Friday, January 04, 2002
No matter how you feel about President Clinton, you have to feel bad about his dog, Buddy, dying. I feel bad for anyone who loses a dog. I remember how devastated I was when my dog Beebe died nearly two years ago. She was my baby and it broke my heart to have to let her go. But she was 13 (very old for a beagle) and her legs weren't working anymore. Her doctor said there was nothing he could do. He did say I could look into surgery for her, but that would cost about $1,500 and there would be no guarantee that it would help her. If I had the money, I probably would have spent tried it.
Sometimes I still miss Beebe. How could I not miss the unconditional love she gave me? People who know me probably get sick of hearing this, but for those of you who haven't heard it yet --- The person who buried Beebe said he believes dogs were put on the Earth to teach us the meaning of unconditional love. --- I believe he's right.
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Wednesday, January 02, 2002
I surprised myself today. I've managed to complete everything on my "to do" list -- and then some. OK. Everything but the shower. I'll get to that soon though. I'm just so amazed.
I won't say that getting more organized is my New Year's resolution because I don't make them. I look at it as just setting myself up for failure. Until now. I've discovered a list of New Year's resolutions that I think will really work for me. Check them out here.
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Monday, December 31, 2001
This -- Google Press Center: Zeitgeist -- is pretty interesting. It's Google's summary of search patterns and trends from 2001.
On a totally unrelated note: I miss the old Trix cereal. I don't like the fruity shapes or the new flavors. Oh well. I guess it's a good thing Trix is for kids.
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Sunday, December 30, 2001
After reading this story -- Zealous Puffing Blamed in Pot User's Chest Injury -- I think I'll stick to the bongs I find at ... Oh wait. I don't do that anymore. Never mind.
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I haven't been online very much lately. Aside from the hustle and bustle of the holidays, one of the reasons is that people online are making me angry. Nick and I work on Secret Santa games for a group we belong to. I'm telling you, some of those people knock the holiday spirit right out of me. But it's the people who appreciate, and in some cases need, what we do, that make it all worthwhile. I have to keep reminding myself of that. Then, there are people who, well, I won't say they're pathological liars, but, hell, they are, so why not? It's easy to say "Anne, just stop reading their posts." But it's kind of like a bad accident, ya know? I want to look away, but I'm forced to go back for more. This goes for some bloggers as well. I've said this before and I'll say it again. I don't understand why people lie about their counter stats. People who actually have something to say (like most of the people I've linked to), yeah, I can understand them getting hundreds of hits a day. But people who post about what they had for lunch and the fact that they didn't have sex because they got their period? Uh, I don't think so. Don't get me wrong. A post about not having sex because someone got her period could be funny. This particular one was not. I don't find any of her posts particularly entertaining. I don't understand how the more than 100 readers per day that she says she has could see it any differently. All a matter of taste, I suppose. You might be asking why I go back there. The bad accident scenario again. Maybe that's how she gets all those hits! *s*
I'm going to count my sister as an online person who annoys me. Why? Because I haven't seen her in almost a year and I probably won't see her anytime soon. She's in Ohio. I'm in California. I'm not flying. She's got two sons (one of whom will be 1 year old in February) and a baby on the way so she's not going to be doing much traveling soon either, I assume. Anyway, the only time she e-mails me is when my mother guilts her into it. To tell you the truth, I wouldn't care one way or another if not for my oldest nephew, who will be 12 next month. I'd like to know how things are going with him. I'm hoping that he gets a chance to update his site by himself regularly soon so I don't have to communicate with my sister at all.
Well, I'm going to stop my bitching before I put myself in a bad mood. Happy New Year everyone!
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I've been getting quite a few hits from people searching for information on Rob Peraza, one of the thousands of people who died in the World Trade Center attacks of Sept. 11. I wrote about him because he was a good friend of my brother's and my brother feels the loss very deeply. I'm sure people searching for information on Rob aren't looking for my site, but I welcome you. To make your searching a bit easier, I've decided to post a link to the memorial site Rob's brother maintains.
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