United!

Breaks guitars!

Hi gang.

I saw this on woot today.  Great song.  Great reason.

I’ve have been busy studying for the CFA exam that happens in about 11 months.  I have been trying (and succeeding) in doing study blitz to get a lot of work done in a short time.  Just trying to make it a habit.  It is working so far.  Once that is down pat I will hit the blogging trail again.

Props to my sister Joy who finished her first triathlon last weekend.  Visit her blog for the not so gory details.  Good job Joy.  Leela Joy says she is proud to be named after you.

And so it goes.

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Tri this on for size!

So, I have this sister named Joy.  

She has a blog.

I like to think that she started it because I guilted her into it. Here is e-mail that I sent her not too long ago:

Hi Joy!

I had a great interview today so I thought I would treat myself to a beer.  I opened one of the Red Seals that you bought for me and sat down at the computer to enjoy it.  As with most things, I wondered if drinking a beer would make a good blog post and then it hit me!  Blog – Beer – Joy – Blog.  Why doesn’t Joy have a blog?  You could write some pretty neat stuff. 

Or, maybe you do have a blog!  Maybe it’s a secret, Swarthmore (or above) blog where you share your keenest insights about life, leaving the rest of us in the dark.

That’s not very nice, Joy

I love you!

Well, it turns out she doesn’t have a super secret Swarthmore and above blog (though if she did, I still wouldn’t know.  It secret after all).  She has a regular blog dedicated to something very neat.  She will running a triathlon for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  In addition to the training, she will also be raising money towards her goal.  $3900.00 to be exact.  

I am sure you are wondering how to get to her blog and read about her work and donate.  You are also probably wondering this entire post looks like a link to another site.  

Guess what…

So please take a moment to visit her blog and make a donation and offer your support.  

And so it goes.

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p.s. If you still haven’t figured it out, the entire blog post is a link to her site.  Click anywhere.

p.p.s. The p.s. is actually not a link to her site.  This is.

Blogenger Hunt!

After my post about that strange search term, I thought it would be fun to do a blogenger hunt.  Here is how it works:

I will post an item to find and you reply with a comment that lists the URLs.  Also post the search term you used to find the URL.

For example, find a fish driving a car.  

Using the term ‘fish driving a car’, I found something at http://www.truveo.com/Fish-Driving-a-Car/id/3200346045.

And here we go!

1.  walrus bucket

2.  leaves of three

3.  buckycatt

4. grimmerie

5.  alpha child

6. purple monkey dishwasher

Alright kids, have at it!

And so it goes.

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Introducing Leela Joy

Hi everyone. I have decided to let my newest daughter, Leela Joy make her first blog entry. Keep in mind that she is only three days old, so don’t be surprised at what she says….

Wow. This place sure is bright. It is a lot brighter than where I came from. I must admit that I don’t really know where that is, or in this case, was. I just know that this place is brighter.

I noticed almost from day one (six days ago) that this place is filled with strange people of different sizes. There is a ‘No-well’, a ‘Sam-e’, and a ‘Mary Leela’. I am beginning to suspect that I am the ‘Mary Leela’, but I am not sure. Most of the time they call me ‘Mary’, then ‘Leela’ and makes some cryptic comments about getting the name wrong. Maybe if they just picked one name, it would not be so difficult.

Another thing I find interested is the amount to time people spend in near silence around here. I think that I am something very special because whenever people are around me, they speak with an awed, almost reverent hush. At first I thought it was because they did not want to disturb me, but I am beginning to think that it is out of respect for who I am. That rocks!

Today I made a trip somewhere I had not been before. It was very, very bright and colder than I am used to. The ceiling was very high and light blue with a single light way up at the top. I didn’t stay long because the guy who carries me around didn’t want me outside too long, just long enough to be exposed to something called ‘nature’. It seemed important, so I went along. All in all it was not bad.

There are also other people who come around sometimes, but don’t seem to be here as much. There is a ‘gram-e’, a ‘popa’, a ‘pat’ and most curiously, a ‘ral-fee’. The ‘ral-fee’ is around more than most and she is taller too.

All I do is eat, poop, pee, cry and sleep. I am really good at all of them.

I am also good at being cute.  Look:

I decided to put in a picture of my big sister, Mary.  She’s cute too.  I think she is the ‘Mary’ of ‘Mary Leela’. 

And so it goes.

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Hello Birkie

To who ever did this, thank you. 

This pair of birkies showed up in the mail with no note.  I might find out who sent these, but for now, I am enjoying the mystery.  I suspect a few people of course…

I cannot adequately express my gratitude for the gesture.  Just know that I am overwhelmed and very grateful. 

And so it goes.

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And A Phloging We Will Go…

Ok!  Let’s get started.  But first, happy birthday to my sister, Joy, who is now the same age as me.  But I still retain my right to boss her around.

And, very important, if you have not already done so, go to Name That Tune and listen to the song I posted and suggest a name.  It will take about three minutes.

Here is Noelle, dressed up for dinner.  We spent Thanksgiving in Carson City at my in-laws, Ralphie and Steve. 

Next, we have, from left to right, Lisa, Tom, Casey and Steve.  Tom and Lisa are Steve’s brother and wife.  Casey is my wife and Steve is Ralphie’s husband. 

Here we have Mary Elizabeth, waiting for food.  She is good at that.

Here is Sammy, with food. 

This next one is Sammy and Noelle.  I won’t name the lady in the picture because she will hurt me.  Badly. 

Here is another family shot.  The young man with the spatchula attached to his head is Scotty.  He is Casey’s little itty bitty baby brother.  In the foreground is Noelle and her first favorite Grandma, Ralphie. 

Here is Mary asleep.  Awwwww

Here is the birthday girl with another birthday girl.  This is Joy (birthday today) and Mary (birthday on the day the picture was taken).

This is mom and dad’s oven.  It the original oven, which makes it about 50 years old.  Still works fine.  Oh, and that is Joy and my niece busy izzy. 

And so it goes.

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