tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61706872011-07-08T06:15:34.840-05:00This is the story of a girl, slightly off center, but well intentioned.onefootoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737051008406905919noreply@blogger.comBlogger5201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170687.post-34198971847317831892009-09-05T18:14:00.000-05:002009-09-05T18:15:43.491-05:00

67 yard pass play.

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I just got over a sinus infection from seasonal allergies. I slept a lot. I used a lot of kleenex. People gave me bottles of hand sanitizer. Swine flu, jeesh. So I take my dog Dixie to the vet because she has been clawing at her tummy and her tail. Guess what? She has seasonal allergies too...so the vet gives her some allergy meds. Allergy meds usually make you sleepy so I was looking

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So our washing machine is broken, it's taken them a few days to get out to fix it. Our laundry is about 5 feet tall and asking for seconds a dinner. The first available day they can get there to service it is Saturday the 5th from 8-5. I had to tell them that Saturday wouldn't work because it was the first day of REAL SEC football. Isn't that sad?

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Brad is bringing the keg-o-rator back from being on loan from to a friend. Frat-tastic. Probably not going to do much for my diet.

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What is it with employers today?  They want transcripts for my college education?  That was 10 years ago and I deny all alleged activities even with photographic evidence.  I wish UF would just give a pass/fail option; on letterhead of course.  Did so and so graduate from our University?  YES.  Who cares if it was only by the skin of her teeth!  I was a Journalism major.  Honestly, that shouldn't

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So being the kind hearted people that we are, we allowed a co-worker to stay with us for a few weeks while she was working in Huntsville. We have two spare rooms, why not? All went well she'd a very fun, nice girl. I wouldn't say that she was the cleanest person but she kept that to the confinds of her own room. The one thing I noticed when she was gone...every spoon in the entire house is

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I was gone, but I have not forgotten that there are droves, ok I mean about three, of my friends and family out there who care and have no idea what is going on in my world. I have grown my family, three doggies and a wonderful boyfriend. He's an Alabama Alum, but we are making it work. My house is showing signs of the fact I do not know about yearly maintenance, but I'm correcting that. Or

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everyone thought Tubbs held up 7 fingers to show Alabama fans how many times they were going to get beat ....really it was to show how much Auburn was going to pay for his buyout.Bad move AU.

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toothpastefordinner.com

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Too often life imitates art. My friend in the Frederick, MD office sits next to a man who eats Ramen noodles every day. Carter, Matthew [2:04 PM]:dude is on his 5th bowl of ramenNaylor, Darcy [2:04 PM]:holy cowNaylor, Darcy [2:04 PM]:how can you tell it's not the same bowl?Carter, Matthew [2:04 PM]:just went to go make his 5thCarter, Matthew [2:04 PM]:b/c its a cereal bowl and i can see him get

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I had a Birthday! I'm older, wiser, more better.

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the mchammer song from the adam's family movie is stuck in my head.

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we rafted the olympic portion of the upper Ocoee. SCARY, but amazing. i recommend it, especially when your guide is as yummy as ours was!

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with my new puppy. she is black and white and cute all over. she came home from the shelter on tuesday. i gave her a second shot at a good life, goodness knows i've had my fair share of second tries. she is almost as appreciative of me as i am of her. and she is good, she hasn't eaten any furniture...yet. "When you open up your wings to speak I wish you'd let me in."-Counting Crows (PS I did not

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UF VOTED #1 PARTY SCHOOL Note: Please pay special attention to the comments at the bottom of the page, watch out Harvard here we come.

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The House Rules for College Footballby Fox Sports blogger Lisa H.It's getting close. Only forty-six days until the start of college football. It is now time to post the house rules. You know what I'm talking about.That legendary list of rules that every family needs to abide by during college football season. The list that supercedes all other lists. The list that will be copied and pasted to the

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A beard does not make one a philosopher.

