Had the flu myself over the New Year holiday. Only managed a New Year's Even dinner out, very lovely. Otherwise, I was a dud and slept mostly. Have talked to people coast to coast in the same boat. Welcome to the new year!
On Jan 8, 3:33 pm, rigs <[email protected]> wrote: > Add the Easter Bunny and Tom Turkey! :-) A friend was ready to dump > her husband of 50 years as of yesterday- at least I am chucking > symbols!//To all- the relationships were/are fine. My daughter and > both grand-daughters had the flu and I nursed them through only to > come down with the remnants-despite the vaccine- plus exhaustion. > Also, so many plans went sideways, etc. which was disappointing. I > think I am getting ready for a simpler life/house but moving will be > like pulling teeth (by the way, my gold crown fetched $70.-what a > riot). Pardon the drama of "never again" as I recall saying the same > in other categories...like men and love and a few foods. > > On Jan 7, 7:25 pm, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > No more Christmas for Rigs? > > > On Jan 7, 8:06 pm, rigs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Christmas was a disaster. Never again... > > > > On Jan 3, 9:37 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Nah! Mince pies aren't even edible Don. Fruit cake at least goes > > > > hard if exposed to enough sunlight and can be fashioned into arrow- > > > > heads. Good luck in the New Year mate. > > > > > On 1 Jan, 15:58, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Happy New Year everyone! Too late to be useful now but a good way to > > > > > get > > > > > rid of residual moisture in a phone is to take it apart and submerge > > > > > it in > > > > > a bag of rice for a few hours. I used to use a hair dryer but saw this > > > > > other technique in an episode of Elementary. Modern day Sherlock > > > > > Holmes, I > > > > > like it. I hate mince pie too but it's slightly better then fruit > > > > > cake. > > > > > > I worked all through the Holidays including today. I'm off starting > > > > > tomorrow and my brother's family is flying in from Bremerton, WA. to > > > > > vist > > > > > for the rest of the week. It's rainy and overcast here they should > > > > > feel > > > > > right at home. > > > > > > Last year was a helluva year. Storms, mass shootings, fiscal > > > > > cliffs(Geronimo!) and Whitney Houston died in a bathtub. My ex-wife, > > > > > mother > > > > > of my only son, also passed unexpectedly with an aneurism in November. > > > > > Knew she was having headaches and was even more irritable then usual > > > > > but I > > > > > never expected this. It's been really rough on the boy. He's > > > > > basically been > > > > > abandoned 3 times. By me when I left after the divorce and was lucky > > > > > to see > > > > > him once a week, by his mom when she kicked him out of her house 3 > > > > > years > > > > > ago and again when she died. These long holidays suck and I'm not > > > > > around to > > > > > support him nearly enough. Guilt. > > > > > > I had to start the new year off with a good whine. Not my last I > > > > > assure > > > > > you. Good times and better memories to all. > > > > > > dj > > > > > > On Monday, December 24, 2012 10:08:53 AM UTC-6, archytas wrote: > > > > > > > Walking Maxwell is my preferred action. Television and radio are a > > > > > > disaster. Sue is baking mince pies - I have always hated them! > > > > > > Just > > > > > > fixed my old neighbours' phone - or at least replaced it with an old > > > > > > one of ours - theirs was full of water and I hoping it will work > > > > > > again > > > > > > once I screw it back together (it's a special phone for old folks so > > > > > > worth trying to fix). Shaun went into town to buy a video game - > > > > > > but > > > > > > they were sold out. A turkey dinner beckons, daughters behaving > > > > > > (rare > > > > > > when in same room unless they gang up on another victim - eldest and > > > > > > her bloke are thinking of moving here from Israel). Churches tend > > > > > > to > > > > > > get to me in what we might call a 'reverse Molly' so it will be the > > > > > > pub or a very long Maxwell if family company gets too much - we may > > > > > > all go to give Sue some peace. Reading some quantum material that > > > > > > suggests there are 500 states of matter. It's not helping screw the > > > > > > phone back together! > > > > > > > Good luck to all. > > > > > > > On 24 Dec, 14:01, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Have a merry, blessed and holy christmas Molly > > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Molly <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > My husband and I are about to head out to church, my beloved > > > > > > > > Shrine of > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > Little Flower, that was my family parish growing up. We are > > > > > > > > arriving > > > > > > before > > > > > > > > any planned mass - way before- to spend our own time feeling > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > sacred > > > > > > > > space and spread a few of my brother Mike's ashes in the rose > > > > > > > > garden. > > > > > > He > > > > > > > > loved it there as a kid, and thought he would have probably > > > > > > > > become a > > > > > > priest > > > > > > > > had the family not moved to a different state when we were > > > > > > > > young. > > > > > > Knowing > > > > > > > > Mike, as a priest he might have gone the way of Francis and > > > > > > > > Alan, > > > > > > getting > > > > > > > > tired of the bureaucracy. Or, he might have found a way like > > > > > > > > Merton > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > circumvent in a monastery for awhile and come out charged, > > > > > > > > ready to > > > > > > bring > > > > > > > > the holy spirit to Hollywood. Mike was charming and loved > > > > > > > > Hollywood. > > > > > > He > > > > > > > > might have just pulled it off. I miss him and honor him this > > > > > > Christmas. > > > > > > > > > What is everybody else doing this Christmas? > > > > > > > > > My love to you all. > > > > > > > > > Molly > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > ( > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > |_D Allan > > > > > > > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living. > > > > > > > > Of course I talk to myself, > > > > > > > Sometimes I need expert advice..- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --
