misc

The ‘New Car’ Saga continues….

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Why is everything in my life always a saga?  Why not an essay?  Or even a short story?  Why a 'saga'?  Isn't life supposed to be simple?  On our way to test drive and buy the 'car that was the last of its kind' (at this price, anyway), we decided to take a detour and … Continue reading…

The Fine Art of Procrastination

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I have no e-mail awaiting me saying that they (sis and s-i-l) were declined boarding and hauled off to prison for attempting to smuggle controlled substances (lipstick) onto the aircraft, so, I assume, that they will arrive on schedule today. Time to do one last readiness run-through: I spent 12 hours cleaning chez maison, yesterday.  … Continue reading…

Five Foods to Eat Before You Die

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I've been tagged by Riana at These Days in French Life to add my five favorites to the growing list of "Things to Eat Before You Die?" started by The Traveler's Lunchbox.  The idea was inspired by a 2004 BBC broadcast of '50 things to eat before you die'.  The list was created by polling … Continue reading…

Irish Soda Bread, a Reward for Being a Good Geek!

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Go directly to recipe Thursday I had a memory error on my computer (don't you just hate those things?).  Then a couple of programs started acting strange, nothing serious, but not right.  I'd been having problems with it freezing so I decided it was time for a little maintenance.  It was time to reinstall the … Continue reading…

The Glorious 12th – But Not For me

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It's the Glorious 12th (maybe not for grouse)It's my birthday.My computer's sick and off to hospital.  It started acting funny on Thursday.  I immediately tried to fix it, (without doing back-ups first, of course) and now it's really sick.  I hate these effing …-user-friendly computers.  You can't get at anything to fix….particularly since my operating … Continue reading…