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Arctic Man is like a bike rally, except with snow machines, mountains and beautiful white powder. Summit Lake becomes the 3rd largest city in Alaska for one week. Lydia, Rob, Ryan and Phoebe took me for a ride. We went to the top of Summit Mountain, you looked out over mountain after mountain. We rode for about 5 hours all through the Voodoo Mountains with some of their friends. The boys are

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There are rednecks in Alaska. This is Arctic Man 2008. Rob is the man. Voodoo Mountains in the Alaska Range.

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Snow machine trip to Maclaren River LodgeThe first weekend I was in Alaska we took a snow machine trip to Maclaren River Lodge. Getting kitted up with snow gear was very entertaining. Everyone got a good laugh while I attempted to put on snow pants for the first time. Of course I made it WAY more complicated than it needed to be. They are zippered all the way up the leg, I thought there was a

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The view from my office window, I like to call this photograph BEAUTY AND RELIEF. (ok I know some of ya'll live in Alabama...beautiful mountains, relief in the rent-a-can) Alaska welcoming committee. This cow and her calfs were on the other side of the fence right when we drove onto the site. It's so much warmer this time. Alaska in the spring is lovely. Snow is breaking up, it's in the 20s

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My honey says - Furniture? I don't need no stinking furniture. All I need is this ginormous LCD flat screen for my guitar hero, because... I ROCK. Leo, ready to aquire Phoenix as part of Leo-land. Starting with his brothers head. Monty the Angel. Right before he ate the new pillow he was laying on. I drove with my honey cross country last week. West Texas is brutal, but with good company some

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So when he leaves I will remember one of the beautiful things about Huntsville, the Drive by Truckers. Here's a sample:The Purgatory LineShonna TuckerThis ain't exactly hell. It sure as hell ain't heaven. I love you like the dickens and I miss you like the Devil. I guess I'll do my time waitin' in this purgatory line. Angels here are wearin' fancy new perfume,and all the bread's unleavened.

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Shelley my favorite Dem, has written a letter to her congressman. www.congress.org you can write one too. I thought I would share hers with you:The fact that Congress is holding hearings on whether an athlete lied about taking performance enhancers is a jarring example of how disgustingly broken our system is. Can you tell me that there is no other pressing issue - the Occupation of Iraq, the

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I watched my first NASCAR race. I must say I was bribed by a friends family, I am a sucker for duck gumbo and free beer. This family is way over educated to be NASCAR fans, but little did I know how deep the rabbit hole ran. They even have a NASCAR fantasy league. What have I gotten myself into? I got to choose my favorite driver from the preview book…and being the girl that I am, I went for

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Only takes 10 seconds, totally worth it. Step 1: Go to www.google.comStep 2: Type "Find Chuck Norris" in the search boxStep 3: Click the "I'm Feeling Lucky" buttonClassification: UNCLASSIFIEDCaveats: NONE

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"darcy, don't be callous"1. made hard; hardened.2. insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others.3. having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction.Next great invention: emotional lotion. Pumic stone for your brain?

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When I met him at the door he handed me back the compass that had brought me here in the first place. I carry it with me everywhere I go, hoping not to get lost again.Counting Crows – Raining in BaltimoreThis circus is falling down on its kneesThe big top is crumbling downIts raining in baltimore fifty miles eastWhere you should be, no ones aroundI need a phone callI need a raincoatI need a big

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picture this:New Years Eve 2007 at Darcy’s house. A nice home-made-truffle-laced dinner, a good bottle of wine. A bunch of seemingly sophisticated adults sitting around playing Guitar Hero 3. I hope you all rocked as hard as I did on New Years.

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Thank you Kevin, you are wise beyond your years. It took some pushing but he finally defined it in terms that I could understand. Asshat = someone whose actions, which solely benefit them self, annoys others. Usually the asshat understands the annoyance and takes joy in it, or is ambivalent.

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"Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rapidly promoted by an unscrupulous liberal mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end!"Sen Jack S. Fogboundhttp://www.freerepublic.com/For years Mom has made my favorite Christmas cookie. They are this light, tender, delicate

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As discussed at lunch, iPod has come out with a new accessory for the ladies to use with your iPod. Apparently you attach this device to your iPod and it vibrates to the beat of the music. My friend Greg W., in an effort to help market this product in the South, has come up with some trial names for this product:New names for Ipods latest "accessory"The I critter (south AL version)The I....I....

