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[Ginny]

The symphony fundraiser was very nice and I even won one of the raffle baskets:

[George]

PAGE SIX AT ONE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON DANCE!

[George]

The symphony fundraiser was very nice and I even won one of the raffle baskets:

Very nice!

[George]

My darling kitty, woke me up, ate breakfast, and then went back to bed!

So cute.

[Dan M]

I've seen cruise ships on the Hudson, maybe they were leaving from Jersey City. They easily were as tall as some of the office buildings in Manhattan. Almost as if you could walk from the ship into the 20^th floor of a neighboring building. Could have been an optical illusion. My depth perception has always been problematic and I could never guesstimate how large a room is or how tall someone is.

[George]

Today is my last day at work for about three months

Michael, enjoy the time off...as much as you can. 

~~~Continued Successful Surgery Vibes!!~~~

[bk]

I'm up, I'm up.  I guess I got about eight hours.  Of course I woke up an hour after I went to sleep - allergy attack - didn't fall back asleep until six-thirty.

[George]

Moved post (formerly Post #149):

I received word late yesterday afternoon that I've been elected to a 2-year term on the board of the American Library Association's Retired Member Round Table, effective at the end of this year's annual conference.  That means I get to go to Boston in January and Orlando in June next year...

Congatulations, Ginny!  But, I didn't realize that you didn't really retire when you retired.

Hope you enjoy it and you do good things while on the Round Table!

[George]

I woke up this morning feeling like I'm coming down with something, but have things to do around the apartment and am trying to get them done.

~~~Don't Cone Down With Anything Vibes for Jeanne!!~~~

[George]

Last Thursday I had plans for lunch with my friend Jan. Jan and I grew up together and her birthday is the day after mine, so we usually have a birthday lunch sometime in late May. She'll be out of town, so we had it this past week. She called me that morning to tell me that her friend Janis just learned that the daughter of a close friend in Scotland was murdered by her boyfriend. Arrrghhh! Jan asked if she could bring Janis along to lunch. Of course. I'd heard about Janis, but had never met her. I liked her and was glad we could offer some pleasant company during such a stressful time, but it did put a bit of a damper on a celebratory lunch. I can lunch with Jan again once she returns from vacation.

Oh, no!  That's horrible!

[Jennifer]

Congrats to DR Ginny!

[Jennifer]

My sister just called me from the swim meet.  My niece's relay won 1st place. And she got 3rd place in 50 back and 5th place in 200 back (bettering her time by 8 seconds).  Now she has to rest because they are swimming long course at 6pm. Crazy schedule. So happy for her.

[George]

So, DRs George and TCB, how does one say Puyallup? Is it pu-YALL-up? (With a bit of "y'all" in there?)

pyoo-AL-up.  And Al, like the name, or rhymes with gal or pal or Hal.  Not like awl or ball...at least, I've never heard it pronounced it that way.

[George]

My sister just called me from the swim meet.  My niece's relay won 1st place. And she got 3rd place in 50 back and 5th place in 200 back (bettering her time by 8 seconds).  Now she has to rest because they are swimming long course at 6pm. Crazy schedule. So happy for her.

Jennifer, Congrats to your niece!  And Good Luck tonight!

[George]

Well, I now have to get ready to go to my parents' house.  I'm sure that I will be there for most of the day, so have a good rest of the day, all!

Until later!

[ChasSmith]

Feel better. Ives for Elmore.  You have to be better for your grand day out with Chas

Oh, yes. Ives for Elmore, too.   

And none of that easy stuff, either.  Give him the Symphony No. 4.

[Ginny]

Congrats to DR Ginny!

Thanks, DR Jennifer!

[Dan M]

So much for my walk today. I couldn't do it. Despite the Claritin, as soon as I rounded the steep upward hill, I just started to sneeze, sneeze and sneeze, with my eyes watering up.

So I came back. I really needed to get out and walk, get away from the dumdum upstairs and get a haircut, which would make me feel better. But now I can't. I'm so mad at this stupid stuff in the air today. It was the right temperature too, only 75. This was my window of opportunity. The rest of the week will be far too hot for me to walk. Any temperatures 80 and above is too much. At the end of the walk, it's like a schvitz walk, and that's not comfortable when you're trying to shop, run errands, etc.

[Jane]

Today, I'm "stranded" over here in the East Bay as one of the major bridges are closed for repair this weekend.  So, I've planned my weekend accordingly.  The goal today is to unpack as much as possible and try and sort out my life.  It's a gloomy day here, not very much motivation... but we press on!

Unpacking isn't fun.  I will be grateful for Keith when we can finally do so.

[Jane]

I had my hair cut today for my last vist to my hairdresser of 16 years.  I decided to have her cut bangs agai n since I knew she would do them the way I wanted. 

[Jane]

Keith is downloading files from my old computer to my new one so I am using my nook.

[Jane]

Jennifer, congrats to your niece.

[Ginny]

Moved post (formerly Post #149):

I received word late yesterday afternoon that I've been elected to a 2-year term on the board of the American Library Association's Retired Member Round Table, effective at the end of this year's annual conference.  That means I get to go to Boston in January and Orlando in June next year...

Congatulations, Ginny!  But, I didn't realize that you didn't really retire when you retired.

Hope you enjoy it and you do good things while on the Round Table!

Thanks, DR George!

[elmore3003]

Oh, and the new bk book arrived!

Mine did, too!

[elmore3003]

Feel better. Ives for Elmore.  You have to be better for your grand day out with Chas

"Variations on America" is about all i can stand of his! Ives is one composer I feel I should like and cannot.  I admire and respect him, but . . .

[elmore3003]

Last Thursday I had plans for lunch with my friend Jan. Jan and I grew up together and her birthday is the day after mine, so we usually have a birthday lunch sometime in late May. She'll be out of town, so we had it this past week. She called me that morning to tell me that her friend Janis just learned that the daughter of a close friend in Scotland was murdered by her boyfriend. Arrrghhh! Jan asked if she could bring Janis along to lunch. Of course. I'd heard about Janis, but had never met her. I liked her and was glad we could offer some pleasant company during such a stressful time, but it did put a bit of a damper on a celebratory lunch. I can lunch with Jan again once she returns from vacation.

Why isn't Janis on a flight to Scotland?

[elmore3003]

My sister just called me from the swim meet.  My niece's relay won 1st place. And she got 3rd place in 50 back and 5th place in 200 back (bettering her time by 8 seconds).  Now she has to rest because they are swimming long course at 6pm. Crazy schedule. So happy for her.

Well, that's happier news.

[elmore3003]

Feel better. Ives for Elmore.  You have to be better for your grand day out with Chas

Oh, yes. Ives for Elmore, too.   

And none of that easy stuff, either.  Give him the Symphony No. 4.

Oy!

[ChasSmith]

Exactly. 

[Jennifer]

Jennifer, congrats to your niece.

She called me. She was so happy. The relay won by less than a second (.85 seconds).  There are only 3 girls from her swim team that are there (that are 9). So they had to take a girl from the girls B team. That girl did so amazing. She swam 3 seconds faster than her previous best and was only 1 second slower than the next slowest girl. So exciting.