Archive for December, 2008

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

The Commute

Ray and I have a 32 mile round-trip commute to work.  To my urban friends, that may sound ghastly but actually it’s 65 MPH on the highway with a two stop signs.  On these short winter days, we are occasionally treated to a spectacular sunset.  I just happened to have my little camera with me for this [...]

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Monday, December 22nd, 2008

The Ultimate Hump Day

December 21st has come and gone.  From here on out, the days will start to get longer and warmer (unless you’re in Chicago where it doesn’t get warm until June).
Ray and I celebrated this momentous occasion by sitting in the afternoon sun drinking Maker’s Mark Manhattans–they taste just like Christmas!
It’s not that it gets too [...]

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Friday, December 19th, 2008

Wear. Your. Sunscreen.

A while back I blogged about the results of my skin cancer screening I had done at work.  On Wednesday, Ray took me up to Tucson to have MOHS surgery performed on my nose.  (Now I have a MOHS nose?)  The procedure took several hours. 
The surgery itself was fairly easy and the handsome doctor who did it [...]

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Monday, December 15th, 2008

Homer’s Holiday Housewarming

This weekend I took a nice long nap on Friday and went to yet another wedding on Saturday.  Bride and Groom were going through their second stroll down the aisle.  I felt obligated to buy them something from their gift registry–again. 
I think I’m going to have to boycott weddings.  A) I just can’t afford it.  B) [...]

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