2X2L calling CQ..Isn't there anyone on the air?

Couple of thoughts on a Sunday morning

2009-10-25T15:11:59Z

I have noticed that when walking down a long hallway people tend to stick to the right side. I've asked quite a few people why they do it and they, like me, do not know except that it's the way they've always done it. Now I know we also drive on the right side of the road here in the colonies so if walking is an extension of our driving habits then, do people in Great Britain, for instance, walk on the left side of the hall?

Another random question: have you ever had someone on your friends list that you assumed was one gender only to be surprised later to find out they were the opposite?

Maybe something going on....

2009-10-11T17:08:04Z

We've just had a very low overflight by at least two jets and now there are helicopters circling overhead. Could be an airshow somewhere though

I love this comic

2009-09-13T14:35:46Z

I started reading this strip years ago. It's very weird but can be very funny.

http://www.gocomics.com/redmeat/2009/08/08/

Billy Mays is dead too?

2009-06-28T18:27:05Z

Who's next? I thought these things only went in threes....

txkink @ 2009-05-10T06:48:00

2009-05-10T12:00:55Z

I found this old photo booth picture of my mom and dad while looking through the old pictures I brought back last year. I think it was taken while they were dating so that would be 1963 or 1964. As always on this day, I miss my mom but the sadness is less this year and I can laugh when thinking of the good times.

Happy Mothers Day to all moms out there and, as I say every year, I don't presume to know how all mothers and kids get along but if you have a good relationship with your mom then give her a call or a hug for all of us who can't! :)

Storms of today

2009-03-26T01:27:46Z

Spell check not enough

2009-03-15T22:56:12Z

Watching a National Geographic Channel show on the expeditions to Jupiter. On our cable system DVR program guide the title of the show is listed as "Journey to Juniper". Too many people rely on spell-check without doing actual "editing"/proofreading. :-/

A little BSG fun

2009-02-08T19:45:50Z

Two Years

2009-02-01T13:21:45Z

Two years ago this morning my mum passed away after her long struggle with lymphoma. She'd lived well past the time she'd been given when the last chemo/radiation treatment failed her. The suffering she endured both personally and watching my dad before he died really tested her established beliefs. Sometimes she'd get so frustrated she'd take off her wig and throw it, but in the last few months she found and deeper peace with her condition and her God. Whether that was all spiritual or just the final stop on the Kubler-Ross Express is known only to her.

She lived a good life in service to not only her family, but also her patients. There were many times when my dad was drinking heavily that she thought about taking us kids and leaving him, but she stuck it out through all the broken promises and was eventually rewarded with my dad's sustained sobriety. She chose to work the night shift on the alcohol/drug detox unit at the VA (can you say "sublimation") caring for the patients when they came in drunk, belligerent and puking. She'd clean them up, put them to bed and in the morning work with the docs to get them transferred to rehab units or send them back out (when they didn't want rehab) with fingers crossed and the reminder of "I'm usually here on the night shift. You can always come back if you really want rehab next time." On more than one occasion we would be out in public and some unknown man would come up to her and say something like, "Hi, Ms. Quinn, remember me? I'm still doing great with AA (or some other program) and just wanted you to know." She'd always congratulate them on their sobriety and reinforce to them that it was THEIR victory. I had a chance to work on her unit in residency. I would come on in the mornings as she would be ending her night shift and I'd walk her to her car.

It doesn't seem like two years, but I, of course, still miss her terribly. Time has made it a little easier, but I spoke with my sister who still feels it more keenly since she essentially lived with her those last few years. So I'll remember only the good today and as my Jewish friends at work told me, "May her memory be for a blessing". I love you, mom, and miss you.

Funny Infomercial Bloopers

2009-01-31T13:44:20Z

This is mindless fun

Ice storm

2009-01-28T02:21:41Z

Crap! Ice storm is moving into the area and we've already had a few "flickers" with the power. I HATE losing power......please, no power loss!

I'll deal with the icy roads in the morning......

Kathy Griffin on CNN - listen closely towards the end

2009-01-03T01:53:19Z

Sad realization

2008-12-31T02:24:46Z

I sometimes run through my friends list to see who might need a "nudge" to reconnect here on LJ. Some people just decide it's time to move on (I still miss discograss and his dimples) but others seem to drop off the radar and no one knows what happened.

