YEEEEESSSS! I can’t believe I have my own domain. Yey! And such warm welcome from everyone. Thank you so much you guys! Along with the new format, I’d like to introduce a few new links. Chris Rude Cactus’ fabulous wife, Beth Fish, started a resolution everyone can feel good about this year. Beth said: I decided I would challenge myself to do at least one thing every single month to help a kid other than my own. That’s just awesome! So, I promise Beth that I would list her “Do Good” blog on my blog permanently. (See Small Change banner...
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Alrighty. We’re moving here. Still working on it. Please ignore the potholes and such....
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With any luck, kiddies, I will relocate the Den over to OakMonster.com over this LONG weekend. Yes, we have MLK Day off. I’m sorry if I’m gloating. I used to not have it off, and now that I do, I take a little pleasure in rubbing it into folks who don’t. Hehee. Telling you, man. I *AM* evil. With the move on the way, you may see the lack of updates and perhaps even odd things at this joint. And when you peek at OakMonster.com, you may see different thing everyday. In the meantime, I’ll keep the new adventure over...
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DSC02797 Originally uploaded by theoakmonster. The Phromyothis celebrated New Year’s Eve in style. Wish I was there! (But soon, with the magic of Photoshop, I shall be there too!!) More on the Flickr album. And yep, my mom is doing fantastically! She loves being at home. Her friends also appreciate the ample parking and freedom to hang out and be as loud as they want. Hehehe....
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2006 can be summed up in just one word. Change. It started with mom’s health from her radiation earlier in the year to chemo in February, and finally, the stroke that debilitated her in July. I did go home twice in one year for the first time ever, and despite it all, I managed to have a few days of absolutely good times. Then we moved out of the Long Beach College Dorm 2.0 into a quiet residential neighborhood of Los Alamitos. I switched to take the bus. Brandon gets a permanent position. Friends and family all around have their...
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How I love thee. Let me count the ways! First. I made dinner tonight and it kicks major ass! Rachael Ray’s Steak dinner set (I used thawed, frozen spinach instead of kale) is phenomenal. I adjusted everything down to make food for 2 and it’s perfect. Second. Finally opened the Santa Cristina 2003 Sangiovese wine Brenda gave me for Christmas last year. It’s fantastic. Third. Blogger came through and revert me back to my original form. Back on the Old Blogger! Yeeeeees! Sure, I lost a few new posts…not that they were all that interesting anyway, right?…and the nifty tags,...
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