My journal of big words and pretty pictures
Back story No. 1: About eight years ago, I served on a federal jury. For two weeks our panel heard evidence in a fraud case that netted the defendant about $65 million from a rather sloppy Ponzi scheme. We took a smidge under two hours to convict. The sentence was 33 years, approximately six months … Continue reading This is not a cookie fortune
I've been taking a trip down memory lane these last few days. My Mister got me a new MacBook for Christmas and we've been working through transferring data from my old computer (which has been unusable for more than a year) and merging info from the laptop I've been using (an old MacBook we got … Continue reading Old Skool blogging: meme awards
I found my Christmas Spirit, and all it cost me was $7.20. Monday was errand day, and I spent a good portion of the morning running around to too many stores, buying stuff I probably didn’t need, and grumbling about having to wear pants. My last stop was to pick up coffee creamer for The … Continue reading Christmas spirit
On this final day of November, I am done... 30 days, 30 posts. (Actually, there were 32 posts but I don't get extra credit for those.) Checking back over the past several months, I noticed that I routinely write around 27-28 posts each month. This whole Post A Day thing should have been easy, peasy. … Continue reading November done… drops mic
My peeps and I are headed west for Thanksgiving to spend the holiday with one set of Grans - the Mr’s parents - for the big Eat ‘Til You Pop Day. We have our own family dinner traditions - green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, fresh cranberry sauce, angel biscuits, turkey, and various and sundry desserts. … Continue reading Eat ’til you drop
Today I thanked someone for sticking a needle in my arm and draining a vial of blood from a vein. Because of a couple of autoimmune issues, I have to endure periodic medical procedures that range from innocuous to downright torturous. On this occasion, I had to relinquish a small amount of bodily fluids to … Continue reading Thank you, may I have another
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