One of those people who seemed to just disappear was tommyx . He was one of the first group of people to friend me when I started this thing many years ago. He would often post for awhile and then not post for months at a time. He was a very cool guy who lived with HIV and didn't let it get him down. A number of his friends here have been concerned because he hasn't posted in about two years now. None of us seemed to be able to find out any info on him.

Well, recently I joined one of those genealogy sites where you can enter names into large search engines and get all kinds of information. So on a whim today I decided to enter Tommy's name (thanks, magicwoman ) and the birthday he listed in his profile. Sadly I found a matching record in the Social Security database for his name and birthdate stating that he had passed away on December 3, 2006. I have no way of confirming this independently, but the birthdate, name and place of residence all match as well as the time frame of his last post.

I know there are people on my f-list that knew Tommy. I'm sad to find out this news but glad that I finally know what happened to him. Be at peace, Tommy.

*sigh*

I like this - Comrade Jordan

2008-12-24T02:17:01Z

Comrade Hero - Propaganda by *Juggertha on deviant ART

Bar scene in San Antonio

2008-12-23T03:38:50Z

Robert and I may have to make a trip to San Antonio (Texas) in January and wondered if anyone knows of any good bars there. Mainly looking for more laid-back neighborhood type bars or levi/leather bars. Anyone have any recommendations or, conversely,places to avoid?

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T14:04:44Z

Hope all those in the USA have a great holiday today. Ours is going to be pretty quiet. I've already started baking and made some sweet potato pie (very old recipe from my grandma) and some Toll House cookies for Robert. I've got an allergy to turkey so Robert will have turkey and I'm going to have ham. He's going to make his orgasmic mashed potatoes along with steamed broccoli and cheese sauce. Nothing fancy, but good gut-busting Thanksgiving food.

And after dinner I'll dress up as Myles Standish from Plymouth colony and Robert will reprise his role and Captain John Smith from Jamestown settlement and we'll play a rousing game of "Poke the Puritan" (just kidding).

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well that was unexpected

2008-11-26T23:18:45Z

You are The Devil

Materiality. Material Force. Material temptation; sometimes obsession

The Devil is often a great card for business success; hard work and ambition.

Perhaps the most misunderstood of all the major arcana, the Devil is not really "Satan" at all, but Pan the half-goat nature god and/or Dionysius. These are gods of pleasure and abandon, of wild behavior and unbridled desires. This is a card about ambitions; it is also synonymous with temptation and addiction. On the flip side, however, the card can be a warning to someone who is too restrained, someone who never allows themselves to get passionate or messy or wild - or ambitious. This, too, is a form of enslavement. As a person, the Devil can stand for a man of money or erotic power, aggressive, controlling, or just persuasive. This is not to say a bad man, but certainly a powerful man who is hard to resist. The important thing is to remember that any chain is freely worn. In most cases, you are enslaved only because you allow it.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Thanks to everyone

2008-11-17T21:38:12Z

I got a lot of great responses to my question about buying a new car and I really appreciate it! Robert and I are going to pour over the possibilities and then take the plunge on a new vehicle once the truck gets paid off next month. Thanks again to you all!

And so it begins....

2008-11-09T15:23:28Z

Spread the word

Major moves forward and back

2008-11-05T11:38:35Z

As I said last night, as a student of history, I was overwhelmed by the outpouring of joy both here and abroad. I'm bummed by the losses in CA, FL and AZ for gay marriage. I said this elsewhere, but even if my partner and I never want to marry, I hate that the right to do so has been taken away. To all those who fought so hard to defeat these propositions God bless you for your efforts. I am hoping this is but a bump in the road and that we will yet have this right to marry the ones we love.

"What then must we do? Add your light to the sum of light."

Crap!

2008-11-05T04:39:51Z

Latest numbers on Prop 8 is (with 5% reporting in) Yes:55% / No: 45%

But it's still early....

txkink @ 2008-11-04T22:08:00

2008-11-05T04:10:23Z

A very historic election! Now let's hope Prop 8 goes down!

November 2 - Remember

2008-11-02T16:14:41Z

"Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so,
For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,
Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,
Rest of their bones, and soules deliverie.
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell,
And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,
And better then thy stroake; why swell'st thou then;
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die."

John Donne

Block party?

2008-10-27T00:10:57Z

Did anyone in Dallas go to the Halloween block party last night? How was it?

txkink @ 2008-10-26T10:59:00

2008-10-26T16:08:32Z

I saw this in "Post Secret" today and I was moved.

To that person I say, "I was one of those kids you tormented and I forgive you!"