tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55415802011-04-21T15:50:38.785-06:00The blog of an underachievin' archaeologist who would rather be your tour guide than get sick from mummy dust again...or duck lightning bolts...or get spider bites.Spencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15082458442650045892noreply@blogger.comBlogger5191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541580.post-1157753885520691182006-09-08T16:10:00.000-06:002006-09-30T17:10:03.850-06:00

time to pack up and go. getting on the blog boat and finding a new home...where? there!everyone in? well, let's go!hope everyone used the bathroom before...coz we ain't turnin' back!

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more. it has been found. after two years of frantic searching, norwegian authorities have finally recovered Edvard Munch's two masterpieces, "The Scream," and "The Madonna" (but Cindi, is it the one with the big b**bies?). they were taken from Oslo's Munch Museum by masked gunmen, in broad daylight, in august 2004...pretty brash, if you ask me.you wonder about the value of some paintings after

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hospital mebbe?i went to the Cricket Store in Aurora to redeem a $25 coupon today. after 4+ years of their service, i got a little break. so after my acupuncturist appointment today, i headed out there.as any other wireless store, it's in a strip mall. however, unlike the little store that i got my phone, you have to take a number and wait for it to be called by an automated voice. it was so.

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might just make it after allllllllll. yep. we've been watching the first season of this show. somehow, it's not as hilarious as when i watched it as a kid...and the issues are certainly dated, but it is SO cool looking at the clothing and decor...very much an anthropological study of mainstream american culture in the 70's. correct me if i'm wrong, but doesn't still hold the Emmy record of 29

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remember when i mentioned the new comic strip i had been reading in june? yeah...Lío. it's the second strip drawn my mark tatulli, who is known for Heart of the City.well, right after posting about discovering Lío, i wrote to mr. tatulli, telling him how much i enjoyed the slightly twisted nature of his mischievous genius character.recently, i received this email reply:Dear Spencer...First off,

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beats the shit out of paper. here's a clip from a japanese tv show where rochambeau (called Janken in japan) is taken to new heights in violence...

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google has some really weird ads. since i posted about the funeral i attended ten days ago, there are three links to sympathy gifts, one to a memorial tree, and another to funeral ring tones.wtf?!? funeral ring tones...okayyyyythis household is in a lotta pain right now; we are ice pack maniacs. yesterday, i took lois to bunion surgery. that makes SEVEN surgeries in the last two years: two

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some groups just have WAY too much time on their hands. tom & jerry?!? you have GOT to be kidding!well, i'm off to get a haircut. i am one shaggy mofo. i even shaved so we can go to a suprise b-day party at gwen & jeff's. i hope wanda hasn't found out yet...anyway, we just got her a bottle of portuguese wine and used a really cute wine bottle cover that we found at BigLots last year for $.75

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people play. over the weekend, we stayed in (pretty much) and played Kismet and Scrabble...and drank margaritas :)ever play Kismet? it's very similar to Yahtzee, but has colored dice and a slightly different scoring system. for example, the multi-colored dice call for color specific hands...like a same color full house or two pair. in Kismet, there is a tri-color scheme to the dice pips...red

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went to BigLots yesterday and bought some Sunkist Fruit Gems. you know what they are...right? if you don't they're just sugar coated jelly candies in five flavors.GREEN = LIMERED = RASPBERRYYELLOW = LEMONORANGE = WHAT DO YOU THINK ;)OFF WHITE = GRAPEFRUITwhich flavor do you believe deserves the 'ewww...'? yep, the grapefruit. at first, it was pleasant, reminding me of Squirt soda. it's the

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was a lot different than friday. i accompanied my mom to a funeral. a man named ben, who used took cook at our restaurant in the mid-70's passed away, leaving his young wife and two children behind. or should i say survived by them...anyway, ben was always a heavy smoker. i'm assuming he had lung cancer. all i can say is that his open casket was not very flattering. granted, mortuary

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titles.can you guess what two movies we have at the house from netflixx?we're going to watch some live gorillas on a misty sunset strip. btw, richard will be there.give up?

