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1028 days ago
Is there anyone out there??? I've been gone awhile, huh? For those of you who have been diligently checking in to see what's new, thanks. I all but gave up on MSN last September after they gave the platform a complete overhaul, as it wasn't responding the way it used to, and I felt like I didn't know my way around anymore. I found it ran so slow and heavy that I went elsewhere looking for other more user-friendly blogsites. Another reason for my absence is my love affair with Flickr. I have discovered digital photography, and I'm absolutely smitten with it. I think anyone who is serious about the hobby should sign up and share their work. So much fun!!! Another reason I love Flickr so much is because it lets you blog about your photos, or those of your friends, and create a blog posting from the Flickr site. The blogsite I have been using for this is Blogger. It isn't as user friendly as this site was when it comes to formatting, but it is a nice site to blog ...
1182 days ago
One year ago tonight, my Dad passed away. He was very ill and had been living in a nursing home for three years after his diabetes had wracked his body to the point that his organs were failing on him. He had been on kidney dialysis for ten years - the longest his doctors have ever seen. He was fading away on us before our very eyes, and we knew he was living on borrowed time. He had always been very lucky to have survived many close calls with his health, and we often joked that he had more lives than a cat, or that he was born under a Lucky Star. My favourite memory of my Dad was when my oldest son Josh was very little. He called Dad "Boppa", and used to follow him around everywhere asking "Where ya gonin' Boppa? Whatcha doonin' Boppa?" Dad used to talk about that often, and enjoyed those memories very much himself. Josh spoke at Dad's funeral, and hearing him refer to him as Boppa then at age ten, years after he learned to properly pronounce the word ...
1193 days ago
People keep asking me about my blog, and say they like stopping by to check it out. However I feel bad that I haven't been updating it much lately. I used to spend countless hours on my Space, and always had something interesting to say, but now I feel as if I've just done it to death. I guess I'm just in a place right now where I've got other things on my mind. In addition, I am not crazy about the changes they've made to Spaces, and I'm finding it running very slow and hard to navigate. So I guess I'm just a little perturbed about it all. At any rate, I want to continue to blog, because I really enjoy it, and because I like giving my friends something to think and talk about from time to time. Like, for example, the story I read in the Globe and Mail today about a probe being done on free cosmetic surgeries some Australian military workers are having done that are intended to help them more effectively perform their job functions. Well some of these military ...
1212 days ago
Wow what the heck has MSN been up to these days? I can hardly find my way around here anymore! Is it just my imagination, or is this whole site still just as slow as ever and now much more complicated? I feel like I just walked through the looking glass for the love of gawd. My blogging and stalking activity on Spaces has slowed significantly due to a few factors: life in general; school; socializing; and, most importantly, Flickr. I have fallen in love with that site and spend the majority of my free time now uploading and organizing my photos, as well as joining photo groups and forums about photography. I have been bitten by the shutterbug and just having fun with my digicam. I have discovered that it is a rather expensive hobby, and most of the gear that I as a budding photographer will need costs an arm and a leg! Good thing my birthday is coming up. Here is a sample of some of my recent shots: I am just finishing a week of holidays with the ...1229 days ago
Well life is sure busy for good ol' Bizzy these days! I am just finishing up my fourth course towards the ten required for my Human Resources certificate, and all the action seemed to happen at the end with an assignment and an exam due in the last two weeks. I am also trying valiantly to keep on top of the yardwork and housework that requires constant attention, hold down a FT job and try to have some semblance of a social life! I'm also still not back to my normal routine since having my surgery, and I haven't been to the gym in three weeks! I'm starting to get mad at myself for being so scattered. All this week I've been suffering with a sore neck and shoulder, and went yesterday to have it worked on. After an hour I was looser, but VERY tender, as she aggressively tackled the knots and tight spots. Tonight I am sitting in bed with an icy cold patch on my shoulder because it is still very sore and I can't turn my head to the right. It's this stupid bed I ...
