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[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Reesa, tell me again what that little thing is that your cat is chewing in your avatar?....I forgot but it was funny. It's such a weird photo! And your cat's expression is priceless.
I always think it looks like a little pink hairless newborn mouse..... =8-o

[Zen]

i always think that cat is eating a goldfish.

[crazycanuck]

Interesting yet hated individual died today..ok I thought he was interesting...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3740700.stm

I'd like to watch "The Fog of War" again.

[Crankin]

I think he is interesting, too. He admitted his mistakes, but no one was really interested in accepting his apology. I understand that, but still, he did have quite an interesting career. I remember when my son had to see the Fog of War for AP history. It was an interesting discussion in our house.

[crazycanuck]

Have you read In Retrospect ? I did many moons ago & would read it again but am in the middle of The Great War For Civilization. (still)

I need to ask about how to note references & titles on a forum I know how to do Chicago style referencing for a paper but have always wondered about the correct way on a board like this??

[Crankin]

CC, I wouldn't worry about reference form on this list! I use APA style for my research; but if someone is really interested in reading something you discuss here, just make sure you give the author and year of publication.
I haven't read In Retrospect. My reading (except for school) tends to be lighter, although I do read a lot of historical fiction and some biography.

[Reesha]

Reesa, tell me again what that little thing is that your cat is chewing in your avatar?....I forgot but it was funny. It's such a weird photo! And your cat's expression is priceless.
I always think it looks like a little pink hairless newborn mouse..... =8-o

When I took Monkey home to mom's house for the first time (she was still a kitten) the first toy she discovered was a little plastic cat that belonged to a silly plastic cat 'catapult gun'. My brother had the sense to tie it to a string on a stick and fling it all around. These days she'd get bored or lazy after fifteen minutes, but back then she'd play for hours! You can see it more clearly in this shot:

[Biciclista]

your kitty is SO CUTE.

Day #4 without husband.
It was SO quiet last night. I sat and read for 2 hours. I am systematically cleaning our bedroom. All the things I do better when he's not here, but I still miss him.
He's in California preparing for the death ride on saturday.

[Reesha]

She really was the cutest little kitten. I adopted her because out of all the cats at the shelter, she was the only one to give me little sandpaper kisses



I'm a proud mom.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Thanks Reesha. Yes, your kitty is such a pretty tabby!

Mimi- Right now I am in the middle of reorganizing the big living room bookshelf.
I can't believe how the books have slowly drifted around and gotten mixed into the various themes so you can't really find anything anymore. Plus, some books are simply not relevant or used by us anymore at all, and they need to make way for newer books that we are actually using and needing to access regularly.
I managed to organize 4 of the 8 shelves so far. It's so great to have all my various cookbooks, bread/baking, food growing, and canning/preserving books all together on one shelf, organized, and easy to grab!
When one's husband is away, it's a great time to reorganize some annoying messy places. (as long as we are careful to not throw away any husband possessions without consulting them!- that wouldn't be fair after all)

[Biciclista]

the only husband possessions I throw away when he's gone are worn out underwear and white teeshirts.

[katluvr]

Awwwwwwwwwww, Reesha, very cute pictures.
Dealing w/ very sick cat right now...tooo sad to share. But enjoyed seeing your cutie!

[Zen]

You guys are mere amateurs.
You should see the stuff I'm cleaning out and throwing away.
Whew.
A whole lotta STUFF that I don't need now and probably never did.

[Biciclista]

I"m not tossing, here, just cleaning.
But I SHOULD be tossing stuff; just don't know where to toss it to.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

You guys are mere amateurs.
You should see the stuff I'm cleaning out and throwing away.
Whew.
A whole lotta STUFF that I don't need now and probably never did.

10 years ago when i sold a 2 story 4 bedroom house and moved into a 2 bedroom apartment (a fourth floor walk-up no less), I got rid of literally half of everything I owned. Amazingly, I never missed a thing from that Grand Purge.
Two years ago I went through most of my books and sold 45 of them on Amazon.
This year DH and I are promising ourselves to go through ALL the basement stuff and purge and re-organize before winter. I did the stored emergency food and supplies already (carefully reading expiration dates), that felt good. Actually doing this kind of thing is incredibly unpleasant to me and I dread every moment, but once it's done I feel really good about whatever area is finished.