Ugh - it's already halfway through February and I'm just
getting the content posted for the last two months.
The New Year steam-rolls ahead regardless - and one day
WHAM - it's February!
| December 2007 |
| Well, it wouldn't be Christmas with out some good
old Christmas classics: |
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 (I'm Dreaming of a ) White Trash Christmas
http://www.toonedin.com/movies/WhiteTrashXmas.swf
The Chipmunk Song
http://www.toonedin.com/movies/chipmunk.swf
These are hilarious parities that need to be
watched a few times to catch all the subtle
humor. The guys over at Tooned in Inc.
(Seattle WA) are really creative. |
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Virginia's Company Christmas Party - The Four Seasons
Beverly Hills
Time to dust off the fancy threads and head to Beverly
Hills for the annual Shamrock Christmas Extravaganza.
We had hors d'œuvres, prime rib that was
excellent and of course, Virginia loved the
multiple desserts that were served. |
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Our 2007 Christmas Card
You can
download/view it here. |
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Sister Sue featured in About.com Massage Therapy
Video
Check it out at
http://video.about.com/altmedicine/Common-Types-of-Massage.htm
. Sue is the proprietor of New England Medical Massage Therapy
in Boston MA.
Go to
www.nemedicalmassage.com for more information.
Cool video, congrats Sue!
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| Ms. Billett and her Math Blog
No fuzzy math here, boys and girls.
My friend Ms. Billett gives her 6th grade
students extra credit if they read and
comment on everyday math problems she
encounters. Prices, curtains, NASA,
and foreign currency exchange rates are all
the rage on
http://msbillettsmath.blogspot.com/
Good going - it's nice to see more of my
friends get content on the web. |
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| January 2008 |
| We've been having a 'real' winter this
season in Los Angeles - as opposed to last
years pathetic single inch of rain.
Cold, clouds, rain and snow mixed with a
healthy dose of Southern California sunshine
has made for some fantastic views. Here are
a few shots of typical scenes when mountain
biking on my neighborhood fire roads and
trails: |
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| Christmas Wrap Up
The plastic tree has been boxed &
garaged, along with my meager selection of
ornaments for another 12 months of kicking
around. We had a nice holiday - and
many thanks to all who sent such cool stuff
this year. Lots of nice outdoor gear
and plenty of handy dandy gift cards.
We did a cool hike soon after and Virginia
got to test out her new fancy
adjustable-shock-absorbing-lightweight
trekking poles. Nice!
Dinner with Friends
Hey - we really had a nice night up in
the very posh neighborhood of Los Feliz -
which is sits at the base of the mountainous
Griffith Park and is within sight of the
famous Griffith Park Observatory.
Our friends Lyz and Phil invited us to
this elegant home while house sitting.
We enjoyed a great visit that included
cocktails, dinner, fireside chat, and live
piano music. |
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| Yet More Home Improvement
for 08
Heaps of garage junk sits under back yard
tarps, other items tucked here and there, a
musical chairs game of 'move this crap out
of the way'... All to make room in the
garage for an office and laundry room
conversion. In an effort to have a
'real' floor instead of the cracked and
nasty looking concrete, the subflooring is
step one - and is well under way. In
the end, I'll have 145 square feet of room
for an office, and 60 square feet for
washer, dryer and mud sink.
Typically the going is slow since I'm
taking this on my self - but I have been
making steady progress. Ugh, sorry no
pictures yet, but I'll have some for
next time.
A Year Without Lisa
2007 disappeared so quickly. It was
a year ago that we lost Lisa to her fight
with cancer. I've posted some thoughts
and an update over at
www.LisaStarrett.com , so I please take
some time to visit if you're so inclined.
On that note - we here in LA had a nice
yet unexpected Sunday surprise from Laura up
in Sacramento. A few of us got
together for a leisurely visit and some
lunch over at
Zankou Chicken. Wow is that a great
chicken place.
Dave took the opportunity announced to
much relief (and cheers) that he is
officially CANCER FREE! It took about
a year of treatment to put his Lymphoma into
remission. A good day to get such good news
from a good friend.
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