Today I Turn Twelve

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Two pieces of news from a single phone call just now. My mother’s estate has finally been settled. I’ll be receiving a check for a little more than $82,000 this weekend. Damn, I didn’t want this money. I wanted her to spend it on herself. She refused to touch the principle on any of her…

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I mentioned in January that I had returned to Weight Watchers. I needed to get serious about the “Pity Party” weight I had put on since getting laid off. I’m not there yet, but I have lost 25 pounds, which means I’m closer to where I need to be than where I used to be….

Today our company had it’s traditional Christmas dinner. They call it “dinner”, but it’s served at lunch, and you still only get the standard half an hour to bolt it down before you have to be on your way. Roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans with almonds and cheesecake for dessert. I detest…

Well, not exclusively cat pictures. But I got you to look, didn’t I? This one’s Clueless and the Grey Menace playing with their new Christmas toys back in January. The Socialist’s aunt gave the kids two fabric tubes and a little fabric pup tent. Warrior Princess could care less about the addition of yet more…