Category: extreme makeovers
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Pick yourself up, brush yourself off and start all over again…
Gosh, it’s September! I’d say “hey where has the time gone?” but I know the answer. It’s been a really weird year. Things started out okay – we had a nice trip to Hawaii to celebrate our 20th anniversary in Dec 2022 then came home and had a quiet holiday and welcomed in 2023. So…
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Hitting the road again & more medical marvels
After a nice week of no travel, we’re leaving tomorrow morning for San Jose. It’s all work: the annual California Library Association conference. The preparation is always more difficult than the actual event so it will be kind of nice to get up there and get started. But before turning off the computer for the…
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Life, the universe, etc, etc…
Sheesh, life got away from me again. It’s been a week of a lot of work, with the odd recreational or small surgery activity thrown in. Last weekend, we went down to Ocean Ave here in Long Beach to watch the last day of the Tour of California. I’d never seen a professional bike race…
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It’s a jungle out there!
Along with checking out fireworks yesterday, we also ran in the Palisades Will Rogers 5K & 10K in Pacific Palisades, CA. it’s a challenging course with a very nasty hill at about mile three that goes steadily up for about a mile. It sells itself as a neighborhood run, and encourages families (that means lots…
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Sweeney Todd ain’t got nothin’ on us!
Another day, another doctor’s appointment. Today it was Chuck’s turn. He had a date with the dermatologist: the removal of a basal cell on his neck – weirdly close to where mine was (yikes, it’s catching!). I went with him for moral support, and to drive him home if he didn’t feel up to it.…
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Now all I need is a plug and I can be just like Frankenstein!
Three days post-surgery and feeling fine. I can turn my head now and it’s no longer tender to the touch. Chuck is really looking forward to taking the stitches out. I’m looking forward to getting them out.
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