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Pompeii’s Last Day

February 1, 2016 Monday
12:50PM Sassy
It’s 63 degrees out there.  Nothing like being 30 degrees above normal! 



10:20PM Sassy
Dunno if I can stand to look, but the NY Times has great results graphs and articles about the start of the primary season with the Iowa caucus.  

10:35pm Sassy
Here’s a computer animation of the last day in Pompeii. I always thought it was lava, but it was ash!!

A Day in Pompeii
http://www.openculture.com/2016/02/watch-the-destruction-of-pompeii-by-mount-vesuvius-re-created-with-computer-animation-79-ad.html

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Glitterbomb cupcakes

January 31, 2016 Sunday

6:57am 
Good morning kid!
So odd to see snow there and none here…

5:25pm
These look wild.  Could make a party really festive!  

BUTTERCREAM GLITTERBOMB CUPCAKES
https://www.facebook.com/318884461553794/photos/a.740716996037203.1073741836.318884461553794/809283445847224/?type=3&theater


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How you feeling? Gorgeous day today!

6:13pm
Much calmer.  Meds kicked in fast.
It was beautiful – 51 degrees here.  
You get out and about?
     
6:15pm Phil 
Nah, sat out back, played with the dogs 
getting ready to watch the pro bowl

6:15pm

Anyone from your team there?

6:16pm Phil 
Yup, three
         
6:17pm
Cool!  You won’t see any Pats.
7:32pm Phil
Nope, sore losers.  Makes my night

7:58pm 
Why are the teams called “Rice” and “Irvin?”
            
8:00pm Phil 
New format.  Jerry Rice and Michael Irwin are the Captains.?  
Used to be AFC vs NFC. I liked that better

8:04pm

I was looking at ESPN.com and scratching my head. Thanks for the scoop.


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Man posing

January 30, 2016 Saturday

4:43pm
The word for today is “cellulitis.” Because this week hasn’t been exciting enough. Nothing like a bright red boob! Had to go to urgent care to get antibiotics.  Thank goodness for those!  

I wonder what the universe has in store for me tomorrow?!
5:13pm
These are fun. I thought they’d look really silly with a man doing the standard poses, but they are quite sexy!
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“Man posing in a traditional boudoir photo shoot is beyond stunning”

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Older than we thought

January 29, 2016 Friday
7:28am
I’m home with Hubby today.  He needs help with EVERYTHING.  *sigh

He managed to sleep pretty well in the recliner!  Luckily the nerve block is still holding the pain at bay.  We’ll see what happens when that wears off.

11:17pm
Everything old is…even older than we thought.

“This Babylonian Astronomy Text Changes History”

Babylonian clay tablet


http://gizmodo.com/this-babylonian-astronomy-text-changes-history-1755458324

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Hospital buffet

January 28, 2016 Thursday
5:34am
Good morning!  Waiting at the hospital.

6:25am Phil 
Good morning! What the heck are you doing at the hospital?

6:26am

Hubby is having rotator cuff shoulder surgery in an hour
 
6:27am Phil
Ouch, he’s gonna be helpless for the next month

6:27am

Yup.  If you were trying to cheer me up, it’s not working. 
I feel like a huge weight is about to drop on me

6:29am Phil 

Yup, had friends go through that. 
Lot of pain and very limited abilities for the first few weeks

6:30am 

Him not driving affects me most

6:58am
They let me sit with him in the prep area.  They’re taking him now.  Pray please! 

7:48am
Nothing like a breakfast buffet @ a Hospital cafeteria with a grill!  This ought to help me pass the time.

Cooked-to-order fried egg over easy with corned beef hash, bacon, sausage, 
OJ, water and hot chocolate!

8:04 pm

Gorgeous view of Boston from the Hospital cafeteria. And it’s a beautiful morning!

11:29am
Surgery went well. Hubby is awake. I’m sitting with him in recovery.  Hubby is smiling, because painkillers.

1:13pm
Hubby is home from the hospital! His cat is his nurse for now.  They’re cuddling in the recliner.

He is still smiling, because painkillers.

Now the really fun part of my week begins.  *sigh

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Twist and shout

January 27, 2016 Wednesday

8:36am
Just to make life even more interesting, I twisted my knee and can’t walk.  It doesn’t hurt exactly, just feels like it won’t bear any weight and is going to crumble. 
10:47am Phil 
Ouch!

11:12am

Nurse Practitioner says muscle sprain, go ahead and walk, stretch it.  So I’m going on to the new office.   

11:30am Phil 
Good deal!

11:40am
I knew the moment I did it… I opened a heavy door at work, twisted and sproing!  Just what I needed this wacky week!

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Flat tire

January 26, 2016 Tuesday


8:54am
Good morning kid! I got out of my place early to meet the mover at work and…I have a flat tire.

On the bus.  Left Hubby to deal

9:02am Phil 

Great way to start the day! Enjoy!

11:39am
Hubby and his gf are dealing with the tire… that may be a sign of the apocalypse.  He not only called AAA, he is using his date time with her to go to NTSB and get it fixed!  

11:40am Phil
Ha ha!  Geez, I do that stuff all the time       
11:41am
You and he are different.

11:42am Phil
I’m pretty handy and active and I like to do things like that



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Monday managed

January 25, 2016 Monday
12:40pm
Happy Monday!  Hope your day’s off to a marvelous start!

I may have to site you for unsportsmanlike conduct, however.  Not one but two anti-Patriots posts?  Geesh… please give it a rest.  When your team loses I say oh, so sorry sweetie.  The contrast to your behavior is shocking!

         
3:35pm Phil
Ha!  Sorry, could not hide my joy. 
I can’t stand them.  
Have great respect for the other Boston teams but not the Pats

6:52pm
Monday managed – the moving boxes are piled up, the cubicle is empty… farewell to the old office after a dozen years! I’m off a half-mile away to a new office with half my colleagues tomorrow!

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Just relaxing

January 24, 2016 Sunday
8:51am 
Good morning kid!  Sun is shining!  

Roads clear, lot cleared, ended with about 6 inches.
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8:51am Phil 
Good morning!

10:50am 
What’re you up to today?  
Gonna watch those football games?

10:53am Phil 

Just relaxing and absolutely

5:15pm
We went back to All Seasons Table tonight… can’t resist their seafood scallion pancake!  


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Storm Jonas

January 23, 2016 Saturday

8:46am
Good morning kid! How’s it going down there?

8:52am Phil 

Lot of snow in DC. Light rain here. 
I’m at the gym and then off to help with a home improvement project 

8:54am
Great to know!  I’m off to see Mom in rehab, hoping to get back before the snow flies.  They’re saying maybe 3 inches for Boston.

12:15pm
I took Mom her favorite pizza from Andrina’s for lunch.  She was so happy to have real food from the outside world that she could eat with one hand!  

1:45pm
The snow has started! 

2:26pm
I got my hair cut.  I try to do it once a year weather it needs it or not.  

4:45pm
The snow is really coming down now! 

8:58pm
The National Weather Service just doubled the snowfall forecast.  Whee!

11:17pm
Still coming down…they say 6-8 inches by the time it stops around 3 am. Storm Jonas snomass!

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