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the James Gang concert on Friday was really awesome, if not a bit short...80 minutes. i would've expected at least ten more minutes of music. oh well. at least we didn't get the $85 tix (ours were $62) because i'd be ranting about the short length of the show ;)here's the review...in addition to the group's tight performance, we were treated to watching the full moon rise over the horizon at

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then...and now...going to see the James Gang at Red Rocks with my brother-in-law, who is also a big fan of Joe Walsh. it's going to be the first time they've toured in 35 years. wowrepeat after me:'PLEASE GOD, NO RAIN TONIGHT.'

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1st grade memories. who didn't love Electric Company ;)

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your average dyslexic fool counting his chickens.that's me.remember when i was doing an "I don't have jury duty" jig on monday? well, that came to a crashing end when i found the summons. turns out that my juror number was 3361, not 3811, which effectively put my dumb ass in the juror pool for tuesday.i'm glad that i did locate the summons again, it's just unfortunate that it happened at

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ugh. i played ball yesterday, as usual. and i'm a bit sore knee and hamstring-wise. so what am i gonna do? go out and play in half hour ;) gotta do it. volleyball keeps me five pounds lighter and that much more creaky. besides, september's gonna be here before we know it and the first snow as well...which i dread.actually, my playing volleyball tonight is in celebration of my presence not

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your average bird.yesterday, right before i put the dogs out in the morning, i spied a raptor...standing in front of the ornamental grasses...like it was lost or something.after checking out this site, i believe i've narrowed it down to a cooper's hawk:it could have also been a sharp-shinned hawk, but it just didn't look like any of the pics at that site. unfortunately, i never heard either of

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beautiful...but glad i can view one in the comfort of my home.Australian meteorologists have been observing the formation of nacreous clouds over Antarctica. presence of these rare clouds, which are low-lying and only seen in extreme latitudes, usually indicates global warming. granted, the earth has been in 'warming mode' for thousands of years...the industrial age has just quickened it (

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every once in awhile, there's a $2 off coupon (10 gallon minimum) at Shell gas stations, in the newspaper. and YOU know i keep an eye out for it. paying $3 for a gallon of gas still makes me nauseous. and when it costs $40-$50 just to fill up my ol' Honda sedan, every little bit helps. after all, if i can save $4 a month on gas, it's like getting a free tank of gas for a christmas bonus...or

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it's gonna be a bit cooler this week. after a summer full of 90+ degree temps, we may have to break out our fleece ;) i certainly welcome it though. the past two sundays i've been out playing ball and each time it was 98 or 99 degrees. ugh already.TodayAug 2 Isolated T-Storms 78°/62° 30% 30 % <!-- day 2 --> ThuAug 3 Isolated T-Storms 78°/63° 30% 30 % <!--

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is crazy! watch the whole video and note the "nutritional" figures at the end...obscene.

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this ted...but this one. my sister and niece are going to florida for two and a half weeks to see the new baby. wish i could go. the humidity of miami beach is ALWAYS bearable with some sand and ocean ;) i know my sister is extremely excited. she missed the birth because of school; she just finished her first year of dental hygiene school. although i'm aghast at being a great uncle, i'm

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my niece just had her baby today...Marlee Hayes Munoz...6 pounds 10 ounces, 19 inches. i was going to post some baby shower pics this week, since she wasn't due for another two weeks. guess that idea has gone out the window ;)congrats Natalie and Victor! i wish i were going to Florida w/ your mom and sister...god...i cannot believe i'm a great uncle...in both senses now!

