I-luv-Eeyore’s blog

Thursday brain drain*

2008-07-24T19:50:24Z

* A term borrowed from my Vox peep Kzinti Texas has 284 counties. Why is this relevant? Because I had to assign a metro area (big city) to each one of them. Thank goodness for Google Maps. I have a feeling that the 'wrongful termination' la...

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Tired of being tired

2008-07-23T13:55:50Z

I'm tired all the time. I wake up tired and I go to bed exhausted. I fight to stay awake at my job in the afternoons and if I ever sit on the couch for more than fifteen minutes I find myself dozing off. I eat semi-healthy. I take daily vitami...

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Things on Tuesday

2008-07-22T15:49:42Z

Totally Terrible Tuesday Things: Snakes in my yard HOT weather The neighbor's financing fell through Being HOT Chris being rude to me. Sweating Did I mention HOT? What about triple digit temps? Totally Terrific Tuesday Things: This house. Mo...

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So much for living in a 'Snake-free' zone.

2008-07-21T21:00:57Z

This morning we are outside wandering around showing off our cool property to Sue, our real estate lady. It is the hottest day of the year and the yard is crunchy it is so dry. I happen to look toward the muscadine vines and I see this HUGE snake...

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Things I learned while house hunting this weekend

2008-07-21T13:54:41Z

Curb appeal does matter: Unfortunately the way the neighbor has his/her property matters, too. Junk cars and unkempt yards ARE a deterrent. Do's Dust De-clutter the closets Wash the windows, especially if they are not covered by window treatmen...

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Kicked in the teeth, again

2008-07-18T15:24:45Z

Life has decided to kick us in the teeth again. The neighbor was unable to get financing for the house. Looks like we will be finding a real estate company and going that direction. Oh, and the "check engine light" came on in our car. It's sti...

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QotD: Liar Liar

2008-07-17T23:53:13Z

What is the biggest lie you've told? Submitted by lazywong. I answered a question: "No" when the real answer was: "Yes" I might share the question if anyone wants to know. But, I'm not blindly putting it out there for everyone to see if no one ...

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Trish presents: How to make Trish mad and/or hurt her feelings.

2008-07-17T21:12:26Z

Scene: Trish is in her office working and thinking that Chris is in the family room working, too. In reality Chris is racing on-line with his BlueTooth thingie hooked up so he can talk with the other racers. The phone rings and Trish answers th...

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QotD: Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2008-07-16T23:14:36Z

How do you choose your Vox neighbors and friends? Submitted by gcgal. If I ever have an opportunity to be a bit bored, then I check out the 'explore Vox' feature and I read some posts based on how much the title of the posts interests me. If th...

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Things on Tuesday

2008-07-16T00:40:28Z

Totally Terrible Tuesday Things: Finding the PERFECT house----only to find out it is in a bad school zone. sunburns Not enough time to do all that needs to be done blueberries (gallons and gallons to be picked) It seems like the longer the summe...

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