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Thursday, January 26, 2012

 

GRRRRR... we're entirely out of black ink. What crummy timing. @*#$&@*#&$

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

 

Working/listening to a decidedly frustrating Phantoms game (we're down 4-0). We have 20 mins left; there's time to make things interesting.

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Ran across Funny Girl on TV. Hellooooo, Omar Sharif. I'd forgotten what a looker the man is. Mama mia.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

 

Interesting: How the US lost out on iPhone work: http://ping.fm/2jlZp

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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Titanic?
 

I just heard that, at the moment the Italian cruise liner hit the rocks, Celine Dion's hit song from the movie Titanic was playing in the ship's dining room.

Seriously? They freaking played a song from Titanic on a cruise ship? What nitwit thought THAT was a good idea? Isn't that kind of like playing a plane-crash movie as an in-flight film?

The captain's excuse for why he abandoned the ship long before the evacuation was complete was that the ship tilted, causing him to fall overboard and land in a lifeboat. Yeah, right. Maybe he can fall into a prison cell next, along with any other officers who helped themselves into a lifeboat and left the passengers and crew to their fate.

I admire the Coast Guard chief, who managed to limit himself to only two expletives while in the process of tearing the captain a few new orifices and order him to get back on board the ship. I assure you, I was thinking way more than two unprintable words when I read the transcript of that conversation. The order he gave the captain, which translates as, "Go back on board, you [bleep]!" or "Get the [bleep] back on board!", was the top trending topic on Twitter in Italy. I suspect that we won't have to worry about that cruise line inflicting any more unfit-for-duty officers on an unsuspecting public, because they're likely to be sued off the face of the earth by the thousands of survivors. Which, if you ask me, is a fate they richly deserve.

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

 

Mini DESPISES snow. I had to carry my wee pup out the door for her walk, as she dug her tiny paws in at the threshold and refused to budge.

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Monday, January 16, 2012

 

It's 14 months to the day since my surgery. To celebrate, my incision is itching. :-P :applies lotion:

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Incoming work emails means one thing: fire up the internet radio, roll up my sleeves, and get to work. :-)

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

 

Watching (actually, "listening to") the Flyers on TV, while creating a Conflict of Interest Policy document.

Posted by Donna at 7:51 PM (0) comments

Ping!
 

Twice so far today, just as I completed the last outstanding item in my work inbox, "Ping" went the email program, and another assignment came in. Yay... gotta love it. :-)

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

 

Work + Internet Radio = <3
http://ping.fm/Kp3Yl

Posted by Donna at 8:52 PM (0) comments

 

I just got an email from AADB. They cancelled their 2013 convention.

My response to that development is, "@#$@*&#?$!!!"

Rats.

Posted by Donna at 1:03 AM (0) comments

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

 

Yes! Work = Inbox Zero! Go, me. :-)

Posted by Donna at 4:31 PM (0) comments

 

Working and Internet Radio. Perfect together. Thank you, WNYQ, for putting your stream back online! :-)

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Monday, January 09, 2012

 

YAY... the sun is no longer all the way down when I walk the dog at 5:00 PM. I like seeing clear evidence that the daylight is returning.

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Working and listening to WNYQ http://ping.fm/M58Su , the Phantoms flagship station.

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Sunday, January 08, 2012

 

Captain AND Mini are both snoring. So I'm hearing kitty snores on my left, and doggie snores on my right. :-)

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Good thing...
 

I'm glad that I finished working on the meeting minutes for the Italian Museum on Sunday evening. Because as Sunday night rolled around, I got a batch of work emails that are going to take me into tomorrow to complete. So be it.

I never mind seeing work come in, no matter how much or how little. I have some travel plans for later in the year, and I'm going to have to save up in order to do it. Every work email that comes in means some pin money is getting set aside toward that goal. So yeah, let those emails keep coming! :-)

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Since for once, I'm home and NOT working, I'm using some free time to print meeting minutes and the IRS 1023 (non-profit application) form.

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Here comes an annoying hour. Thank God I rarely get Niaspam-induced itching and flushing. But tonight is not my night. :itch: :itch: :itch:

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Saturday, January 07, 2012

Just... wow. Really disheartening to see this...
 

I posted yesterday that several area elementary schools, including the one I attended growing up, are about to be merged into a regional school.

I've also posted in the past about the bullying I went through for years under that particular roof, to the point where I describe the experience as having gone to Hell-imentary school. So I'm no stranger to things like rejection, ostracization... you name it.