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omphaloskepsis = navel-contemplationGive to charity and test your smarts.

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My version of The Office includes competitive Christmas Tree Decorating. Each department has their own tree to decorate. They will be judged by an independent panel and finally will be donated to charity. There is one woman who has 18 fully themed and decorated Christmas trees in her home. Christmas is her thing; she wears reindeer antlers around the office as if to taunt her fellow

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I have been moved from Girlfriend that I hold dear status; to one of those people he forwards cheesy emails to. I guess that is what happens to girls who become emotional over serious life crises. Way to go. Note to self: stop crying, don’t be a girl get up and walk on it. Broken foot, pshaw.

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Background: Kevin is our corporate tech editor/writer. Chris is my new roomie who works in Quality Assurance. Between the two of them they have to write a lot of long boring Government procedures that must be followed to the letter by the site start up engineers. With my newly acquired broken foot, I cannot drive for a few more months so I have to be chauffeured to and from work. Usually this

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It's good to know there is so much love out there. Thank you all for your help, warm wishes, prayers, rides, hand holding, wiping of tears, dinners and just being there when I needed a friend. I am recovering from the accident more and more each day. I still hurt and it's hard to remember words some times, but I went back to work on Monday and I'll be back full time next week. Please keep me

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I had a 30 year old man that came trick or treating last night at my house...without a costume. I said " HOW OLD ARE YOU?"He said "I'm 14 Ma'am""Where is your costume?" I asked.He said he had a mask in his bag. So I said "Well, put it on! You can't get candy without a costume!" Jeeze. Alabama.

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Alaskan’s eat ice cream even when it’s 10 degrees outside.Floridians driving 35 on the highway really piss Alaska drivers off.If there are three Moose cows outside the front door to your barracks you will be late to work. Inevitably this will happen when General Dodson is visiting the site and can witness first hand you rush in late. Even in hiking boots, with 4 layers of clothes on and no make

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B and Darcy in front of the Alaska Pipeline

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Or Donnelly Doom , as the Boeing QC lady calls it. The locals say that when Donnelly has snow on it, there will be snow in Delta Junction in 2 weeks. They were right, to the day. There was atleast a foot of snow that we were hiking through after work yesterday. At times the snow was up to my hips. It was 25 degrees, I though I would freeze, but I actually got so hot I took off my jacket. It

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This is an exerpt from a conversation I had with my friend Ashley as she sat in Huntsville in a warm office with outside tempretures at 80 degrees:Naylor, Darcy [1:35 PM]:I currently have 15 different kinds of soup in my kitchenetteNaylor, Darcy [1:35 PM]:I’m craving fresh veggiesNaylor, Darcy [1:35 PM]:maybe I have a touch of da scurvyNaylor, Darcy [1:35 PM]:where is that damn vitamin cNaylor,

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"No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women." - Ronald ReaganIt's an exciting time up here! Spirits are high and there is a lot of work going on. It's still snowing. Suprise!For those that have a little time to kill and want to see where I'm at (sort of like where's waldo) I am at Ft. Greely, AK. Maybe I will have a

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It wasn't just the 30 degree tempreture that took my breath away. I'm in Alaska! For two whole weeks! It's so beautiful. It snowed all morning, but has melted off in time to make it back to the barracks.

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Last night I had the pleasure of a night on the town with some gentleman from our corporate office. It’s always a good thing to have some networking face time in case you ever want to hint around for a better/new/more interesting job. So the whole gaggle of us end up at a Karaoke bar, where one of the managers starts pestering me to sing with him. Not wanting to be a poor sport and disappoint

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In closing on the house Friday and moving in Saturday and Sunday...I forgot my Mother's birthday. How do you get out of that doghouse?