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J does. he's the little brother of a girl who went to high school with us. i remember going to her house and seeing the half-pipe in the back. in fact, i didn't know he was a BMX star until i saw her again five years ago. it was funny because she mentioned that he even had groupies and an action figure. now, THAT'S when you know you've made it ;)over the weekend, the DewAction Sports Tour

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made this last night...for the second time since january 2004. last time, we didn't have enough blueberries. this time, we used whole wheat flour...which, although remaining moist, made it extremely dense. see below recipe: <!-- TOP MARGIN SPACER - END -->Blueberry-Lemon Banana Bread with Cream-Cheese Glaze <!-- PAGE TITLE - END --><!-- SECTION DESCRIPTION --> <!--

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we ended up seeing "that". it was better than we expected, considering the dull reviews. perhaps it helped to have barry sonnenfeld as director. after all, he brought us the MenInBlack movies and the AddamsFamily.i'm a fan of robin williams, it's just that he can be a little over the top...which gets old...fast. in this movie though, he's a bit subdued and does a wonderful job as the

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we're finally leaving the house after staying cooped up and out of the heat.must...get...to...movie...theateri think we're going to either see this or that. will let you know which when we get back.meanwhile...

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aside from some SUPER asswipe drivers on US 6, we've returned from a trivia outing at the Hooters on 7th & Kipling. they've got NTN and (good and hot) wings. we had a couple beers each to go along w/ a ten piece and an order of onion rings, which were served w/ a 1000 island dressing spiked w/ horseradish (yuk).we got to watch the end of the world cup finals. glad that italy won but sad that

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has left me with a bit of cabin fever. if you don't go out...you're staying in. if you do go out...you're staying in.last night, we went to the cheapies to see this movie:it was better than i thought it would be. originally, i had boycotted seeing the movie because of meester cruise's outrageous scient-o-bogusy statements. the movie cost $150 million to make and still hasn't recouped that

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from Cindi...Five things in my purse (well, fanny pack in my case ;)-cell phone-eyeglass case-pen-lip balm-coupon carrierFive things in my fridge-turkey pastrami-a jar of sushi ginger that totally needs to be thrown out-lactose-free milk-yellow bell pepper-jicamaFive things in my bedroom closet-assorted t-shirts-Perquackey (an old word game similar to Word Yahtzee)-a rice cooker(?!?)...i have NO

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is related to these items?leather...crystal...glassgive up? they're traditional gifts for third wedding anniversaries. why do i bring this up? well, just a bit over three years ago, she brought me into the blog world. does that make her a blog-stetrician?statistically, this is my 489th posting...which would pan out to about a post every 2.2413087 days.although i'm not the best updater, i hope

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anyone going to the fireworks display for the City of Glendale tonight? it's supposed to start at 9PM but they haven't gotten started until 9:30 some years. still, it's a very worthwhile show if you happen to be in the area. of course, i'm probably talking to myself unless people from arvada or northglenn want to fight the traffic...

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i've been bidding on some eBay items lately. unfortunately, i've been outbid on two auctions in the last 5-10 seconds of bidding.dammit!what is it with people who do this? granted, i watch items and usually try to bid on them the last day on some that i want to monitor. however, i don't think i've done a last minute bid in years; it would have been for something i truly wanted. i just wanna

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i'm sure many of you are aware of this story (since it came to light a couple years ago)...but it's just too funny to pass up! LOLJudge convicted for using penis pump on stand June 30 2006 at 09:59PMBristow, Oklahoma - A US jury has sentenced an Oklahoma judge to one year in prison for using a penis pump on the bench during three murder trials and a civil case in 2002 and 2003.Donald D

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i'm such a whore for latin america:You Should Visit ArgentinaCowboys, European food, beaches, and skiing. This country is like no other!Learn to tango, hike across Patagonia, eat at fine restaurants... you'll never be bored.What Latin American Country Should You Visit?at first, it recommended that i visit costa rica...which i did in 1992. i was curious about the results if i changed a couple

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just a wee bit tipsy right now. went to Rock Bottom after v-ball tonight. the rain and low turnout of players sent us packing an hour earlier than usual.had two 20 oz. pale ales and a plate o' nachos. the beer seemed so strong... granted, pale ales usually are higher in alcohol content (6-8%)than pilsners or stouts, but i was pretty happy after the first one. the second one was ordered simply

