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I like to write about life when you have a job, some kids, a fixer upper and a fatal disease.

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  • nothing says spring like sugar-coated marshmallow…

    Happy Easter! can't find any Peeps here, bummer.

  • bienvenue!

    milk in a box, mayo in a tube, Ryan in a sling Ryan arrives a week from today–yippee! he's bringing an assortment of American goodies per mom's request…tootsie rolls, Bensen&Hedges, a People magazine or two–all the staples of a happy life. it will be interesting to see American packaging again–i've become so accustomed to mayonnaise…

  • i see london, i see france, …

    Bonjour monsieur!.

  • where to?

    now i've got Chicago in mind again ….California, Savannah, Chicago??….there are too many choices and no sure fire way to find out which place is right for me. is rating the replies to singles postings a fair way to judge a city? it's making for some interesting data: SAVANNAH: these men, no surprise, are either…

  • damn fast read

    i just finished reading The Da Vinci Code. i know it was a huge hit in the states a while back, but we only just recently got a copy. Mom stayed up until three in the morning yesterday to finish it and i finished it in one very long sitting today, starting at midday and…

  • doggy-doppelganger

    Derek and Chewy, 7.5" x 7.5" oil on panel by Leslie Enders Lee, 2000 Ryan and Ruby, 2002 my newest copy of Bark magazine arrived today–i'm in doggy heaven. ugh, horrible pun. but look at this! a painting by Leslie Enders Lee so like this snap of Ryan and Ruby napping back in December of…

  • crashing the party

    St. Patrick's Day parade crash caused injuries and mayhem in Savannah yesterday!

  • luck o’ the irish

    Savannah, Georgia Happy St. Patrick's Day! i don't really miss it all that much as i was exposed to such a heavy dose of the green parades and parties (and public urinating) in Savannah, which boasts the largest celebration outside of New York City. of course, actually having Irish ancestry on my mother's side (the…

  • unique job opportunity

    my sister Margaret just sent me this interesting posting from the London branch of Craig's List. think i might qualify? ha ha.

  • little prefab on the prairie

    i wreally wreally love this weeHouse. modern, simple, arranged and fitted out to your liking by them or you, then or later. stackable like shoeboxes with endless arrangements—and all designed with STANDARD (ie: less expensive, readily available) PARTS. a studio version, built in-factory and trucked complete to your site for $45k, a two bedroom version…