My car Fernando (or Isabella as J calls HIM) has been around the block once, twice, 14 million times. And here is his memoir.I bought Fernando in January 2002 brand spanking new in Arizona. He was born ghetto. After I signed the paperwork, the car dealership called and said they already put on racing rims…
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Watch as ShortonCoffee performs some magic. Now you see the food. Now you don’t. So now she weighs 98 lbs, instead of the previous 95. And she had 6 cups of coffee during dinner. Just thought you should know that. Oh, and J did not eat any turkey. He just couldn’t do it. It wasn’t…
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In keeping with J’s motto—will travel anywhere for a concert—J and I continued from Mohegan Sun to Syracuse, NY, for a Phish show. Cause, you know, we were already on the road. And the stupid Phish lottery he entered gave him front row tickets in an arena of 7,000 people where they haven’t played since…
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While we’re experiencing a real Indian summer here in NH (of course the 50-degree temps will probably come to an end very soon), it was only fitting that we saw Jimmy Buffet Saturday. With my winning tickets from the casino last weekend! I must say, out of the 3 Buffet concerts I’ve now been too,…
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Disclaimer: Do NOT read this post if you are squeamish or if you love animals. I am not a vegetarian. I love me some beef. I also try to live life to the fullest and try everything once. So when J told me our friend Bean was raising turkeys and invited us to the “kill…
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Step 1: Use casino-provided vouchers on your first bet. Place $10 down on #10 for the big wheel spin. Win $100. Step 2: Using your second casino-provided voucher, place $10 on #5. Collect winnings of $50. Step 3: Put winnings away. Go home. Trust me, leave your ATM card at home and just come with…
DetailsI came across this study from CareerBuilder.com and thought I’d share. They always have the funniest polls and I cover a lot of them for a publication I write about corporate health and productivity. In this day and age when jobs are hard to come by, you would think the employer has the upper hand.…
DetailsThere was another REI garage sale on Saturday, so we had to go, we just had to. Even though it was 27 degrees when we got on line at 7:30 in the morning (we were number 20 or so), it was worth it as usual. I went in with a budget in mind and only…
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So those are the words I hear all the time when I (J) attend Phish or Grateful Dead concerts. In case you didn’t know by now, I’m a big fan of music. Well, Phish has been on what they call a hiatus for a couple of years and last summer they decided to get back…
DetailsWe had our first dance class last night. The dance studio said they missed us during the summer, but mostly they just missed our awesome costumes for the monthly costume ball. This month, we’re learning Salsa and Bolero, along with more Swing and Foxtrot. After class last night, an older woman told me I moved…
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I wasn’t sure if my camera would work, so I only took limited photos. I will try my best to keep you entertained as I recap our trip to NJ! Wednesday, after dressing like Sandy & Danny for J’s senior Halloween lunch (the old bitties said we looked more like Elvis and his groupie), we…
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Happy Halloween everyone! Most of you know our spooky, true-life ghost stories, but I figured today was a good time to recount them! J and I bought our Virginia house in July 2005. It was in shambles and we couldn’t move in for months. The first project was to fix the roof, since it was…
DetailsAs the temps start dropping, J and I switch into “winter” mode. That means the start of indoor soccer and dancing. Tonight was our first soccer game. We won! But that’s not the point of this post. ShortShorts is playing on our team this session. So tonight, the ref came up to him at halftime…
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Try to contain your excitement. Here is J’s guest blog entry about his trip out West (without me) a few weeks ago. I am still NOT happy about all the touring he did to places I’ve never been. I thought we became one when we married??? Anyways, enjoy! Late is better than never…. So every…
DetailsIt was inevitable. J & I caved and upgraded our cell phone plans to include texting. It’s just that it seems most of our friends have forgotten how to pick up the phone. As the saying goes, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Now I won’t get pissed when people send me texts because…
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Today is a sad day at work. Today is BFFcoworker’s last day. We have worked together for 6 years 7 months. I’d say side-by-side, but that’s not entirely true since most of our time was spent working remotely—her in Arizona and me in one of my three states. The point is, she is moving on…
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With J gone this week, I had big plans for … soup. He’s not a big fan of soup (unless you consider Ramen soup), so it was my opportunity to indulge. I made three soups. First up was my Nana’s (CostCutter) chicken soup. I grew up on this. Every time we went to her house,…
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I did something I never thought I’d do last month. Nooooo, I didn’t apply to work in a daycare so I could spend more time around kids. But I did this: Back when things were dated as 19**, I decided to go to college. Much to the surprise of my parents, who apparently thought I…
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I’m back from my work trip to San Antonio. And I’m alone. J is away on a pleasure/work trip for the whole week. Which means by the time we see each other next, we will have been apart for 10 whole days. WAAAAAAH. Anyways, some observations on this trip. The Riverwalk is overrated. I mean,…
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So for the second year in a row, one of J’s friends had a baby on his birthday. That’s right, folks, 2009 produced another protégé. Last year, it was theBuddha’s child. This year, it is PanicMan and theMakeupArtist’s little girl. Next year, we are betting on either theHoss or SILmeow. Takers? Not to mention, theCoach’s…
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