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is a good thing. this summer, as in the past, cherry creek north is sponsoring free movies on the fillmore plaza on thursdays, starting in july. here's the schedule...Fillmore Plaza, Second and FillmoreJuly 6 Batman Begins (Rated PG-13, 134 minutes)July 13 Fun with Dick and Jane (Rated PG-13, 90 minutes)July 20 Caddyshack (Rated R, 107 minutes) – Sponsored by the International PGA Golf

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that's the sound of $40 being sent down the toilet for speeding on 6th avenue this afternoon...damn. wish i could talk to the camera toting van."...but i ALWAYS speed on that stretch of 6th ave."sighusually, i'm good about seeing those blue signs that warn of the vans in use. they come up a block or two before you get popped. oh well, this will make up for the time i was busted in a school

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i've added a couple new links on the sidebar. under blogs, you'll find the occasional journal of our friend, Helena. she and her husband just moved to Argentina last year. they've semi-retired on a vineyard/orchard in the Mendoza wine growing region of western Argentina, near a town called San Rafael.Helena, who is Dutch, was a medical anthropologist, mainly specializing in geriatrics. her

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this man's 78th birthday today.he's the author of this book and many others...what's his name? did you grow up reading this children's masterpiece? there's no prize, especially for Cindi because i KNOW she has used this book in her curriculum...

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don't you hate it when you think you've gotten a great buy on something and then find out later it wasn't so great? last sunday, i went to a book signing at the Denver Book Mall in moral support of my friend. unfortunately, to his chagrin, i didn't buy any of his books; i'm not a sci-fi fan. remember, this was for 'moral' support ;)anyway, i did pick up a great coffee table book written by a

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been listening to pandora.com the past week. it's nice. you type in a group/song name and it comes up with songs of the genre. although it may be a bit of a broad spectrum, the songs are usually pretty good. basically, you're constructing a custom radio station. if you don't like a song, you can say so and the next song in a queue will play. if you do like the song, you indicate it and it's

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and america wonders why 60% of its population is overweight. i'm in that population as well...so this posting is tongue firmly planted in cheek.look what they're selling in the minor league ballpark in Sauget, IL.yep, that's a bacon cheeseburger sandwiched in a KrispyKreme glazed doughnut. we're talking 10 grams of sugar and 1000 calories.looks tasty though. and although CBS News touts it as

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that's the number of this posting...which might actually be a long one. i've been so lazy in posting over the past couple weeks that it has become a virulent trend. i wanna read everyone else's blog but watch my own fester in a pool of putrid stagnancy.you know the feeling...but maybe not to such a great extent ;)if you recall, we went to central texas twelve days ago. the car trip was roughly

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here's the link that i neglected to include on the last post. really though, the story after mine should've been the winner!

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but not for the big prize.sigh.remember when i posted (see 3/31) our story of saving a cow in bolivia? i had submitted a story to budget travel to be considered for a free trip to tahiti. well, we didn't win but the story did end up in this month's issue.frankly, i think that the winning entrant's story is not as cool as ours. in fact, the story below ours is probably the best one LOLoh well,

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i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the

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i'm glad that cirquedusoleil usually hits denver with a different show every two years. we've been fortunate to see three or four productions in the last 6 years. and i just got an email today for pre-sale tix for the new show, which opens here at the end of august. it looks cool...strange...even wondrous. so much like their other shows...with the exception of price.THE DAMN TIX FOR THIS SHOW

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hothothotwe're leaving on Thursday...and we're drivin'...with the monster dog even (adorable but eee-vil). didn't you know that sophie is the name for anti-christ in terrier-ese? specifically for those that are jack russell/miniature poodle mixes.but it's gonna be fun. we're attending the 60th wedding anniversary of a lady who could pretty much be lois' second mother; lois grew up really poor and