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Have you ever seen a picture of someone that captures their spirit absolutely? This is a picture of my friend Ramesh dancing at his daughters wedding (Sheila - in pink). I love this picture because it describes Ramesh’s personality without words.

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toothpastefordinner.com

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My Dad got a hole in one today. Notice the stylish Gator hat and National Champion shirt. Way to go Dad! Here’s the report:“Golf Standing as of 28 June 07 - Bill got a hole in one today! It was the 4th hole, pin was up front. Great shot. Also, we took all 6 points today.”

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I love my crocs. They are extremely ugly, but perfect for the boat and diving. Slate.com has an article about the history and future of these wonderful little inventions. Unfortunately I loaned them to a girl from my church and she didn’t bother to return them. Now that’s not very Christian like. Jeeze. Christmas gift? Anyone?

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ataraxia (at-uh-RAK-see-uh) also ataraxy, noun A state of freedom from disturbance of mind.

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Not an uncommon site in rural Alabama, this particular one happened to be in the Presidents cavalcade. The vehicle seems to be a more sophisticated body style than normal. Just kidding BRIAN, I love Alabama. It's home! Really, I can't afford to move now.

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GW speaks in North Alabama at one of our sites.

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GW coming to talke to the commonfolk of Alabama.

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Thank God. Wood detail between dining room and bedrooms.

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Thank God. The house has two working fireplaces, 10' ceilings, and hardwood throughout.

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WHAT WAS I THINKING!?! Single income + oppressive mortgage = fun times. I had all but given up on my horrible realtor, who wasn't showing me anything and whose slow action made me miss out on the first home I tried to put an offer on. I was so disheartened that I had stopped looking. Then one day I went to see Brian who had in his hand the details of THE house complete with pictures. I

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There is water in Alabama, although I’m not sure I’d want to dive in it. The Black Warrior River was damned creating a fresh water reservoir for Tuscaloosa and surrounding cities. The bluffs above the lake are as beautiful as the homes that line them. It’s about a 45 minute drive for us to take the boat from Birmingham. We loaded up Nyssa (the yellow lab) and some lunch then headed out to the

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“Things in my department happen autoMAGICALLY, you know like when Monkey’s fly out of my rear.”

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“A heart can hallucinate when it’s completely starved for love. It can turn monsters into angels from above. You forged my love like a weapon. You turned it against me like a knife. You broke my last heart strings, you opened my eyes. So goodbye Alice in Wonderland, goodbye yellow brick road. There is a difference between dreaming and pretending. It was not life in your eyes it was only a

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All work and no play, only one day to enjoy and we chose to go to the river. Cahaba River, where the lily's are in bloom and you can walk across the river rock in most places during this drought. The stillness of the water gave us peace to reflect on those who have fought for our country.

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My favorite Lisa's husband is in a band. Shhhh...Originally published May 18, 2007Meet the band: Secret Army marches to its own drumbeatBy Mary Leslie DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITERTallahassee's not-so-secretive Secret Army, led by vocalist and keyboardist Danny Bedrosian, should've recruited lesser musicians if discretion was the goal. Pulling big-name string-benders from such bands as

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Mothers' Day Proclamation: Julia Ward Howe, Boston,>1870Mother's Day was originally started after the Civil War, as a protest to the carnage of that war, by women who had lost their sons. Here is the original Mother's Day Proclamation from 1870, followed by a bit of history (or should I say "herstory"):Arise, then, women of this day! Arise all women who have hearts, whether our baptism be that of

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Some black men like white girls with big booties. This was left on my car windshield after Ashley and I got finished hiking last Wednesday. We fought over who it was left for. She won, admittedly she does have a nicer butt than I. "I like big butts and I cannot lie, you other brothers can't deny when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist and a round thing in your face you get sprung."-

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I wanted to jump in this pool. No suit? No problem...until 2 seconds later another group of hikers appear. Good thing Brian is tempered, cause I am not!

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Note: rocks are slippery when wet. Darcy is slippery when wet. I climbed all the way to the top of that sucker. Nyssa (yellow lab on left) ran circles around me the whole way.

