself up to start Monday. It is somehow harder to do after a four day weekend. If at first we had black Friday, then obviously this is black Monday.I hope everyone that observed the rec…

  • I'm so excited.....just received confirmation from Amazon that my copy of "A Minor Case of Murder" has been shipped!Happy blogging. pw

  • Happy Thanksgiving. Happy blogging. pw

  • Every two minutes or so for the last hour, I have been trying to call our local Toys R Us in order to reserve a Christmas gift for the grandchildren. I keep getting the same response.....a busy signal.Either they a) hav…

  • Sometimes I see my cat, Simon, curled up nose-to-tail in a comfy spot with one paw covering his eyes, and I can't help but think, "Yes, that's exactly how I feel about Monday."Happy blogging. pw

  • Just in time for Christmas! (Disclaimer: I wanted to post the audio file, but then I'd have to deal with copyright infringment, legalese and xanga mumbo jumbo.) Instead, follow these easy directions:Click this: link.(…

  • Store manager: I need to know something. I hope you'll level with me and tell me the honest truth.Me: Of course.SM: How do you always manage to keep your head, your cool, stay in control? How come you never "lose it…

  • A mostly sleepless night. I should be in prime form for today.I've never been an insomniac. Good thing, because I don't function well without sleep. Last night must have been one of those nights.After finally starting…

  • So.......I get a call from Dh this afternoon, telling me the house on the creek we were going to tour tomorrow night sold yesterday. Go figure. Not that we were all that serious about buying....just looking.Karma, kism…

  • The thing I hate the most about house hunting is the thought of moving. Not the maudlin, emotional, "Oh, I can't bear to leave this house where my children grew up!" but the "Oh, just exactly when did we accumulate this…

  • It's Monday and I am not happy about that.Big surprise.The weekend was uneventful and unexciting unless you count pulling the toilet in the half bath, tearing up a few ceramic floor tiles, replacing them, and reseating t…

  • Yes, this made me laugh out loud.Happy weekend.Happy blogging. pw

  • Cruising xangaland, I've noticed that many xangans with political interests seem pleased with the outcome of the election. Those that may not be so are being strangely......silent. 'You can't fool all of the people all…

  • Today is a brighter day for democracy. Even if only temporarily. There is corruption in both parties; the lure and seduction of Power is strong for mortal man. But we may have quelled the rampage of the rubber stamp b…

  • I'm watching election results. CNN projects Dems to retake the House. At the time of this writing, Senate is 48-all with the final 3 seats still up for grabs and too close to call. Hopefully, we'll tie shrub's hands n…

  • I can't let this rest.If you think your vote won't matter tomorrow, please read this and reconsider. Do your civic duty. Vote FOR America.Don't be turned off voter.pw

  • Answers for MSM:First to live in, and then to eventually sell....we can't afford to do otherwise. 2-5 year plan. 2 years to avoid capital gains tax, 5 years to finish the work. (HA!) It comes with .85 acre (that is al…

  • Yesterday Dh and I spent over an hour at the prospective property, ascertaining exterior condition and visible repair work needed. (We won't be able to go inside until this afternoon.) Since the house is presently unoc…

  • Call it nuts. Call it insane. Call it too many episodes of Flip This House. Call it what you will, but Dh and I are looking seriously at this house: This stately old gal, built in 1920, sits riverfront in an adjacent c…

  • Stand back....I feel another rant coming on....

    TGIFGood morning, xangaland. It's a balmy 28F here and we have snow on the ground. A little more than a dusting, but it's going to make leaf removal this weekend a bitch....The temps are going to soar into the 50's ove…

  • Yes, I'm tired of it, too.Happy blogging. pw

  • Dh arrived home last night, amazingly alive and well after the trip from hell and an emergency landing at Chicago O'Hare. Their plane lost hydraulics to the front landing gear and the pilots could not steer the plane up…

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