February 2011

My New Project

February 28, 2011

On February 19th, 2011 my laptop died.  The screen blinked to black and smokepuffed out the back. “Oh crap! Honey!  My laptop quit andis smoking.” “Umm, that’s not good.”              Istared at the smoke for a minute before I silently set the laptop down and wentto bed.  I could think of nothingelse to do.  It was [...]

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Social Sunday

February 27, 2011

Sorry I missed sharing last week.  I have some great links locked away in my dead laptop.  Hubby is planning on pulling out the hard drive and somehow, through magic I think, be able to access all my stuff.  Yeah hubby!  I just have to wait what could be two to five years for him [...]

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Weekword – Lagniappe

February 26, 2011

Belinda of Upsidedownbee sure picked on doosey of a word.  We all know how I love the most unusual words. (lan‘yəp, lăn-yăp‘) Chiefly Southern Louisiana & Mississippi (origin circa 1844) 1. A small gift presented by a storeowner to a customer with the customer’s purchase. 2. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. Also called [...]

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Monday Musings

February 21, 2011

Oh my friends!  Thank you for lamenting with me on the death of my laptop.  It has been a sad weekend for sure.  I didn’t realize how completely attached I had become to that thing.  I was on it all the time and only when it died did I realize my addiction.  I’ve spent the [...]

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Weekword – OH!

February 19, 2011

Oh Crap!  My laptop died last night.   Smoke came out and everything.   It has all my pictures and posts I was writing and everything on there.  Sigh.  Back to the old desktop Mac.  Kind of funny that my PC laptop lasted two years and this old Mac desktop is on year 8.   More later.  I’m [...]

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Weekword – Cynosure (Late but done)

February 17, 2011

cynosure (figuratively) That which serves to guide or direct. let faith be your cynosure to walk by Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration. (literally, capitalized) Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators Ironically I couldn’t focus [...]

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Eavesdropping on Myself

February 16, 2011

So it has been fun having two people home sick.  We often talk about all sorts of odd things and happenings. Hubby:  “Did you hear that they found some bees that can produce milk?” Me:  “Nope.  I hadn’t heard that.” Hubby:  “Yep.  You know what they call them?” Me:  “Milk Bees?” Hubby: “Boo-Bees.” Me:  “I [...]

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8? on Tuesday

February 15, 2011

1.  My pal, Marla, of The Chronicles of Marla is upset.  I don’t blame her.  I was going to talk about this awesome raffle she was doing to help out a fellow blogger but that was not to be…yet.  We will get it figured out.  2.  My 5 days of 100+ temperature was actually influenza [...]

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Eavesdropping on Myself

February 14, 2011

My text this morning: Hubby:  Guess what my wife gave me for Valentine’s Day? Me:  Love? Hubby:  THE FLU!!! Me:  At least you know she loves you because she is suffering through it with you. Hubby:  No response. It could have been worse.  I could’ve forgotten to give him anything.  After four days my 100+ [...]

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Social Sunday

February 13, 2011

Ugh!  I have been fighting a fever of over 100 for three days.  So this is as much as I got done earlier this week.  Just three little links.  Enjoy.  I’m going back to bed now.  I’ll work on my weekword post as soon as my chest stops feeling like it is going to explode [...]

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