tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176463732011-12-31T09:14:05.868-07:00A diary of my life and a place to show some of my art and photos. No - I don't really expect the universe to give me advice like dear abby or dear prudence. That would really freak me out. I just want a place to keep track. The brain just isn't a very good place to do that.Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.comBlogger3581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-7012196787133562502011-12-31T09:14:00.000-07:002011-12-31T09:14:05.878-07:00

I remember how things were at the end of the Reagan era. I remember the working class had nothing. I remember that if Reaganomics continued unchecked it would lead to a working class revolution. I remember that I voted to re-elect bush sr. just to help make sure that happened. The Clinlton presidency put enough salve on the wound to post-pone this working class revolution for a decade or so. ...

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As I left my last client of my last day as a Preferred employee, I was treated to the most perfect and beautiful rainbow. I hope this isn't a promise not to flood my life with people who love what I do and think I'm awsome ever again! :) Once I get my billings and notes finished I will officially be unemployed - for 3 whole days! Should I apply for unemployment benefits? :)

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An article about how conservatives show signs of sociopathy. I liked it, so I'm sharing it. "These people are sociopaths, pure and simple. As long as they get what they “deserve”, it doesn’t matter what happens to anyone else. Homeless families are not their problem. Malnourished children are not their problem. Uninsured sick people are not their problem. The elderly reduced to abject

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This article is quite late, but the message needs to be repeated as often as necessary to undo the stigma of mental illness in the public consciousness.'Mental illness' not an explanation for violence

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November is thanks-giving month -- post one thing every day until Thanksgiving. November 4: I started on this day because I didn't know about it until then. Otherwise I would have posted starting November 1 - Duh! :) I am grateful to have an awesome family and beautiful children! November 5: I had a new client who told me I was irritating and annoying. Other clients have told me this, and I

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I'm just sitting in a little coffee shop - just ate some lunch and have a post started that will sum up November for me. The wind is blowing so hard today. The car shakes with each big gust. The trees bounce and sway. The clouds stream past in a long succesion of animals and cartoon characters. They're in a hurry to get somewhere, but theydon't know where. Like me. Most of the leaves have

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Tonight I was watching desperate housewives.  I had finished dinner, and was almost done with my progress notes.  I got up to get some apple crisp for desert and an unpleasant feeling washed over me.  Last year at this time I would have been getting ready to go back to Pocatello for the week.  I can't even begin to tell you how much I hated living in that apartment.  I went to school with a bunch

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Last weekend I went to Meridian to see Megan and Ellie.  I also took Zach because he was participating in the City of Trees Marathon this year - the half marathon.  He did pretty well, especially considering he was suffering from bronchitus!  And since a picture is worth a thousand words, I feel no need to write further! ;)

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Wow!  Five years I have been charting me in this blog.  I don't have any other diaries that are as well kept as this blog.  Sad, because of late I have not been keeping up with this blog.  It has been two months since I last posted. The grad school thing didn't work out.  I managed to flunk a statistics class - I still don't know how, it was strange - and that meant losing my assistance ship, so

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You'll have to picture this yourself this week, because I have not included any pictures for this post. It looks rather boring, but the content is...well...lively. I've decided that between Facebook and mymsn page, this is going pretty well so far. Let me say that I don't include EVERYTHING I find interesting. I am showing some restraint - believe it or not. So, here is this weeks picture less

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October of 2008 was the last time I put together a scruator post. My life got really busy and I just didn't have time to keep it up. Today, I pull out the old Scrutator publisher and breath a little life back into something I once had a lot of fun with and was kind of proud of.  For those of you who don't know what this is, it is a compilation of news articles that I have read during the week

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My brother gave me something to hang on my wall.  I think it is absolutely beautiful!  It changes all day long - depending on how the light hits it.  He says he sells them for about $20.  They are definitely worth it! Auger Falls burned this week. I almost missed it completely.  I was watching tv, and it was not interesting enough to keep me awake.  Thanks Dr. Phil.  So I drove along both sides

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The youtube videos below are the sonatina I learned to play by the end of the summer last year. Sadly, I was forced by circumstance to leave the piano at my old house during the winter, with no heat. When it got cold, the keys stopped working and I was no longer able to practice my newly learned skill. I was terrified that the piano was forever ruined, but when the weather got nice, the piano

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20  21  23  38  42       6 30  49  51  54  58      33 As  you can see, none of these numbers match.  What I am taking from this experience is that I am good at bbquing chicken, but not so good at buying lottery tickets, and that the universe probably doesn't care whether my chicken is cooked or whether I go on my vacations.  So, I'll continue to bbq chicken, and I'll continue to buy lottery