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Honey and I hiked down to the falls at the Walls of Jericho. Neither of us had been. We were in for a treat. It took 4 hours to traverse 800 feet in elevation change.

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"maggie and millie and molly and may"maggie and millie and molly and maywent down to the beach (to play one day)and maggie discovered a shell that sangso sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles,andmillie befriended a stranded starwho's rays five languid fingers were;and molly was chased by a horrible thingwhich raced sideways while blowing bubbles:andmay came home with a smooth round stoneas

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Matthew sat at the table with about 12 of our co-workers during lunch. Everyone was in the middle of different conversations, as Matthew looked around from group to group, he felt somewhat lost. I stopped my conversation to inquire about his position. He looks at me solemnly and says that he is the Matt of all conversations and master of none. I get ya buddy. I like to be the center too.

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Hanging out at Tacky Jacks, we pulled the boat up for lunch. Felt just like being home.

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Orange Beach diving with Mat and Brian. Dove the dredge, where Mat shot a nice Gag Grouper. Then Sunday we dove the whiskey wreck, a civil war era shipwreck just off Gulf Shores. 4p high tide we dove Alabama Point Jetties. Quick shower at the State Park and we were on our way home. Captain Brian we thank you much. GPS and no bottom finder, you're the man.

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Measure of maturity –How many strippers do you call friends?

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Tybee Island, Savannah GA with big bro, St. Patties.

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This weekend I went with some girlfriends to Nashville to watch Jack Ingram in concert at the Exit/In. On the way to Nashville we passed a gentleman’s club that I could not help but make Mel pull over so I could take a picture of. For your viewing pleasure, the boobie bungalo.

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SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Going to spend the weekend with Cat and William in Savannah for St. Patties. More to follow.

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Cousins - Jamie and Darcy hanging out in St. Louis. How to prepare for a funeral of a loved one, just add alcohol. It numbs the pain for a bit.

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This is Matthew in his silly hat contest entry for the Mardi Gras celebration at work. The sign says, "Is it lunch yet?" and he is wearing his lunch on his head. He won. Typical conversation with Matthew, a 20 something student-work hire in my department:Matt: “I’m here to make things more fun for all of you.”Darcy: “You’re here to do all of the boring work we don’t want to do.”Matt: “Yes,

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We held a memorial mass for my Grandmother in the same Catholic Church my parents were married in, All Saints Church in St. Louis, Missouri. The Church is beautiful, it was so comforting to be there with all of my family.

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Christiane Marie Naylor1921-2007It snowed the morning you died, it was still dark the morning my Father called to tell me the news. We gathered together in your Daughter’s home to pour over photographs of the beautiful family you began so many years ago. I let out my tears in semi-silent sobs, the painful wrenching kind when you realize she was the last of her generation to go. My last

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Here is a picture of BearFoot doing a truck stand, akin to a handstand for humans. It was taken at a Monster Truck Show that I went to with some folks from the office. The show was very loud and fun, redneck watching is one of my favorite pastimes. We went out to Humphries, a local pub downtown, afterward and low and behold the stars of the Truck Show were there. We had some pictures taken and

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Kane and Jimmy captured here inspecting the tile in the new wine shop. They politely modeled their threads for the camera at cheesy sweater night. Cheesy sweater night was hosted by Jimmy and Mary Jo Graham at their newly opened wine bar, The Stem and Stein. Friends with a wine bar, sweet! We work too much not to enjoy drinks after work.

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It snowed! One morning I woke up and everything was covered in a beautiful blanket of snow, unfortunately the snow had turned into rain so it quickly melted. The next day it snowed during the day and I stood outside and watch in wonderment until my nose froze.

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As I walked to my car today I noticed something floating in the air. Its snow, it was flurrying and it was beautiful. Now, I’m ready for it to stop, the cold makes me lonely for home. “In the depth of Winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible Summer.”-Albert Camus

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Panama City Beach over Christmas.

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Surfs up dude.