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this blog. i had no idea about the trek until i glanced at it in passing while on yawho. wow! this man has walked from Escondido, CA to NYC...a journey of nearly 2900 miles...in thirteen months!!!it really is an inspiring story. at the outset of the walk, this man had weighed around 400 lbs. and over the course of the year, he has lost more than 100 lbs. and resurrected his self-confidence/

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is better. surprisingly, the flexibility hasn't been hampered much but the swelling (cindi, i use edema because it's fewer letters to type LOL) is still prevalent between the first and second toes; they still don't touch. i had it wrapped and poulticed by my acupuncturist's husband, who's an orthopedic surgeon by trade.after the second 'helping', i asked dr. cao how many ingredients he mixed

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i just got tix to this show at red rocks in august. they haven't toured since the mid-seventies but they're gearing up for a reunion tour. can you say $$$$? ah well. at least the tix aren't outrageously priced like a stones tour (which would never be worth it) or the upcoming CSN&Y tour (best tix are like $250).

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careful what you type. i accidentally transposed the letters p and s in my blogspot url and got thisi think the same goes for anyone else. weird huh?so watch those happy fingers ;)

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and a cuppa coffee. we just finished dinner, which involved all kinds of chopping and seasoning.had pork chops seasoned with some jerk seasoning, adobo, and cumin. topped it off with a salsa that i make with hot chiles (habanero or serrano), red onion, lime juice, mango, and pineapple. usually, it has cilantro, but we had to skip it this time and used pineapple instead. this was the majority

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played ball on sunday. nothing great, but got some cobwebs out. some soreness for a couple days...played ball yesterday...things were coming along. my passing was straightening out...my spikes were getting harder...i jammed the fuck outta my toe...DAMMIT!wasn't this big toe...nor this one...must be this one then. luckily, the picture isn't of my foot (my feet ain't ugly nor hairy)...but

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ugh. it had to be done. after keeping assorted spices for YEARS...like 40 kinds, we just chucked at least half of 'em. alum...mace...thyme...coriander...cardamom...rosemary...celery seed...galanga (thai ginger)...tarragon...ground mustard...cinnamon...onion powder...marjoram...dill...poultry seasoning...sage...allspice...anise...sesame...oregano...you name it.GONEi wonder how much money was

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looks like we're certainly not paying the $3.12 average for a gallon of gas (i heard there was a place in BeverlyHills that was charging $4.05 for premium - bastards), but we're paying more than the cheapest gas, which is in central wyoming - $2.45GAS TEMPERATURE MAPgot anything else to do this cold night?

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joined my friend, barb, for another season of 4-man volleyball at wash park...that was supposed to start today.right.although i'm itching to get back into it, there's no way i'm going out in 40 degree weather on wet grass to play. of course, the league, being of decent rationale, cancelled.duh!mebbe the weekend will shape up enough for me to find a game on sunday. that is, if i make plans to

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and all i want to do is laze around...read blogs...watch movies (we've been watching 'The Burning Season')...and play with the dogs. yes, that's plural. we got a terror (um, terrier) mix from maxfund a couple weeks ago. she's lovey-lovey, but is as inquisitive as a three month-old puppy. her name is sophie and is two years old. annie, who's thirteen and a half, taunts her to no end. ah well

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pretty accurate, i'd say...howzabout the rest of you?Your Birthdate: June 15You take life as it is, and you find happiness in a variety of things.You tend to be close to family and friends. But it's hard to get into your inner circle.Making the little things wonderful is important to you, and you probably have an inviting home.You seek harmony with others, but occasionally you have a very

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lois should be getting back from the acupuncturist soon. it had been awhile since she saw her last. probably a couple months.anyway, i think i mentioned that after those four surgeries, her eye is obviously stressed and is now conking out peripherally. she's on drops to alleviate pressure inside the eye. this is the other end of the spectrum to what i was experiencing. my eye pressure was 6

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we renewed our memberships to Bally's. it only took us years. i think we let them lapse in the late 90's...and every jan/feb. you can count on them sending a renewal offer for $99 a year (for up to three years) or $65 a year (but limited to twice a week).guess which one we decided to take?yep. we're not even sure if we'll get our chunky asses to the gym even once a week ;) but just having a

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that's what the backyard is. aside from terrier poop, we have an assortment of various avian droppings as well as squirrel dung.why? because we feed damn near all the critters in the neighborhood. if it wasn't for our day old bread, seed, occasional peanuts, and water bowls, you'd see birds that could actually fly and squirrels who don't drive nut Hummers.they got it so good...