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-63362572008912905512010-07-13T21:04:00.002-06:002010-07-25T15:50:23.245-06:00

the coals are dying and I don't want to start anymore Guess who came to stay with me over the 4th?  Only the cutest mom in the whole world and her precious little baby!  I tried to have a really big "come see the baby" party, and I did get some people to stop by.  My brother Jay and our dad Lyle came.  My sister didn't come.  She said she was coming and then at the very last minute texted me

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I got to spend the better part of a week getting to know my granddaughter last week - and, as I'm sure you can imagine, I had a blast.  When she was first born I stayed a few days, but since Megan and Steven were trying to get to know her to, it seemed a little awkward.  I felt more like I was in the way then, but this time I felt needed.  I got to babysit on Friday night while mom and dad had a

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The Cummins family reunion took place this past weekend.  I drove up with my sister Kim and her daughter Kylie on Saturday.  This was the part of my past that was coming to visit me that I was so afraid of.  The whole way up I was afraid that no one would remember me, or worse, yet more likely, I would not remember any of them.  Neither happened. When I arrived I was looking through a great

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Here are some of those pictures I promised. She is such a beautiful baby! I love how she squeaks when she is letting us know she isn't happy. She cries a little, but not a lot. She is already curious about everything and spends a significant amount of time looking around and staring at her mom and dad.

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Ellie was born on 5-12-10 at 8:11pm, 7lbs 4oz, 19 1/2" long. She is as beautiful as she is loved. Mom and baby are doing well. Ellie has a great dad, and Megan a great husband in Steven. She was born awake and alert, just like her mommy was. Lots of dark curly hair and happy to know she can still suck on her fingers and touch her face, which seem to be the only things that remind her of her life

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Wait a minute - it stopped snowing! Flowers blooming, grasses growing, Birds are chirping - Gee that's better. Looks like someone read my last post letter! Ok - Where did my muse go?

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I looked out my window and what did I see? Not popcorn popping on the apricot tree! No really, folks - it's MAY for crying out loud.  This climate change is starting to really bum me out!  Look, I'm 46 now, and I'm used to having nice weather in May.  That's how it's been for most of my life and I don't like this change.  We should be having thunder storms, or sunshine.  Maybe even some hail. 

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I am almost at the halfway point in grad school, and  I might actually make it!  Megan is nearly ready to have a baby, and what a lucky baby she is.  My past is knocking at the door, and I will be letting it in.  There is something off in the distance - is that the horizon I see? I went to see Megan last weekend.  It's almost time for Ellie to be born.  I wish I could be there more.  I really

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I found some pictures of my sister when we were young. She didn't have any pictures of herself because the woman who gave birth to us is a mean selfish person. I had a few to give to Kim so she can see some truths about herself. Like she was beautiful. When I look at this baby picture, I can't image not wanting to pick her up and hug her and play with her and give her kisses. How could

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Megan's baby shower was yesterday. A lot of people came, though not all came who were invited. It was ok, though, because if even one more person came, there wouldn't have been room for us all. Megan is looking very pregnant these days. Only a month and a half left! It was so good to get to see her again.

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I don't really understand how one state can set the standards for textbooks for all of the United States, but here it is! Revised history at work, just like in 1984. Some one else commented that reality is liberal (source amnesia). It may be the only way conservatives have to make sure they continue to enjoy power through the future - by controlling the minds of the future via revisions of

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Making baby shower invitations is much easier than printing out envelopes. That's how it turned out anyway. I got so frustrated trying to get my computer to print the envelopes. It turns out you really can't print one just to see how it goes. You have to print them all and hope for the best.So, The baby shower is coming soon, as is the baby. I wish I could spend more time with my daughter during

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I lost it on January 26th outside the plant science bldg when I slipped in the snow. I was so worried about looking like a klutz that I hurriedly got up and continued on my way - not even looking to see if I dropped anything. That day, my son and a client received text messages from my phone."Hey i just found this phone on the ground outside on the isu campus and you were the last person to text

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What kind of amnesia would that be? That was supposed to be funny. My guess is, I missed the mark. I can't even remember where the mark is lately. A drop of perimenopausal hormones, combined with a good dose of reading bushels of research articles, mixed with a peck of living in a drug infested rat hole of an apartment building that fails to provide me with the internet connection I paid in

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It's a Girl!So, what do you think, Megan? I really liked the dress. They were all on clearance. I am really looking forward to getting together with you soon and do some of this shopping together.

