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Life in North B-burg: Dear 2012 - Please Play Nice
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Life in North B-burg. Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Dear 2012 - Please Play Nice. After a difficult 2011, we are happy to welcome a brandy new year! We're looking forward to:. New challenges and opportunities at work. A hugely successful (and hopefully final) surgery for our nephew. Finally undertaking long-neglected home improvement projects - kitchen, windows, doors, walls, ceilings, lighting, etc. Two - or perhaps three - big family weddings. Planning and saving for our 15th anniversary trip to. Dear 20...
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Life in North B-burg: Living on the Edge
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Life in North B-burg. Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Living on the Edge. After ages of considering and praying over a difficult and life-changing decision - I did it! For too many years I have worked in a dead-end job I loath while sending out bazillions of resumes without getting much in the way of response. I have finally taken my life back. I submitted my notice of resignation this week, and I could not possibly be more pleased! The world is my oyster, once again. January 12, 2011 at 8:42 PM. I did the ...
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Life in North B-burg: September 2010
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Life in North B-burg. Friday, September 24, 2010. My Most Convincing Cover Letter Yet! I have finally decided that when I grow up I want to be a Home Maintenance Engineer (HME). I realize the job doesn't pay well - or actually at all - but I am ready to face the challenges this new career could offer. Photo via wikipedia.org. If you should hire me, Potential Boss, I promise to bring the following qualifications/innovations to the tasks set before me:. This measure alone will save our household at least t...
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Life in North B-burg: Cool New Dog Bed
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Life in North B-burg. Thursday, November 5, 2009. Cool New Dog Bed. Blog daily and I was intrigued when she featured this dog duvet. In one of her recent posts. I did some research and pretty quickly decided that I had to have this for my Bruno. I just. And my chosen duvet arrived via FedEx. I purchased the "huge" size of both the Stuff Sack and the duvet, because my dog. he's gonna be huge. But (holy cow! 36" W x 45" L x 5" Thick is a lot of space to fill! Anyway. I got the Stuff Sack stuffed with w...
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Life in North B-burg: April 2010
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Life in North B-burg. Tuesday, April 27, 2010. My Sister's Dream Home - Week Two. My youngest sister has worked long and hard to qualify as a partner homeowner with. Week Two, Work Day Three:. I arrived at the work site bright and early Friday morning and found that I was the lone female volunteer (save those who brought coffee and breakfast, for which we were all thankful! I believe most of the guys on site were carpenters by trade (or maybe they just wore their fancy tool belts to look the part). Next ...
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Life in North B-burg: July 2011
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Life in North B-burg. Wednesday, July 6, 2011. An Apology, Anniversary and Announcement. First, an apology:. There are loads of reasons I haven't updated this blog since the dawn of time. The reasons belong to me and my family, and we're not saying exactly what went down. So please, accept my unapologetically cryptic apology for being absent from the blogging world. I mean no harm! Second, an anniversary:. Third, an announcement:. I have finally landed a brandy-new job! Links to this post. Subscribe to: ...
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Life in North B-burg: May 2010
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Life in North B-burg. Thursday, May 27, 2010. My Sister's Dream Home - Week Six. My youngest sister has worked long and hard to qualify as a partner homeowner with. Tami and her three sons have sacrificed, scrimped and saved to earn this opportunity, and they continue to work hard while they look forward to moving day with great anticipation. I have volunteered to help build their home. and to tell you about the HFH. The driveway and sidewalks were poured during the week:. Memorial Day weekend - no work!
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Life in North B-burg: Regarding the New TSA Screening Procedures
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Life in North B-burg. Thursday, November 18, 2010. Regarding the New TSA Screening Procedures. I don't really have a problem with the new scatter-back body imaging machines at airports. But then, I don't fly all that frequently and I am somewhat opposed to being blown to bits when I do*. While I'm less than thrilled to have some random TSA. Employee checking out my overweight, middle-aged naked body, I'm fairly certain the TSA. To look at that? Employee of their choice for the pat-down screening? No, I d...
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Life in North B-burg: November 2010
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Life in North B-burg. Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Merry Christmas to Me! There is at least one person in my audience who will not believe that I am typing this entry on a brandy-new laptop computer! My one and only Black Friday purchase is turning out to be a BIG winner. Who would've guessed that advanced technology was so. advanced? Before we know it they'll be making telephones that will fit in our pockets. I'm thinking about putting the abacus out with next Friday's garbage. Links to this post. But be...
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Life in North B-burg: June 2010
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Life in North B-burg. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. The recap of my sister's home dedication day is forthcoming, I promise. Please be patient with me, as I am having trouble getting the day's photos from camera card to computer. As soon as I can manage that inexplicably difficult task, I will tell you all about what transpired. You won't want to miss the big surprise. so stay tuned! Links to this post. Thursday, June 10, 2010. My Sister's Dream Home - Week Seven. Week Seven - Work Days 14 and 15? And that was ...