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I had to scrape ice off of my windshield before work today. It was 17 degrees here! Then in a flash of brilliance I sprayed the windshield wiper fluid onto the glass to help it along. All that did was freeze again, over the part I had just scraped. I miss home. Florida, where you could actually feel the sun shine. Going home for Christmas was wonderful. I got to see my family, and eat like

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This is Tristan, Betty and Jason's son on Panama City Beach. You have to love the beach in December, warm enough for diapers. Look he's walking!

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WORK is so busy. If I didn't require sleep they would have me here 24 hours a day. At least they buy us dinner once in a while as we work into the week hours of the night. I wanted some more excitement and I have got it. Careful what you wish for.

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*With NOAA Support, 2008 Declared International Year of the Reef*At a meeting of the International Coral Reef Initiative last week in Cozumel, Mexico, over 45 nations and organizations voted to declare 2008 as the International Year of the Reef (IYOR). The declaration calls for increased global awareness of the economic, ecological, and cultural value of coral reefs and improved commitments to

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No, that's not her in this picture. I emailed her a few of these extreme piercing photos and told her I was worried about having kids. This is what she wrote back. She's so cute. Oh, my --- at least his piercing are symmetrical and they are tastefully done in the same metal-tone (no tacky mixture of white gold/platinum and yellow gold). I am assuming this is the child and not the proposed

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first water (furst WA-tuhr) noun 1. The highest degree of quality in a precious stone, especially a diamond. 2. The best grade or quality.Men who are significant in my life, please take note. I like the water. Really.

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Scott called me this morning after he heard on AM radio that Bechtel is pulling out of Iraq. Bechtel is the company responsible for rebuilding the infrastructure in Iraq. Safety issues for employees as well as a majority of work completed is mentioned as the reason for project closure. I looked on our company website and found this article from Engineering News-Record about the situation.

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The trees are on fire! I'm completely mesmerized by the leaves falling. People around here actually take trips up to Tennessee and North Carolina to look at the leaves. They call them leaf lookers. I liken them to the throngs of snowbirds that come to Florida in the winter. They can’t drive because they are too busy looking around at the trees. I haven’t done that yet, maybe this weekend I

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Africa at night from space. I can see her now.My Cousin Megan is tooling around Africa for a month before starting college. She is going to live in the bush for 3 weeks then spend a week in Cape Town and go shark diving. She is posting to a blog with the Asheville Citizen as she is able to get to a computer.Why I didn't I know about this pre-college trip stuff when I was about to start UF? I

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Now if this doesn't make you smile - you may be dead.Look at that little Angel.That is Rhonda's grandson Ethan at his first birthday.

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Inspired by the pond in Dad and Susan’s yard, Scott and I built a pond in the back yard this weekend. Well he did the hard stuff; I helped with the pretty stuff. Maybe I have finally found my artistic medium, Georgia red clay. Judy made lasagna, we fellowshipped. It was a wonderful relaxing weekend. Scott had a girlfriend in grade school whose Mom didn’t like him because he never wore shoes.

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This is my Octopus experience. Now I usually make it a point never to harass the wild life, but the INSTRUCTOR did it. Yes, I’m pointing fingers. David, Scott and I were swimming along the hover craft. They were doing their check out dive, I was looking for lobster. Looking in nooks and crannies with my light I saw an Octopus tucked into a hole, minding his own business. So I called them over to

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We did it! We made it home without a moment to spare. We made plans, we drove to Panama City Beach, we dove, we celebrated with family. I’m exhausted. Thank you Mom, Dad and Susan for helping me celebrate my last birthday. Wonder of all wonders Scott is now a certified diver. David LaHart was his instructor. He was a tough and thorough teacher, which is good because ultimately it produced a

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I currently have a Halloween costume dilemma. This is the first year I have ever had to consider a couples costume. Now, I know it may be a little cheesy but I so love to dress up for Halloween. Scott has no idea what he’s in for. In the past years I have gone as:Dennis Rodman – complete with green hair, nose ring, wedding dress, and bouquetAnna Nicole Smith – in her fat years of course with

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