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BSU wins the Fiesta Bowl - again. And people here are just as worked up over it now as they were in 2007. Fireworks shooting off. People Screaming Boise State in a street not far from here. You know, the usual red-necked Idaho behavior. Lot's of beer was consumed here - I have no doubt of that. I went to the store earlier today and a couple was shopping. The girl asked the guy which item he

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You know how skeptical I am, but after seeing this, I am a true believer!I got this from Zach at exactly the right time today. I just finished my finals and am about to embark on grading the second half of a large stack of papers. I actually did laugh out loud, I wonder of passers by wondered what was so funny in that office?

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-12561890145724421452009-12-03T14:16:00.004-07:002009-12-03T14:40:38.277-07:00

I figured I'm logged in, might as well write something. I have had trouble with my blogger account the last several weeks. I clicked a link that was supposed to show how your blog would look to a colorblind person. I didn't even think about it, there was a blogger sign in screen and I signed in. Then I realized that it wasn't actually a blogger site - I figured phishing! So I got into blogger and

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This is the latest picture of my new grandbaby. It is really starting to look like a baby now too. Still very alien like, but baby none-the-less. You can see the little profile, it looks like it is getting ready to suck its thumb or pick its nose. So, sucking thumb and picking nose - it definitely takes after me! (lol)We still don't know whether it's a boy or girl, but we do know it is

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It's the only dating I have seen for a while, and the only dating in my foreseeable future.I am in Grad school now. I have already posted on that. The apartment is still not the best. My new house in Twin is, though. It isn't completely finished, it needs flooring and furniture. To sit on. And the yards need work. But it is a fantastic house. I need to take pictures of it!It started snowing in

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October 9th was the 4th anniversary of this blog! I always forget about October being the month of my blogs launch in 2005. I forgot again this year. Next year is the 5th anniversary. Maybe I will remember then?

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It is probably just anthropomorphic to say that this dog risked his life to save another dog that had been hit by a car (or a few). I wonder why this dog would have done this. It is very strange behavior for a dog, but we don't really know anything about these dogs or what their life experiences are. But there it is, dragging the wounded dog away.

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What a month this has been! I got my apartment, which I have already written about. I got my sofa bed, which is pictured in a previous post. I have a new computer, not exactly the one pictured, but pretty close. I am learning a ton this semester in school, and I'm surprised because I am so behind right now. I haven't gotten to do much gta work, but they say that will pick up. I hope so. I expect

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Facebook can be fun sometimes. There is an application with which you can create a quiz about yourself, and invited friends to take it. I did just that, and the highest score was 50%. I thought I would use that quiz to create some posts about me. I mean, why not. If you want to take the quiz first before reading about why the answer was what it was go here. As you recall, I am not addressing

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I have a lot to say. Really. Unfortunately, I don't have time to say it all. Well, maybe not unfortunately for you :)So, I am back in school. Grad school. I feel like I have been moving non stop for three weeks now with stopping to breath for short moments. I finally got an apartment in Pocatello, and have spent two nights in it. It's not much of an apartment, it was dirty and I had to clean it.

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-5889205306863880142009-08-17T21:09:00.006-06:002010-04-16T14:03:54.190-06:00

I took Zach fishing on Saturday. I am posting the pictures of all of the fish we caught. What, you don't see them?Zach can go fishing every Thursday and Saturday now. He can do anything he wants on Thursday and Saturday now. His bosses at McDonalds have relieved him of his employment. It was a pretty shabby deal. I could fight this and make them give his job back, but why? He has been unhappy

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-27249927588884720312009-08-11T21:32:00.005-06:002010-04-16T14:04:39.164-06:00

Ok, so I'm supposed to be writing progress notes right now. I only have 7 to do, so it won't take more than an hour and a half. I have to turn them in tomorrow so I can get paid. If I were good, I would write those 7 progress reports plus the one I have so far this week. Then I should only have 3 left to write for this week, assuming I don't have any more no shows. This PSR stuff really sucks. I

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Facebook can be fun sometimes. There is an application with which you can create a quiz about yourself, and invited friends to take it. I did just that, and the highest score was 50%. I thought I would use that quiz to create some posts about me. I mean, why not. If you want to take the quiz first before reading about why the answer was what it was go here. As you recall, I am not addressing

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Facebook can be fun sometimes. There is an application with which you can create a quiz about yourself, and invited friends to take it. I did just that, and the highest score was 50%. I thought I would use that quiz to create some posts about me. I mean, why not. If you want to take the quiz first before reading about why the answer was what it was go here.I will start the posts not in numerical