On Facebook, groups have sprung up to try and combat the Archdiocese's decisions. Someone who I graduated with, who is a FB friend of mine, added me to the group that's dedicated to my former alma mater. Even though I went through misery there, I let the addition stand rather than unsubscribing from the group. Which is how I managed to see this post from a former classmate of mine...

has anyone thought of when all these schools merge, that our children will have to deal with rif-rafe from other areas that were never in our school? and that they are not used to??? Who will care for them amd protect them like Patty???? I cannot understand this whole decision to merge and take us away from home????

Riff-raff? Really? Did I just see someone call Catholic school kids "Riff-raff" just because they attend school at a different parish? What if THEY treat OUR kids like they're the riff-raff? How do you think that'll make our kids feel? Are we so freaking xenophobic that we can't stand the thought of our kids associating with other children from a few blocks away?

There's a protest rally next week. I think I'll pass on attending. I can't bring myself to see people whose stance is as narrow-minded today as it was decades ago. I'm just not up to it.

Labels: o_O

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Friday, January 06, 2012

 

AAAAAAHHHH SCOOOOORE!!!! Phantoms win! Woo hoo!

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HOLMSTROM SCORES with 20.8 seconds left! Happy Freaking New Year! :-) OT here we come!

Posted by Donna at 9:51 PM (0) comments

 

DOOOOOP DOOP DOOP The Phantoms tie it!

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Phantoms radio just said they got a sneak peek at the attendance: 45,653. More than double the previous record of 21K.

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LOL... Good old Spongebob Squarepants theme! Some things never change.

Posted by Donna at 8:37 PM (0) comments

 

Litts <3

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When Jonesy got hurt, one of his fill-ins was Phillies announcer Dan Baker. It's come full circle: Jonesy is announcing from Baker's booth.

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Ahhhh... The voice of longtime Phantoms announcer Keith Jones. How I've missed you!

Posted by Donna at 6:50 PM (0) comments

48 schools will close/merge in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
 

CLICK HERE for the list of school closures/mergers

The parish where I grew up, the one where my first apartment was, and the one I live in now will all be affected by a merger. Not a particularly happy day for Yours Truly.

I understand the economic realities. When I graduated 8th grade, we had 124 kids in my class. Now some of these SCHOOLS are lucky to have that many kids in them. So yeah, I do "get it". I just don't have to LIKE it. And I don't.

Sigh. Oh, well.

Labels: Drat

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Thursday, January 05, 2012

 

ANOTHER gas explosion in Allentown? How old ARE those gas mains? :-( I'm not griping anymore about the detours and dug-up streets down here.

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Wednesday, January 04, 2012

 

Mike Leighton will start for the Phantoms on Friday at CBP, making him the first goalie to start both an NHL and AHL outdoor game.

Posted by Donna at 7:10 PM (0) comments

 

Working and listening to Radio Manilow. http://ping.fm/MmVEi Ingredients for having a Good Day. :-)

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Tuesday, January 03, 2012

 

We found yet another Amish buffet. Dienner's Restaurant in Ronks, PA is To Die For. I wish someone would open an Amish buffet in Philly.

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Monday, January 02, 2012

 

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OMG. I'm seeing work emails arriving in my inbox. Um, those will need to wait a few hours. I'm preoccupied with my Flyers. ;-)

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I bless the inventor of hot chocolate.

Posted by Donna at 2:57 PM (0) comments

 

There is at least I e other game worn Phantoms jersey

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Sunday, January 01, 2012

 

Working on the Italian Museum Committee minutes in between watching String Bands on TV. Gotta do 'em now in what little free time I have.

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Happy New Year! I set up a Flickr folder with my NHL Alumni Game photos: http://ping.fm/YMQh8

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Happy New Year!

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Friday, December 30, 2011

 

Processing work email with the Phantoms pregame show on Ustream. Life is good. (It'll be even better when WNYQ restores their audio stream.)

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Copycats! Synchronized Sleeping
 

That's Stanley in the foreground, and Captain in the background. When I say they do everything together, I'm not kidding. They even nap in harmony. :-)

Labels: Critterfest

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

 

Yay! I ordered a 12x telephoto lens for my iPhone. It arrived in time for the outdoor hockey games. :-) Yes, I'm a geek & easily amused. ;-)

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Sunday, December 25, 2011

 

Well, Merry Christmas to all of them, even the ones I didn't know I was texting. :-)

Posted by Donna at 1:03 PM (0) comments

 

LOL. I just responded to a "Merry Christmas" text msg which, unbeknownst to me, was to a whole group. Getting "Who is this? responses now.