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this is the story i submitted to budget travel for this month's free trip (to Tahiti!) contest. although it's a bit condensed, you still get the gist of it. trust me, it was hard to keep it under 250 words ;) i think it clocks in at 236...In September 2001, during a trip down the Yacuma River in the Bolivian pampas, we encountered some real adventure. What should have been an ordinary day of

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i forgot to mention that friday night, my mother and sister attended a taping of it. i had no idea that pat and vanna film a whole season of shows in 39 days. must be hectic...but nice to get it all done in a couple months.it's funny. my mother had mentioned to me a month ago that she wanted to get some tix to the taping...and that it was my job to get it. "It would make me so happy," she

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we were out today after lois' chiropractor appt. and i decided to get this for my car. i'm not sure if i blogged about it, but last september, a day before we got back from mexico, some asshat broke into my car and sister's. got away w/ our stereos. i was lucky...even though mine was worth more, they didn't bash in my dash (one good thing about not having an alarm) like hers.initially, lois

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i just realized that BruceLee is a serial killer in his second movie. sure, he kills dozens of people in four of his five movies (even though the toll is only three in Return of the Dragon), but he returns to the scene of the crime numerous times in this one. isn't that the sign of a serial killer? btw, this is his only movie that he sacrifices himself as well; he survives in the others. his

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been watching his movies. such an icon... it's totally weird to wax nostalgia in his pics and realize that i've already outlived him. so tragic to have your life snuffed out of you when you're 33 and just starting to make it big.recently, i found a boxed set of Bruce Lee movies for a pittance on eBay. my father gets in a hie-ya mood sometimes and wants to watch martial arts movies. it's just

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i've been playing this game lately and it has me completely hooked! it's very much like Boggle on CD-ROM. think of a tetris-like word game. you make words and more letters come down. sometimes, there are bonus letters that glow green or yellow. other times, red letters rain down. if you let them reach the bottom, the poor bookworm gets torched and you're finished. also, for the scrabble

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has just left the building. not really. another star in our lives though, went home about three hours ago. my super cute nephew, christian. you remember him...brilliant, always on the go, inquisitive, well behaved, a joy to be around. yeah, him...well, he just turned ten months today. and he's JUST about ready to walk. it's surreal how fast he can crawl.christian had such a busy day w/ us.

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of some old gals. coco, who passed away in july 2004, is on the left and annie, who is still going strong at 13 years, is on the right. we miss cokie, she was the naughtiest yorkie but had the most character of any dog i have ever known. it was always her way or the highway... and she always reminded you who was boss by rolling her whole body on yer feet in the morning. or maybe it was thanks

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not a shower. a real bath. ya just gotta have 'em a few times a year...to cleanse the mind and soul. besides, the weather's looking gloomy outside. what a better time than to relax this grey day away...update on eye...went to the corneal specialist last week. he said everything looks good. there is no crazy swelling activity in the affected eye. it seems to be all quiet in there. i still

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this is the florida niece's younger sister...who lives in denver. she's gonna be 15 next month...and an aunt in a few months. i know she's excited.

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that is what you're reading.here's a photo of my niece, probably when she went to Ecuador last year...

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i forgot to mention that my niece in Florida is going to have a little boy in july. i'm going to have a great nephew...sniffmay just have to get to fort lauderdale this summer ;) as long as there's no hurricane...

