And the word of the day is....
Your word is SHIT. You are laid back and relaxed,
and most people like you. You don't especially
want to stand out from the crowd, you are
pretty happy with your lot.
Which Swear (Curse) Word Are You?
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One thing that made me smile today: I discovered that Lizz Winstead has recently launched a web page. You can check it out here. I was really sad to see that Jerry Springer is replacing Unfiltered (it's not that I don't like Jerry Springer, I just don't think that this is a particularly good idea). I cannot imagine him inspiring people in the same way that the Unfiltered folks did. Anyway, it was great to see a message from Lizz. I would encourage everyone to drop her a line and join her and the other Lizzbians!
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
it's ours!!
We signed off on the house we're buying today. On Thursday night, we're meeting with our agent to get ours listed. We're going to be doing a bunch of cosmetic things to ours next week, the painters and repair folks are booked for next week. By April 15 we should be ready to show it. We have almost 2 months to get our place sold and I'm confident that we should be able to do that. Houses in our neighbourhood don't stay on the market for long so I think we're in a pretty good position.
Work has been kind of hectic so far this week and it's going to get worse before it gets better. I'm feeling really tired but I know that is because we've been working our tails off on the weekends and evenings at home and not getting much of a break. Hopefully, in a few week's time, the work will be done and the house will be well on the way to being sold and we'll just have to worry about moving. We did so much work on the weekend, packing and moving stuff into storage, that the actual move itself shouldn't be too bad when it gets here.
Oh yeah, the weather was gorgeous here today. It got up to 14 degrees and all of the snow in our yard (chunks of leftover ice actually) are finally gone. Overall, today was a very good day.
One thing that made me smile today: Hey, just when you thought it couldn't get any better:
Jerry Falwell in Critical Condition
By BOB LOWRY, Associated Press Writer
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Rev. Jerry Falwell was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday, battling his second case of viral pneumonia in just five weeks, hospital and church officials said.
Falwell, 71, was admitted to Lynchburg General Hospital shortly before midnight Monday suffering from "respiratory arrest," the hospital said in a statement.
He was put on a ventilator and stabilized but remained in critical condition, the hospital said.
"He's resting comfortably and in stable condition," said Ron Godwin, Falwell's executive assistant. "It's a recurrence of the viral pneumonia."
Falwell, the founder of the Moral Majority and Liberty University, had left the hospital March 4 after 13 days, spending part of the time on a ventilator.
In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Falwell said he was feeling much better, but still recovering from his hospital stay.
Falwell had been in the pulpit Easter Sunday at Thomas Road Baptist Church and appeared in good health, said the Rev. Dave Randlett, a senior associate pastor.
"He always looks `up' so you wouldn't know if he wasn't" feeling well, Randlett said. "He was very optimistic."
An avid sports fan, Falwell had made the trip to Chattanooga, Tenn., on Saturday to see Liberty University's team play in the third round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament. The team lost. He also had been in the crowd March 22 when it won in the second round in College Park, Md.
We signed off on the house we're buying today. On Thursday night, we're meeting with our agent to get ours listed. We're going to be doing a bunch of cosmetic things to ours next week, the painters and repair folks are booked for next week. By April 15 we should be ready to show it. We have almost 2 months to get our place sold and I'm confident that we should be able to do that. Houses in our neighbourhood don't stay on the market for long so I think we're in a pretty good position.
Work has been kind of hectic so far this week and it's going to get worse before it gets better. I'm feeling really tired but I know that is because we've been working our tails off on the weekends and evenings at home and not getting much of a break. Hopefully, in a few week's time, the work will be done and the house will be well on the way to being sold and we'll just have to worry about moving. We did so much work on the weekend, packing and moving stuff into storage, that the actual move itself shouldn't be too bad when it gets here.
Oh yeah, the weather was gorgeous here today. It got up to 14 degrees and all of the snow in our yard (chunks of leftover ice actually) are finally gone. Overall, today was a very good day.
One thing that made me smile today: Hey, just when you thought it couldn't get any better:
Jerry Falwell in Critical Condition
By BOB LOWRY, Associated Press Writer
LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Rev. Jerry Falwell was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday, battling his second case of viral pneumonia in just five weeks, hospital and church officials said.
Falwell, 71, was admitted to Lynchburg General Hospital shortly before midnight Monday suffering from "respiratory arrest," the hospital said in a statement.
He was put on a ventilator and stabilized but remained in critical condition, the hospital said.
"He's resting comfortably and in stable condition," said Ron Godwin, Falwell's executive assistant. "It's a recurrence of the viral pneumonia."