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Well, I got a letter from ISU today. It was one of those response letters letting you know whether you were going to be accepted or not. I know I had a great GPA, and some great letters of recommendation. I even had the head of the psychology department urging me to do it. My GRE scores sucked, however. I remember crying all the way home from LeGrande Oregon because I only got low 500s on both

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-60719805535267677002009-07-11T09:42:00.008-06:002010-04-16T14:05:27.748-06:00

Well, the 4th of July happened last Saturday. I am only getting around to posting it today.Megan, her husband Steve, Zach and I all went to Buhl for the Sagebrush day's fun run/walk. It was Zach's first competitive run since the half marathon. He only started training for it a few weeks ago, but he did pretty good anyway, coming in above the 50% mark. Steve was first in his age-group. Megan and I

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-64012062432743589022009-05-08T17:53:00.007-06:002010-04-16T14:06:27.608-06:00

I don't think I have ever gone so long without posting to this blog. Life has been quite busy for me. As I usually do, I took pictures of Shoshone Falls a couple of weeks ago when it was running a full head of water. We didn't get much snow this winter, but we got tons of rain. We are still getting rain! When that happens, the dams let more water out to prevent flooding, so more water rushes over

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-46987480666691138992009-03-19T21:51:00.002-06:002009-03-19T22:08:55.400-06:00

I haven't heard from my sister in probably 17 years (or more) and she calls me tonight - out of the blue. I usually don't answer the land line because most of the people who call that number are looking for a local business that is right by my name in the phone book. I looked at the caller id and a former boyfriend's name was on it (the rock climber). Hmmmm, I thought. Why in the hell would this

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-1007212609368095322009-03-05T22:58:00.005-07:002009-03-06T00:09:01.575-07:00

Megan decorated a fabulous cake for Valentines Day! It was good too. It gave her and her husband a reason to come visit the following Sunday evening (he loves cake) and while they were here Masterpiece Theater came on. It was the first half of Oliver Twist. Son-in-Law got so caught up in the movie that they both came back the next Sunday to finish watching it with me. Megan comes to visit a lot,

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-53305682516719672232009-02-09T01:06:00.003-07:002009-02-09T01:44:50.667-07:00

It seemed like I would never get a job. The economy is tanking and the state is cutting back hard on medicaid. It seemed like I had looked forever! I hadn't. It had only been a few weeks. But I really was upset the last Friday of January, because I had been offered a part time job that fell through because they lost a client. And the other job was only going to pay $11/hr for a $20/hr job. I felt

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-33551202118865748952009-01-31T17:09:00.005-07:002009-01-31T19:04:15.259-07:00

I wasn't going to post until I got a job, but it's the end of January now and I still don't have a job. It has been the most frustrating thing. I got a call for an interview that was supposed to be last Monday, but got cancelled because the school district didn't need the services. That could be true, after all, education isn't immune to economic downturns. Then I thought I had a shoe in with

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-30347246480997065662009-01-02T15:01:00.001-07:002009-01-02T15:01:00.573-07:00

No one can sit all alone and watch tv all day. Last Sunday, I lit some candles, made some candy-cane hot chocolate (that I got at the lab Christmas party), cuddled up in my blanket and read a book. It was a book I purchased last summer because Barnes and Noble was having a killer sale. I went looking for The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (which I may write about at a later date), and got At First

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-58500725184644466962009-01-01T21:59:00.005-07:002009-01-01T22:32:49.125-07:00

Christmas came. It snowed all Christmas Eve and all Christmas Day. Megan and Steve braved the roads home from Richfield, though I can't say they used good judgment in making the trek. A man in Jerome got stuck in the snow storm on Christmas Morning and told/allowed (depending who you listen to) his two small children to walk 10 miles in a blizzard. The little girl died of hypothermia and people

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-66942770623604321792009-01-01T20:41:00.002-07:002009-01-01T20:48:40.839-07:00

There was a power outage on Teton Pass, so I couldn't post a picture. Until now. This is why I love these cameras - especially this one. You get to see the people close up and personal with this camera. The other cameras just show the roads and landscape, but this one shows the people. People when they're coming, people when their going, and people when their car breaks down. I started looking

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-67737028834078990922008-12-26T17:42:00.006-07:002008-12-26T17:58:01.662-07:00

It's too cold and dangerous to go out and take beautiful pictures of the snow today. And I would have a really hard time taking some of the beautiful pictures you can see on the Idaho Road Conditions site. Of course, these pictures were saved at the time, and will not look like this if you go to look now. I love this site.I love it because it is useful, I know exactly what to expect if I need to