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i just started putting google ads in my blog and today, i spotted an ad for 'wu long tea: the chinese solution for dieting.' wha??? click on the link (if it's still there after this post) and you'll see ALL its advantageous uses when it comes to dieting. and look! it's ONLY $37 for a thirty day supply...golly gee.um. i can get you a box of oolong tea at the asian store for a couple dollars..

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early leftovers! for st. patty's day eve, i made corned beef & cabbage (of course). there should be enough for tomorrow night. that is, if i don't totally gorge on it while lois is asleep. hehwatched a couple more movies from netflixx. tonight, we watched the rest of Thunderbolt, which is a jackie chan movie from 1995. it's about an ex-gran prix racecar driver who is hellbent on revenge

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ever since the Mamma Mia show last night (which was awesome...thanks cindi!) i've had assorted ABBA songs dancing in my head. not necessarily a bad thing BUT wearisome after a day or so ;)really though, the show was campy as hell, outfitted crazily, and executed almost flawlessly (both in song and dance). the ONLY thing that was a bit annoying - cindi will agree - was the position of our seats

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sounds like some horrific blog post, eh? THE CREATURE FROM THE BLOG LAGOONactually, i think brooke shields and chris whatshisname starred in that about 25 years ago...really, we did have a long day.we had free tix to the ballet at Ellie Caulkins for the 7:30 Cinderella show.had 5:30 reservations at Rialto Cafecool decor but weird place.you are named after a theatre district in Rome and yet you

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we did finally find eight slides that provide the best depiction of 'How Five Dumb Tourists Pull A Brahma Bull Out Of The Mud.' from those, we'll probably submit two or three...such a daunting featnot the act of pulling the bull, but looking at all the slides that are in hopeless disarray and coming to the cold realization that i gotta organize all my slides. i know that i mentioned having to

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kinda busy day.went to the chiropractor around noon. things are looking good. instead of four or five cracks when he adjusts my lower back, each side only clicked once. the big right toe is almost normal again. this time last year, it was swollen and resembled a goutish digit...ewww. the neck? well, it's moving better and freer. the doc said that i may only need to come as the need arises after

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only interests odd people who stay up late and are into death/murder/strange endings...like me.50 MOST AWESOMELY DEAD ROCK STARSit's almost surreal to think that i've outlived many of these icons...hmmm.with death comes notoriety...and sometimes, notoriety makes the living wish they were dead.one of my favorites is #45, still one of the best rock drummers ever. Long live Keith Moon...

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i've sold out. however, it was done out of sheer curiousity. i'll let you know in a couple days. or you may just see it and figure it out for yerselves.

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sure is nice outside and here i am blogging about it instead of enjoying it. i guess if i had a laptop, i could do both.hmmm. been thinking about partaking in Denver Restaurant Week which is an eight day celebration of the dining industry. for $26.40 per person ($52.80 a couple - didja guess that it's presented by the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau), you can get at least a three

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got a new computer on monday and DSL on friday...we're stylin' now! oh yeah, we joined netflix too. so far, we've put on about three dozen movies on our list. netflix claims to have over 55,000 titles. to watch all of 'em would mean having one on 24/7 for a minimum of nine years. we'd be lucky to catch 125 a year - 200 for the obsessed.

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Happy Birthday to my mom ('29), sister (Shirley - '58), and friend ('54). i just found out that one of them plays Boggle and is claims to be killer at it. we'll see. i got both boggle and boggle master (aka Big Boggle). name the time and place ;)

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i've been experiencing major blogging issues...like posting at all. who hasn't felt antisocial when it comes to blogging?haven't they come out with a pill for that? you know, zoe-loft for uninspired bloggers...yesterday was a busy day out. we had chiropractor appts. around noon...went to cindi's favorite (appelbee's)...dropped off an extra computer/laser printer/monitor at our friend's (Alem)

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we've got 5:00 reservations at Kevin Taylor's Restaurant (in the Ellie Caulkin's Opera House) tomorrow night.afterwards, we're going upstairs (out to Boettcher Concert Hall) to see Bernadette Peters...FUNunfortunately, the high tomorrow is supposed to top out at 20 degrees.not so fun...ah well, better tomorrow than today. right now, the outside temps are slowly inching into the minus readings.

