Archive | December, 2005

Christmas with family

One of the best Xmas get-togethers I’ve ever shared was with family this weekend. It was just “us” — Mom, Sam, Jonathan, Jacyra and me. We were all particularly happy to have Jacyra join us — it was the first time we’ve all been together since, well, you know what.

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My first Ener-Tel Christmas party

Last night I attended the Ener-Tel company X-mas party. Jacyra wasn’t able to join me as she had to work. But the party was so entertaining, in fact, that I really wished she’d have been there to enjoy it.

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Beloved neighbor may pass away (UPDATED)

I was informed this morning that a well-respected neighbor would pass away today. My uncle Steve called me to let me know that Norma was hospitalized for pneumonia, but may not survive it. While I didn’t know Norma as well as Steve and Diana did, I had been in her company a few times and [...]

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The kitty disciplinator

It’s like clockwork — not more than twenty minutes after Jacyra and I settle into bed, Romano and the Calico (we don’t really have a name for her) start chasing each other through the living room. The sounds of claws plucking through carpet and the screeching accompanied by the violent jingling of their collars are [...]

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