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via LisaRob Borsellino: Despite sickness, life seems worth staying around for

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And, congratulations, Lisa for completing your third year smoke free. I remember the first days, weeks, months after you quit. It was like going through it again with my hubby, who has now been smoke free for 13 years!

We do the same thing you did the other night – after being saturated with s.m.o.k.e. we both come home – shuck the smelly clothes – scrub ourselve – and then re-clothe in non smelly clothing. Isn’t it weird that we don’t smell it when we are surrounded by it – when we or our loved ones have it coming through our/their pores?

Nowadays it hits me even harder, especially when I am recuperating from some bronchial malady. The agency’s smoking area is right outside my office window. The window is NOT sealed properly (old building – built with grant monies/volunteers = air leaks). Try as I have, I cannot get the smoking staff to QUIT. Nor can I, apparently, convince the powers that be to move the smoking area away from the building – like next to the dumpster. Sigh.

Can’t even open my window for a breath of fresh air – the butt thingy is always smoking because the butts aren’t properly put out. Sigh!

But, hey . . . CONGRATULATIONS, Lisa!!!! I am ever so proud of you. and, CONGRATULATIONS, Mr. Moose. Your habit was a 37 year habit – I am inordinately proud of you!

And, the rest of you – do your lungs, your heart, and your loved ones a favor, witll ya? Just say NO to tobacco. That stuff kills.

(said as the Moosie contemplates the as yet unopened packages of Easter choccies – just say no, Moosie, just say no)

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It ain’t me, babe . . .

For the past few years I have been the State Ambassador in Alaska for a women’t biker organization. Previous to that I was a Chapter Director locally for the same organization. A couple of months ago I received a form letter notifying me that I was no longer the SA, thanking me for my service to the organization, etc. Signed by the president. My name wasn’t even on the letter itself. It was a (poorly) photocopied letter.

I haven’t been able to find out since who the new SA might be. The former president, who also lives in Alaska, was unaware of my changed status and has no clue either. I’ve just fired off an email to the current president to request a name so that I know who to point new members to – I still get a few emails from lady bikers requesting that info.

It’s okay – I was ready to move on anyway. But, I thought it was a poor way to do it – poor way to handle such business – that’s why it has taken me so long to contact the new president. Now that I am (hahahaha) over my little snit, I can ask her who the new SA is. I’ll be interested in the answer, as I have my suspicions. 😉

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You know what? It’s dangerous to keep this computer on while I am in a thinking mode. I open my brain and it all seems to come tumbling out. Don’t mind me, folks. All is well in PurpleMoose land. I think I must be feeling a bit better or something. At least my mind doesn’t seem as foggy as it has been. I’m thinking it’s going to be a good week at work.

Except . . .? I have this 11 a.m. appointment with my boss tomorrow . . . for my annual evaluation . . . I always sweat at those things . . . I’ll be scored on a 1 to 3 basis, with one being REALLY bad and 3 being REALLY good. Last year I got more 3’s than 2’s and I have NEVER gotten a 1. A 1 would be a BAD thing. 😉

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hmmmm – McD’s has a blog?! Oy! Must remember to tell Lessa – she graduated from . Burger University (heh)

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cleaning frenzy – dusting (ah ahh ahhh CHOO!) and vacuuming and (finally!) putting up pictures that have been lying around already framed and waiting.

Whatever will come next?????

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sundog?

This sun dog shot was taken from the “bluff” in Old Towne Kenai in February. Sun dogs occur as light is reflected through ice crystals. That’s?it in?(very!) layman’s terms. To read more about the phenomenon,?go to?University of Illinois – Sun dogs?or Sun dogs from Wikipedia. The more scientific explanations are there.

One of our local (Anchorage) tv stations, KTUU?shows viewer’s photos during the weather portion of the news. This is one of three pics that I sent to morning weather man Scott Elnes on Saturday. This is the one that he showed that night – AND this morning. 😉 That’s just pretty cool. He even spelled (and pronounced) my IRL name correctly! Those of you who know my IRL name know that it can be a bit problematic to some. 😉

Thanks, btw, to Blyght at The Moodgarden for her Friday tag. It’s nice to meet you.

And, in the She is sooooooooooooo her Mama’s daughter department: (more…)

clover?

Clover ?

Scavenger Hunt Challenge #1, Week 12 of 13
Week beginning 3.18.06
Photos Due by 3.24.06

BONUS POINTS AVAILABLE:

2 pts. if its a four-leaf clover
5 more pts. if it’s photographed growing in the wild

Well, you see, it is still WINTER in Alaska – proven by the fact that it SNOWED yesterday and today and the wind blew and we have drifts up to here(!!) and, so no wild clover. Sigh.

I must admit that as soon as I saw the challenge I read it with a grain of in-bred Irish humor – “C-Lover” is how I saw it and I knew how it must be photographed. Our young pianist at church this morning gladly posed with her hand on middle C with a little Irish bear and his (3 leafed) clover looking on.

You know what? I live in Alaska, I make my own fun. Enjoy. 😉

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Brookston Challenge: Landscape of Earth & Sky>>

Scavenger Hunt Challenge #1, Week 11 of 13
Week beginning 3.11.06
Photos Due by 3.17.06

BONUS POINTS AVAILABLE:

1 pt. if your landscape is roughly equal between earth and sky.

The Awakening – a sculpture near the Potomac River. Grandson (that’s him under the knee of the awakening giant) and I have just returned from his 8th grade history class trip to Washington DC. (see previous entry for more information on the trip)

I don’t like to go back into my archives for photos for the challenges, so looked through the DC pics and chose this one for the theme. The kids were challenged by the Course Instructor to decide what the artist meant by the sculpture. Your thoughts?

I have just about caught up with laundry and other such piddlin’ details of life. I think that the worst of the jet lag is also past now. But, I am glad I took these extra two days off work.

Details of the trip? Where to begin . . . well, here are a couple of interesting stats: I took my pedometer along as I knew we would be getting in a fair amount of walking. (fair amount – HA!) The two days with the fewest steps were, of course, the traveling days. Sitting on an airplane does not allow for many, although those runs through airports from gate to gate – well, phew!

Nevertheless, from Sunday when we left Anchorage through the week to Saturday when we returned, I accumulated 106,029 steps. That is just shy of 50 miles for the week! The kids did many more – they didn’t stop to rest as often – and they did a lot of splashing in the pool at the hotel each night. I’d imagine their totals were closer to 75-80 miles for the week.

Another stat: 6 young men – 6 young women – 4 adults (1 male teacher, 1 female school district chaperone, one dad, and one gramma). Those were some pretty good odds that the kids would have at least one set of eyes on them at all times.

There are pics on the flickr bar. I’ll get in there today if I can to add captions so you will know what it is you are seeing through my eyes. (more…)