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off to watch the winter games. didn't catch the opening ceremonies last night. i hear that disco was a major theme...ooh. never was one to watch the opening ceremonies anyway. i've always hated the cold; seeing everyone march into the stadium just makes me colder.did catch some of the nordic combined this afternoon. it was the first half of the competition (i.e., ski jumping). the best (

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is how someone can watch 18-22 movies per month through Netflix? that guy was definitely getting his money worth...

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i absolutely adore her...yet i hate her at the same time. she asked me recently to keep a look out for cheapo fares from florida (ft. lauderdale and miami, specifically) to Jamaica. what i hate is that she's living in a city that has some of the cheapest fares to the caribbean and latin america; it is such a gateway. argh ;)if i wanted to go to Kingston, Jamaica from Denver, it'd cost $600+.

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from Mary's blog...which i should blogroll again. she's a riot!~~The 4’s meme~~4 jobs I’ve had in my life: restaurant server archaeologist art museum teacher 1st grade tutor (remember that, J?)4 movies I can watch over and over: Central Station Shall We Dansu? Buena Vista Social Club Margaret Cho: I'm The One That I Want4 places I have lived: Denver, CO Columbia, MO San Andrés Cholula, México

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to the dark side.my niece, whom i had mentioned in the weather pixie post, has started a blog w/ blogger. i'm very happy. she already had one with myspace.com, but that always seemed like a massive chat room to me. i was pondering going over there at one point...if everyone wasn't so darned young ;)i wish i was ambitious and talented as she, when i was 22...anyway, she's a student at Nova

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we have heat.the guys finished about 2:15 and were gone by 3:30 (tons o' cleaning up). we've got the heat set at 68 and it came up fast...considering the first water to go through was 46 degrees.it's unbelievable how quickly it heated up. with the old boiler, it could take two days to get it to the desired temp. and even then we had to set it at 75 degrees. i'm wondering if we could just set

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do you agree?i won't be able to tell you until i rent most of 'em ;)however, we have been seein' some good movies...how about 'The Eel' or 'In The Bedroom'. speaking of Oscar nominations, Cindi, it might be good if you sat down and watched some of the videos that someone lent you...last year...ahem. at least watch the 'Oscar's Greatest Moments' tape w/ bfg. you MIGHT just enjoy it...it's time

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a cord of wood will also produce one of the following:30 Boston rockers460,000 personal checks61,370 No. 10 envelopes1200 copies of National Geographic12 dining room tables that each seat eight people89,870 sheets of letterhead bond paper942 one-pound books1500 pounds of paper7,500,000 toothpicks4,384,000 commemorative-size postage stampsthe heat equivalent of burning a ton of coal or 200 gallons

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just waiting for the boiler guys. they didn't quite finish yesterday...but they did get a lot done. friday, the removal of the asbestos and boiler dismantling took about four hours. after those guys left, the install guys were here for another two and a half. yesterday, four guys worked straight through between 9 and 5. hopefully, today they'll get done before noon. of course, i don't know

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looks like i've got a few more minutes to blog...lois is on the phone with her sister.if you haven't already noticed, i've added some cities to weather pixie because...Ushuaia is the southernmost town in the world, which we hope to visit this november (if) we go to Argentina.Hollywood, FL is where my eldest niece, Natalie, lives. she's gonna deliver the first great grandchild of the family this

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the boiler guy came this morning to wipe out the half ton monster out of the basement. it took four guys four hours to hack that baby out. it's surreal how the boiler room echoes now... and with that done, the heating guy is back and is pounding out some old pipes that will probably be retrofitted with the modern stuff for the new, svelte model. in a gesture of kindness, the owner of the company

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