Falwell, the founder of the Moral Majority and Liberty University, had left the hospital March 4 after 13 days, spending part of the time on a ventilator.
In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Falwell said he was feeling much better, but still recovering from his hospital stay.
Falwell had been in the pulpit Easter Sunday at Thomas Road Baptist Church and appeared in good health, said the Rev. Dave Randlett, a senior associate pastor.
"He always looks `up' so you wouldn't know if he wasn't" feeling well, Randlett said. "He was very optimistic."
An avid sports fan, Falwell had made the trip to Chattanooga, Tenn., on Saturday to see Liberty University's team play in the third round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament. The team lost. He also had been in the crowd March 22 when it won in the second round in College Park, Md.
Monday, March 28, 2005
What a way to start the week. This is just unbelieveably sad and messed up.
Crowded House drummer hanged himself in a park, emergency services say
Mon Mar 28, 1:17 AM ET
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Paul Hester, the drummer from popular 1980s Australian rock band Crowded House, hanged himself in a park in southern Australia, an emergency services spokeswoman said Monday.
Hester, 46, had failed to return home after taking his two dogs for a walk on Friday night. The drummer's body was later found in a park near his home in the southern city of Melbourne. Ambulance officers arrived on the scene shortly after midday Saturday and tried to resuscitate him, but "he was dead when they arrived," Metropolitan Ambulance Service spokeswoman Liraje Memishi said.
Memishi said he had "attempted suicide" and then suffered strangulation. She declined to confirm where Hester's body was found. Reports have said he was discovered hanging from a tree.
Hester played in several small bands before joining the New Zealand group Split Enz in 1983. He and Split Enz singer Neil Finn formed Crowded House in 1985 with bass player Nick Seymour.
Crowded House was one of Australia's most successful bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with international hits such as Don't Dream it's Over and Weather with You.
Peter Green, a longtime friend of Hester, reportedly contacted Finn and Seymour after learning of the drummer's death.
Green said Hester had experienced "some dark moments," but dismissed media reports that he was struggling with depression or illness at the time of his death.
"Paul never said anything about that and I never, ever, heard he was suffering from any illness," he told the Daily Telegraph newspaper for its Monday edition. "Then, after today, I wonder if anybody really knew anything."
Seymour also expressed surprise at the news, telling the paper he seen Hester in Ireland two weeks ago.
"It was all good," Seymour told the paper from Dublin. "The last words Paul told me were: 'I love you, mate. See you in town (Melbourne) in a month."'
Finn, currently touring in London, said he was deeply saddened at the loss of his friend.
"I am devastated," he told the paper. "I have lost one of my best mates."
Hester quit Crowded House in 1994, citing the pressures of touring and declining motivation for the group.
He is survived by his girlfriend Mardi Sommerfield and their two daughters aged eight and 10.
Crowded House drummer hanged himself in a park, emergency services say
Mon Mar 28, 1:17 AM ET
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Paul Hester, the drummer from popular 1980s Australian rock band Crowded House, hanged himself in a park in southern Australia, an emergency services spokeswoman said Monday.
Hester, 46, had failed to return home after taking his two dogs for a walk on Friday night. The drummer's body was later found in a park near his home in the southern city of Melbourne. Ambulance officers arrived on the scene shortly after midday Saturday and tried to resuscitate him, but "he was dead when they arrived," Metropolitan Ambulance Service spokeswoman Liraje Memishi said.
Memishi said he had "attempted suicide" and then suffered strangulation. She declined to confirm where Hester's body was found. Reports have said he was discovered hanging from a tree.
Hester played in several small bands before joining the New Zealand group Split Enz in 1983. He and Split Enz singer Neil Finn formed Crowded House in 1985 with bass player Nick Seymour.
Crowded House was one of Australia's most successful bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with international hits such as Don't Dream it's Over and Weather with You.
Peter Green, a longtime friend of Hester, reportedly contacted Finn and Seymour after learning of the drummer's death.
Green said Hester had experienced "some dark moments," but dismissed media reports that he was struggling with depression or illness at the time of his death.
"Paul never said anything about that and I never, ever, heard he was suffering from any illness," he told the Daily Telegraph newspaper for its Monday edition. "Then, after today, I wonder if anybody really knew anything."
Seymour also expressed surprise at the news, telling the paper he seen Hester in Ireland two weeks ago.
"It was all good," Seymour told the paper from Dublin. "The last words Paul told me were: 'I love you, mate. See you in town (Melbourne) in a month."'
Finn, currently touring in London, said he was deeply saddened at the loss of his friend.
"I am devastated," he told the paper. "I have lost one of my best mates."
