Monthly Archives: October 2012

Another Gorgeous Day In Paradise

Posted on October 24, 2012 by moablynette

I’ll be the first to admit it – I’m easily entertained, and I don’t get out much… but I do try to attend the monthly gathering of the people who are/were in the van pool I was in back in … Continue reading →

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Terror on the Toilet

Posted on October 22, 2012 by moablynette

Family legend has it that my great grandmother, Jessie Spencer Eglin Amrock Fuller (and not necessarily in that order), died by burning to death after her hair caught fire when she leaned down to throw an envelope onto the hearth.  … Continue reading →

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Weird

Posted on October 21, 2012 by moablynette

I can never remember how to spell the word weird.  And that’s weird because it’s one of my favorite words.  I use it as an adjective (well that’s very weird), a noun (news from the weird) and a verb (I’m … Continue reading →

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10-11-12

Posted on October 11, 2012 by moablynette

I love numbers, which is odd for an artsy-fartsy hippy holdout wild woman, but it’s true – I’m a math nerd.  I love weird dates and numeric sequences.  I love Pi jokes and blue moons.  And yes, it’s true – … Continue reading →

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Responsible Citizen

Posted on October 8, 2012 by moablynette

I know – shocking, huh?  But the forecast calls for rain and since I “winterized” yesterday, it will just sprinkle.  But in the recent past, we’ve had huge male rain in October (remember my old gazebo???) – and it was … Continue reading →

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Missing Chip Set

Posted on October 3, 2012 by moablynette

I think I’ve finally figured out what is “wrong” with me – I have no dignity.  And I don’t care.  I know it and I’m not going to fix it.  I sing out loud.  Badly.  I wear whatever I want.  … Continue reading →

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A Great Find

Posted on October 3, 2012 by moablynette

As a life-long Tolkien freak, I was thrilled to find a 75th anniversary edition of The Hobbit at Costco yesterday.  It’s a hard-cover book, and contains many of Tolkien’s own illustrations (including six full color plates).  The imprinted price on … Continue reading →

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Everybody complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it …

Posted on October 1, 2012 by moablynette

(To quote Mark Twain’s friend Charles Dudley Warner…) It’s hot today (I mean really hot – 106.5F right now – which is hot anywhere at any time of the year, not just “hot for October”!!) – and as usual, I’m … Continue reading →

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