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We Were Lucky

Posted in Current Events, Weather on August 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »

This was the scene when I woke up this morning: It was very breezy at that time and there were many leaves and small branches down. At that point it was still raining a bit as we were still waiting for the center of circulation to pass over us. Even now, it’s still really windy. [...]

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Emergency Preparedness, I Has It.

Posted in Current Events, life, Weather on August 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »

(the red line of the forecasted path passes right over my house) So yeah. You may have heard that there is an enormous hurricane heading our way. This is my first hurricane and I am excited and nervous so I have been busy getting ready. Yesterday was the epic grocery store run/quest for batteries and [...]

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O HAI Eleven PM!

Posted in Current Events, tagged on May 1, 2011 |

So yeah, I just realized it’s eleven at night and I haven’t even thought about what to do for a blog post. Right now the Mister and I are streaming season 2 of Eureka on Netflix. I am pondering my knitting and playing the Red Dot game with the cats. Where did the day go? [...]

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Apologies to those who really don’t care.

Posted in Current Events, tagged on April 29, 2011 |

I am up at 4 am to watch the royal nuptials, just like I was 30 years ago. Of course I was a lot younger then, but I still remember sitting with up with my mom in the middle of the night, watching Diana walk down to aisle of West Minster Abbey to marry Prince [...]

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Dear Spammer:

Posted in Current Events, grumble, tagged on March 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Not sure what your spam comment “japan is in crisis right now” on yesterday’s post is supposed to mean. Honestly, not every blog post in the blog-o-sphere can be about what is going on in Japan, and yes, I am well aware what is happening there. It’s among the first things I think about when [...]

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Wherein I Reminisce About Great Earthquakes I Have Known

Posted in Current Events, News, tagged on March 11, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Before I was CTJen, I was SoCalJen. While I was there, I was in dozens of earthquakes, but 2 quakes stand out in my mind. The first was the Sierra Madre quake for which I had a front row seat, having just moved to Sierra Madre to live my friend (and her parents) so I [...]

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YES!

Posted in Current Events, tagged on February 11, 2011 |

HE DID IT! Mubarak finally did it. The video out of Egypt right now is just amazing. One commenter said “I finally feel like anything is possible.” I don’t know what the future may bring for Egypt’s people and how the US will relate to the Middle East going forward, but right now I’m celebrating [...]

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Goddamnit, Mubarak

Posted in Current Events, News, rant, tagged on February 10, 2011 |

Dear Mr. Mubarak: The images and video out of Egypt’s Tahrir square continue to captivate and amaze me. I spent most of the afternoon waiting for the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, anticipating along with everyone else that you would be stepping down today, only to learn that you are stubbornly remaining in power. Do you not see [...]

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Here’s a silly video.

Posted in Current Events, random, tagged on January 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Egypt watch continues, tensions are escalating. Unable to form complete sentences. Needed something silly.  

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Protest Like an Egyptian

Posted in Current Events, tagged on January 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »

I am completely captivated by what is happening in Egypt right now. Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in the main square in Cairo, ignoring the curfew imposed by President Mubarak, shouting and waving Egyptian flags. The place is lousy with military personnel, but the protest today is largely peaceful in that the military [...]

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