Hester quit Crowded House in 1994, citing the pressures of touring and declining motivation for the group.
He is survived by his girlfriend Mardi Sommerfield and their two daughters aged eight and 10.
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
This debate about the Terri Schiavo case is making me go insane. I totally get that her parents love her but folks, she's in a vegetative state. Keeping her body alive isn't keeping her with you. I'm not exactly sure why this particular case has exploded in the way it has. Hundreds of people are disconnected from feeding tubes every week in the US, it's sad, for sure, but it happens.
I'm particularly bothered by the US government's involvement in what should be a family matter. When this same government is directly responsible for the deaths of 108 prisoners who have died while in their charge, Bush's stand on the Shiavo case feels hypocritical to me. This guy came back from his vacation to sign the Shiavo bill, something he did not do when the tsunami in South-East Asia hit over the Christmas break. It just makes my blood boil to see Bush & Co. catering to a fanatical sect (his "base") which supports prolonging Ms Schiavo's life. They surely aren't representing the interests of the population as a whole. Most traditionally conservative people in the US don't want to see this poor woman's life dragged out any longer than it already has been. These fanatics only seem to care about life when it's starting out or it's ending but not so much about what happens in the middle. Arrrggh!!
Two words folks: LIVING WILL
One thing that made me smile today: We're a little bit closer to actually buying this new house. We had a very promising meeting with our bank manager last night. I should have some very good news to report very soon.
I'm particularly bothered by the US government's involvement in what should be a family matter. When this same government is directly responsible for the deaths of 108 prisoners who have died while in their charge, Bush's stand on the Shiavo case feels hypocritical to me. This guy came back from his vacation to sign the Shiavo bill, something he did not do when the tsunami in South-East Asia hit over the Christmas break. It just makes my blood boil to see Bush & Co. catering to a fanatical sect (his "base") which supports prolonging Ms Schiavo's life. They surely aren't representing the interests of the population as a whole. Most traditionally conservative people in the US don't want to see this poor woman's life dragged out any longer than it already has been. These fanatics only seem to care about life when it's starting out or it's ending but not so much about what happens in the middle. Arrrggh!!
Two words folks: LIVING WILL
One thing that made me smile today: We're a little bit closer to actually buying this new house. We had a very promising meeting with our bank manager last night. I should have some very good news to report very soon.
Monday, March 21, 2005
and you thought you were having a bad day
You can't make this stuff up!!
Woman taken to morgue by mistake / CBC News
VANCOUVER – An elderly woman in a deep slumber was mistakenly sent to the morgue over the weekend after body collectors confused her with her deceased roommate.
Health authorities say a driver that transports the dead failed to check the woman's identification bracelets and ended up taking the 87-year-old to a morgue across the street from her extended care facility.
The mix-up was only discovered when workers at the Surrey Memorial morgue noticed some movement on the stretcher where the woman lay sleeping.
Helen Carkner, a spokesperson for the Fraser Health Authority, says the woman's family is just pleased the error was uncovered, before she realized what was going on.
"They spoke to our Surrey health leadership and to people at Shirley Dean Pavilion (the extended care facility) and they were very understanding that a mistake had been made and appropriate action taken."
Carkner says staff at the care facility also noticed that the woman was missing and promptly alerted security at the hospital to have her returned.
She says the driver who transported the woman was relatively new to the job but has been fired by Vancouver First Call Service.
One thing that made me smile today: Cross your fingers folks, we might be moving. Mark and I might be buying a new house. Watch this space for details!!
You can't make this stuff up!!
Woman taken to morgue by mistake / CBC News
VANCOUVER – An elderly woman in a deep slumber was mistakenly sent to the morgue over the weekend after body collectors confused her with her deceased roommate.
Health authorities say a driver that transports the dead failed to check the woman's identification bracelets and ended up taking the 87-year-old to a morgue across the street from her extended care facility.
The mix-up was only discovered when workers at the Surrey Memorial morgue noticed some movement on the stretcher where the woman lay sleeping.
Helen Carkner, a spokesperson for the Fraser Health Authority, says the woman's family is just pleased the error was uncovered, before she realized what was going on.
"They spoke to our Surrey health leadership and to people at Shirley Dean Pavilion (the extended care facility) and they were very understanding that a mistake had been made and appropriate action taken."
Carkner says staff at the care facility also noticed that the woman was missing and promptly alerted security at the hospital to have her returned.
She says the driver who transported the woman was relatively new to the job but has been fired by Vancouver First Call Service.
One thing that made me smile today: Cross your fingers folks, we might be moving. Mark and I might be buying a new house. Watch this space for details!!
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