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Buon Natale to all!
 

A particular favorite Christmas song of mine -- which, regrettably, does not seem to make it into the rotation on the All-Christmas, All The Time radio stations.

Welcome, Christmas! Christmas Day!

Labels: Buon Natale, Merry Christmas

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

 

Every gift is now bought and wrapped. And as an added bonus, I came home from my errands to find work in my inbox. Yay! :-)

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

 

Yes! Work email = Inbox Zero! I just completed a week's worth of work in 2.5 days. Go, me. :-)

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I keep seeing Phantoms ads during Flyers games. They serve to remind me that three years later, I STILL miss my team. Nothing replaces them.

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Monday, December 19, 2011

 

I hate when I eat something too hot and scald the roof of my mouth. Ow. Note to self: next time, let the food cool off longer.

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Last week's system outage made for a dreadfully slow work week. This week seems poised to make up for it. Thank You Lord. I like being busy.

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

 

You know it was a bad game when the only legit
reason you have for cheering, outside of some fights, is that your injured player got up.

Posted by Donna at 3:51 PM (0) comments

 

You know, I really do loathe that "delay of game" rule. Seriously.

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Nothing freakish about Boston's 2nd goal. Grr. But the fans are chanting so the WFC crowd is still "in" the game.

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Holy cow. Jody Shelley fights literally the biggest guy in the league. And takes one of the league's best D off the ice for five minutes.

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Aw, Jiminy Cricket! A freak deflection lease to an early Bs goal. Well, time to start some freak deflections of our own.

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Joan
 

Dear Joan,

We all still miss you, but particularly on the anniversary of the day you left us.

I heard this song for the first time recently, and I thought of you instantly.

Enjoy Heaven. We'll see you when we get there.

Love,

D, J, & J

Labels: Joan

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Friday, December 16, 2011

I wish it was posible to un-see things
 

Yesterday, I went into a Walgreen's and, since the umbrellas were hidden in plain sight, I went over to a clerk to ask where they were. She answered with a location, then turned her back to me and bent to pick something up off the floor.

Her low-rider pants revealed at least a quarter-moon. I had to bite my tongue not to blurt out, "Also, where is the eyewash?"

What is seen, cannot be un-seen. Regrettably. Think of me as an Old Phart if you will, but I just don't appreciate seeing the posterior cleavage of total strangers.

Labels: Things I wish I could un-see

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My Friday aide job was cancelled today, but I was productive anyway. Prepped 2 gifts for mail & made ALL jewelry I was commissioned to make.

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

 

&)€#¥%*?•!!!!!!! Pronger is out for the season with severe post-concussion syndrome. As a friend of mine used to say, SOAFB. :-(

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

YAAAY -- FCC moves to squelch extra-loud TV commercials
 

Those of us with a long memory will remember that in June of 2009, I posted THIS ARTICLE about a proposed bill that was before Congress, to limit the volume of TV commercials.

Well, freaking FINALLY, the FCC is telling TV advertisers to lower the volume of commercials. Gotta love bureaucrats -- it only took two and a half years from the time of that first article until there was concrete action to report today.

FCC tells advertisers to CALM down, lowers the volume on commercial breaks

By Joseph Volpe posted Dec 14th 2011 2:31PM

Pretty soon, you won't have to scramble to lower the volume during noisy commercial breaks -- that's if you even watch live TV. After making its way through Capitol Hill, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (or CALM) -- which aims to keep the sounds coming out of your flat panel even-keeled -- has just been adopted in a ruling by the FCC. Starting next December, ads and promos will have to remain in-step with the audio levels of scheduled programming. While the affected parties have a full year to get their acts together, the main burden of enforcement lies with broadcasters and MVPDs like Comcast and Verizon FiOS. So, come next holiday season, you'll be able to tune in and tune out without being blown away.

Los Angeles Times FCC

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I always coil my earphones neatly when putting them in my pocket. So why do they come out looking like someone knitted a scarf with them?

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

 

What a ripoff that TicketB@st@rd wants you to pay MORE money to use YOUR OWN ink and paper to print tickets. Will Call Window, here I come.

Posted by Donna at 2:23 PM (0) comments

 

FINALMENTE! I got a shipping notification from an item I ordered at the end of October. 'Bout time!

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