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-55396839154238615972008-12-23T21:43:00.002-07:002008-12-23T22:03:29.991-07:00

Ok, so there are a couple of -es after the As. I can't seem to get decent grades on finals. I don't know what it is, the final was no more difficult than any of the other tests (they rarely are), but I never do as well. I hope this doesn't transfer to the GRE. I wasn't nervous for this one. I did for this class what I do for all my other classes, and get good enough grades in the beginning to

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-33373479896648220782008-12-16T18:24:00.004-07:002008-12-16T19:12:22.593-07:00

Last week seemed like a pretty good week. Things were falling into place and the end was in sight.That was last week.Friday night when I got home, I got an e-mail from the girl who runs the lab. Apparently, someone had shown up to participate in the study, and the girl assumed I had left too early giving her a penalty in the process. I checked my paper trail, and confirmed that I was in the lab

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-39795418349912099032008-12-03T10:48:00.003-07:002008-12-03T10:51:58.944-07:00

I just deleted another comment left by someone trying to direct people to his web site to get bailout money. I hate it when people google a word in blogs (recession in this case), then type in a comment without having read the blog post they are commenting on, then leave links to their scam site. I always delete them, and I always will.

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-81253798047828199142008-12-02T22:32:00.006-07:002008-12-03T10:47:56.790-07:00

It could be because it has been so long since I last blogged, but still....I can't believe I actually had to type in my user name and password!Where do I start? So much has happened! Well, first of all, Zach turned 21. That's drinking age here in the states, and he has been counting the days. But I had to be in Pocatello on his birthday, and didn't get home until 11:30 pm. (I went to see a

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-51321254323647164082008-11-15T11:11:00.010-07:002008-11-15T13:12:38.060-07:00

I've seen more spectacular sunrises and sunsets in the past month than I have in my entire life. I never take my camera with me, mostly because I'm afraid of theft. There have been a couple so beautiful that they literally brought tears to my eyes. Well, if the sun rises about the time I am hitting the neely area, tears come to my eyes - but not because of beauty. I took some pictures of fall

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-10550247237892076402008-11-05T17:37:00.003-07:002008-11-05T17:43:04.244-07:00

I know it's a little early to call this one for sure, after all, it's a long time until January 20, and the supreme court could still get involved, but it really looks like George W. Bush has conceded the office of President of the United states to the guy that got most of the votes last night!I know, it's little too hopeful, the Bush-Cheney machine is indestructible. But it really looks good for

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-28887444969175830852008-10-31T17:38:00.003-06:002008-10-31T17:47:23.918-06:00

People continue to compare Palin to Obama and keep coming up with some kind of inequality. The assumption is that experience is all that matters. I know a lot of people (myself included) who have a significant amount of experience doing things they are not competent at. It is downright scary and horrific to work for or next to incompetent people - regardless of their experience.I'll take

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-77645320367639720172008-10-18T21:27:00.004-06:002010-04-16T14:07:19.229-06:00

Our first assignment in Physio Psychology is to observe an animal for an hour and write about the behaviors seen during that time. I thought, cool, I'll just watch the squirrels! Do you know how boring squirrels are? As I look through all the photos I took, I can't help but be acutely aware of how much they look like their cousin, the rat.This squirrel gets around. I see him all the time. He

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-5839755274936158542008-10-14T21:53:00.006-06:002008-10-14T22:08:13.152-06:00

Yes, it is October! Looks and feels more like December, though! I should have posted this Saturday, but I was lazy. I am actually having a stupid dumbhead week. I can't concentrate on anything. It took me four hours to type a two page paper for Theatre class. Four Hours! It never takes that long to write anything! Then I read the chapter for Physio Psyc and when I got there to take the quiz, it

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-54696706400065680712008-10-11T10:14:00.005-06:002008-10-11T10:27:10.519-06:00

I took this test to see if my color vision was ok. The first time I took it it was a 16, but I forgot to capture the screen to prove it. So, I decided to take it again, and the second time I got a perfect score. This is a hard test. It really does fatigue those cones.We're actually learning about the eye right now in Physio Psych and all I can really tell you is that it is way complicated (at

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-44364037082025746332008-10-08T09:26:00.007-06:002008-10-08T21:51:28.271-06:00

I have homework to do, so I think I'll post to my blog instead.My awesome news didn't work out - yet. So, I'm not going to say what it was, but if it should pan out in the future, you can bet I'll post on it so much that you'll be sick of it!School is a blast this semester. I get to work in a research lab collecting data from participants. I don't really know how much I am allowed to say about it

