Ellorac's Journal:

I am reminded of a couple of lines from EAT PRAY LOVE:

A family had had 2 members die, and the author said what that family needs is grace. The author's sister said what that family needs is casseroles.

We'll have to see what Bob needs and what he's been going out.

The Bucket List: Place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not.

Things you have done during your lifetime:

( ) Gone on a blind date

( X ) Skipped school

( ) Watched someone die

( ) Been to Canada

( X ) Been to Mexico

( ) Been to Florida

( X) Been to Hawaii

( X ) Been on a plane

( ) Been on a helicopter

( X ) Been lost

( X ) Gone to Washington, DC

( X ) Swam in the ocean

( X ) Cried yourself to sleep

( X ) Played cops and robbers

( ) Recently colored with crayons

( ) Sang Karaoke

( X ) Paid for a meal with coins only

( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch

( X ) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.

(X ) Made prank phone calls

( ) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans

( X ) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose & elsewhere

( X ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue

( ) Danced in the rain-naked

( X ) Written a letter to Santa Claus

( X ) Been kissed under the mistletoe

( X ) Watched the sunrise with someone

( X ) Blown bubbles

( X ) Gone ice-skating

( X ) Gone to the movies

( ) Been deep sea fishing

( / ) Driven across the United States (Does halfway get a slash mark?)

( ) Been in a hot air balloon

( ) Been sky diving

( ) Gone snowmobiling

( ) Lived in more than one country

( X ) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets

( X ) Seen a falling star and made a wish

( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser

( ) Seen the Statue of Liberty

( ) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle

( ) Been on a cruise

(X ) Traveled by train

( ) Traveled by motorcycle

( X ) Been horse back riding

( ) Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR

( ) Been to Disneyland --- and Disney World

( ) Truly believe in the power of prayer

( X ) Been in a rain forest

( X ) Seen whales in the ocean

( ) Been to Niagara Falls

( ) Ridden on an elephant

(/ ) Swam with dolphins (I swam with seals.)

( ) Been to the Olympics

( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China

( ) Saw and heard a glacier calf

( ) Been spinnaker flying (what?)

(X ) been water-skiing

( ) Been snow-skiing

( ) Been to Westminster Abbey

( ) Been to the Louvre

( ) Swam in the Mediterranean

( X ) Been to a Major League Baseball game

( ) Been to a National Football League game

( X ) Been on television

( X ) Stayed in a hotel by yourself

( X ) Had your name in the newspaper

( X ) Have gone to a restaurant and eaten by yourself

( X ) Have gone to the movies by yourself

(X ) Kissed someone IN another country

( ) Know another language, besides English, fluently

( ) Have had cosmetic surgery

I've been home early the last two days, due to low census. I'll probably be done by lunchtime Friday, but my first case is a booger, and I'm afraid there will be some xray overlap with another case.

We're going to Kingdom A&S this weekend. It should be fun. I always like looking at the entries. I like judging somewhat less, but it sounds like we may have as many or more judges as entrants. I had planned on entering but have misplaced my entry. Ah well.

I'm researching Alaskan cruises. It's a really financially irresponsible thing to do, but M is pushing to overlook my objections. Hopefully me and the ladies I'll be going with will make a decision by Sun night, so I can do whatever I need to on Monday. Should be the trip of a lifetime.

Can you email me please?

Work was superbusy in Nov and Dec, largely because patients had met deductibles and were trying to squeeze procedures in before the end of the year.

Now we're in January which I'm told is slow, along with Feb. What this means to me is that my hours get cut and my check gets smaller. More impetus to keep looking for another job.

Populace meeting tonight. Should be business as usual, though we're having treasurer reporting problems, so some smackdown will have to be laid tonight.

We have an event at the end of Feb. Should be okay, but I'm not expecting much.

Crown Tournament this weekend in Loch Soillier, that I might go to.

I'm working on a couple of articles I outlined or wrote a few years ago, that I might try to turn into a CA.

Did a respectable job of cleaning the living room and production room this weekend. It's not all done, but I can see the floor and see the big table. Yay me!

It's cold in SA! It's supposed to warm up starting tomorrow. Good - I like my Januaries in the 70s, thank you.

Everyone at my job who is talkative about politics are hardcore Republicans. If there are any Democrats, they are, like me, outnumbered and silent.

After the Obama win, it took until the afternoon, but that's when the racist jokes started. It made me upset and sad.

Yoinked from another LJer.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_sc/sci_scotch_tape_surprise

It cracks me pup that the company I know for sewing machines also makes chainsaws and other outdoor machinery.

Miss C, could I get your recipe to send to Heidi as a bday present? Please?