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-50780554354463513182008-09-26T16:57:00.002-06:002008-09-26T17:09:13.001-06:00

I have a secret. I can't tell you what it is - yet. If all goes well, it will be the most awesomest news!Actually, I have lots of awesome news! I went into the records office monday to find out if I am set to graduate. Well - yes, now I know I should have gone last semester - but I didn't know it then. So, it turns out I was 3 upper division credits short of graduation requirements. I was

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-17906348844284987252008-09-21T21:16:00.015-06:002008-09-21T22:43:50.517-06:00

My dad is a bit of a race car guy. He's from a small town. He's not into the round and rounds. He loves drag racing. In the past he has taken me to Boise, and Pocatello to see drag races where big stars were racing. I had no idea who they were, but he did. At the bigger drag races they will have the funny cars. When we went to fire bird they had one of those rocket engine cars. It was loud -

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-78832928972494991582008-09-15T21:31:00.005-06:002008-09-15T21:49:44.745-06:00

From the moment she stood next to McSame, I knew she looked familiar. It was one of those things that just gnaw at you. Too familiar, where do I know her from. She's from Idaho, and she's my age! But I didn't know her as a kid. But still, she just seemed so familiar. I'll bet lots of people felt that way. She looks just like Tina Fey! Palin was famous long before McSame found her! Who

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-15897594730214539492008-09-13T23:13:00.003-06:002008-09-13T23:17:49.664-06:00

This ad popped up on myspace. I can't help but feel angry. Look at the perfect, unbroken, firm, buttery skin. There is no way that skin was ever stretched far enough to fit into those pants. She was never that fat. A woman who is twice the size she wants to be shouldn't be tricked into thinking she will ever have the body of a teenager who has never been more that a few pounds overweight. I

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-73375855154135803352008-09-12T23:53:00.003-06:002008-09-13T00:20:10.857-06:00

Well, I now have both a facebook page (to check out my kids' pages) and a myspace page (the people I worked with the summer talked me into it). I have noticed some really interesting differences in the way people use the networking sites and the way people use blogging. I have also noticed that people who are into the networking don't know how to navigate a blog, and I have certainly had trouble

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-3703927626817965792008-09-08T19:04:00.008-06:002008-09-08T19:54:54.917-06:00

The Perrine Bridge festival took place this weekend. Megan and I went for about an hour and got to see all the fun stuff they did. We had only been there for about 15 minutes when the plane flew by and guys jumped out. They did a lot of acrobatic things in the sky and left fun smoke trails. Maybe next year they can get together and spell words out or something!Then we watched some people jump off

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-24990748935058186212008-08-31T18:56:00.015-06:002008-08-31T20:48:23.052-06:00

I finally got a decent camera and have learned I have a lot to learn! I'm excited, though. This camera is for the person who has had enough of the point and shoot, but isn't ready for the expense of the professional camera. I got this camera with the kit lens and a zoom lens, extra battery, remote, and lens cleaner for under $700. Even still, that is a huge investment for me right now. I think it

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-62891366823972288502008-08-08T08:08:00.002-06:002008-08-08T11:13:29.455-06:00

I have come to the decision that I will not continue to work while going to school. Megan helped me with this decision by needing knee surgery (like Tiger Woods) and wants me to help take care of her while she is recovering. Zach helped when he received a letter from the low income housing folks who say his name has finally come up. That means he will finally get a chance to live out on his own

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-8043253619856131182008-08-01T11:11:00.000-06:002008-08-01T11:11:00.743-06:00

I guess if I want to feel the earth move under my feet I should head to California! How cool is it that there were no serious injuries? Well, not physically anyway. Maybe professionally?Shouldn't she (an astrologer) have known the earthquake was coming? Listen to the horoscope she is reading! I guess she isn't as psychic as psychotic? psychic - psychotic, there's but an ot of difference.Monday I

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-6863483202485610252008-07-28T09:55:00.002-06:002008-07-28T10:16:30.859-06:00

Mother of Shrek is transitioning her son into residential care. He is at that age now when people move out and go on to live an adult life. It isn't easy for them. C doesn't like change and his health suffers. His mom has to deal with all the emotions and fears that come with making sure that he is in a safe place where he will be properly cared for. She has to worry about how long it will take

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-81824014611672012222008-07-25T11:11:00.004-06:002008-07-25T11:46:34.297-06:00

This week I would like to start with a couple of updates. First, I wrote about autism treatments in a previous scrutator. This week I read a post written by an autistic man. Joel talks about the kinds of treatments autistics need in order to navigate this world more effectively. It is an enlightening read, and it is written by an adult autistic man who should know what types of supports he needs

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-19451599713368357082008-07-24T16:29:00.004-06:002008-07-24T16:50:07.059-06:00

The Navy Blue Angels are in Twin this week for a show at the airport this weekend. I can't go because I'm poor, and I have to work. But they have been practicing a lot this week, and today, Zach and I went out the the airport to watch them practice.I have to say it was eery. First of all, they flew right over our car on the way. Then we got there and watched them do some trick and then they

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-15072458407199593322008-07-18T11:11:00.022-06:002008-07-18T11:11:01.198-06:00

Andrew S. Tanenbaum once said "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." I couldn't describe the topic of this week's scrutator better myself. So I didn't.The mormon temple is now finished and open. For a while, they are allowing the public to tour the building. Then they will have some kind of cleansing ceremony and only some mormons will be allowed in.

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-85476599117276390232008-07-16T10:48:00.003-06:002008-07-16T10:55:51.000-06:00

My horoscope today says to back off and stop coming on too strong, that someone will come around at their own pace.But my daily fortune says to tell someone I love them!Which should I do?Go after that certain someone, or back off?!?Wait. What certain someone? I don't even have a certain someone!OMG! Now what? I guess I'll have to quit putting so much stock into my horoscope and daily fortune. But

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-5962911205011767622008-07-15T00:01:00.003-06:002008-07-15T00:14:18.248-06:00

The neighborhood is changing. Across the street a big (and I mean big in numbers as well as weight) family has moved. They have a dog that looks very small, but it barks really big. All of the freaking time!Right next door to them a group of men have moved in. They spend a lot of time working in the yard and growing a garden. They also like to sit and drink and laugh and party from time to time.

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-53885357735145859232008-07-11T11:11:00.010-06:002008-07-11T11:29:08.709-06:00

Do you find it at all surprising that I'm a little cranky this week? I sprained my ankle on the 4th, got a cold sore on the 9th, and I am feeling a little closed in. All I have to keep my busy is this computer and tv. I have the piano too, and my art, but of course they aren't getting much use, because I'm too cranky. I have work to, but that's work!I can only hope for a speedy ankle recovery so

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-2814980642724370372008-07-10T21:59:00.003-06:002008-07-10T22:10:04.808-06:00

I googled sprained ankle pics tonight and guess what? My ankle looked sooooo gooood! Actually, the swelling has subsided almost completely and the bruising is minimal. It feels pretty good until about 4 hours into work on that horrid cement floor! I am beginning mild exercises (writing the alphabet with my toes in the air) and things are looking quite hopeful. Next week I should be able to ease

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-6793906477624835902008-07-09T18:20:00.003-06:002008-07-09T18:23:37.474-06:00

I've added star ratings to my blog! I thought it would be fun to see which posts people actually thought were worth reading. So, if you read something and you think "huh, that was interesting!" go ahead and click on the appropriate star in the gray bar! Thanks.

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-87244558625447815142008-07-08T15:31:00.003-06:002008-07-08T15:44:45.096-06:00

Dang it hurts! It has been almost four days since I sprained it. It seems worse this time, but I don't really know because I didn't take pictures last time. I wish I'd taken pictures the night it happened and every day since to log the progression of this ugliness. At least I'll have this.I think it's strange how it is bruised in two different places. I also think it's horrible how fat it makes

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-44222848007728517662008-07-05T00:05:00.000-06:002008-07-05T00:11:50.244-06:00

I took movies of our fireworks display from my razr phone. Yeah, this thing takes horrible pics and flix. No better than eyewitness testimony!For the past few years Twin Falls has seen fabulous fireworks shows. They were the biggest public displays of conspicuous consumption that our town had. Those years are gone now, and our fireworks show this year regressed a decade. It was ok then, to have

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-31772814944652292012008-07-04T11:11:00.008-06:002008-07-04T16:24:21.901-06:00

It's Friday and it's the 4th of July. A three day weekend for most, but not me. I worked today, and I will work Saturday and Sunday! I worked last night and didn't get enough sleep before I had to go to work this morning, so I am suffering from sleep deprivation, which means my working memory resources are suffering.So, while others have written eloquent posts about what our independence,

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-51965642091987462892008-07-03T12:30:00.004-06:002008-07-03T12:42:51.358-06:00

For about the past three months I have been getting a great deal of spam on my excite e-mail account. When I look a the messages, I have to wonder - how do people get so, so, so, ignorant!?! One of the things that got my attention is that the mail never comes from the same person twice. Someone has managed to get access to a ton of people's e-mail addresses. I don't know if it is an excite

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-51623006425452028722008-06-27T11:11:00.000-06:002008-07-09T18:59:10.279-06:00

George Carlin died this week. I always appreciated his way of exposing humanity's inconsistencies. He told it like he saw it, and was able to do it in a way that made people laugh.He is greatly missed.OMG! I've been making the wrong kinds of sculptures! Can you believe that someone would actually spend that much time and money ($42,000) on this sculpture? I don't care if it was done with "irony

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-12077127882998416122008-06-24T21:46:00.001-06:002008-06-24T21:48:17.948-06:00

Today was my first day of work. I still remember things! New people - new things to learn. If I'm not mistaken, I even get paid to do it!

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-56212758033344358162008-06-22T22:19:00.004-06:002008-06-22T22:54:39.283-06:00

My blog was more interesting in the beginning. Before I had an audience. When it was still just a secret. I wrote of the deep pain I felt in the middle of my depressions. I don't know if I was more in touch with myself then, or just more honest about how I felt when I wrote.There have been some dark times, indeed. It is also true that I have been terribly busy for the past year and a half

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-72206694186287797442008-06-20T11:11:00.000-06:002008-07-09T18:49:07.413-06:00

Today marks the Summer Solstice. It is a bittersweet day for me, as it marks both the first day of summer and the inevitable approach of winter. I love long days, and from here to the winter solstice, they get shorter every day.But until the cold arrives we have the opportunity to enjoy the hottest and laziest days of the year. Remember when you were a kid and summer lasted forever? Each year

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-54392942972886172982008-06-19T20:52:00.002-06:002008-06-19T20:56:47.248-06:00

I now live, once again, in the land of the employed. Yes, I got the job. I don't much care for the hours and the days, but I will be able to make back the $2000 I spent on Megan's wedding by the time school starts. Then, to add to the good news, my pell grant award looks great! Add that to the Kasiska scholarship I was awarded, and whatever student loans I decide to take, and I will be doing

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-79587298972489571312008-06-18T22:07:00.005-06:002008-06-18T22:27:58.639-06:00

The time has come. Weddings aren't free, you know, and I spent a little on Megan's. I'm not complaining about the cost of her wedding, she kept it to about $2000.00 which is really great, I think. If she had waited until I was done with college and working I would have spent much more than that, I assure you.But, $2000 is a lot of money to a starving college student, and it was the last of the

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-48777459395292488872008-06-14T09:28:00.002-06:002008-06-14T10:58:53.260-06:00

On my first walk down Rock Creek Pathway this year, I took several detours to look for interesting things to take pictures of. And I found some!

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-15484380214378579072008-06-13T11:11:00.000-06:002008-07-09T18:49:50.557-06:00

It has really been a long time since I have written a scrutator post. It got to be too much work, in part because of the silly introductions in which I tried to used a week's worth of word of the day words. I have abandoned that exercise. Do I hear applause? Oh, it's me! That doesn't mean I shouldn't share what I have been learning from the web. Besides, I once again have time enough to sleep,

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-10623203569069790222008-06-12T09:06:00.000-06:002008-06-12T09:06:00.365-06:00

I refuse to pay $40+ for cable or satellite signals. I see enough on free tv to keep me entertained for far longer than I should be. But my tv is not digital, and on February 17, 2009, I will no longer be able to pick up the analog signal I have so come to love.Buy a converter box, they say, and the gov. will send you a coupon. So I signed up for 2 coupons and purchased a converter box from Best

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-1449407429612888002008-06-11T09:00:00.000-06:002008-06-11T09:16:43.610-06:00

I had company, of course, but it was one of the most amazing experiences of my entire life.I was in the ninth grade that year. Star wars was huge then, and the dance teacher's husband was a law enforcement officer who had access to glow sticks - before anyone knew what they were. I was part of the acrobatic/gymnastic group that wore black. The other group (not pictured here) was the ballet group

Cherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096208314029157642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646373.post-80599343902776438582008-06-10T09:12:00.002-06:002008-06-10T09:12:00.597-06:00

People have gained comfort from the belief that an immortal, omnipotent, omniscient supernatural parental figure controlled and guided their lives ever since the first human asked "why?" They also gained a sense of control over their lives by believing that if they behave this way, they will be rewarded, if they behave that way, they will be condemned. Cosmic Justice. Heaven and hell. Karma.

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