Bits of (Olym)’Pics

I am sad to inform you that my cousin May and her partner Eva lost to the Singaporean team. Eva also lost women’s single earlier, so the US Badminton girls are all out of the running. ETA: USA Network is now re-broadcasting May’s match with commentators. Of course, I was waiting to hear how badly they would butcher May’s long last name, Mangkalakiri. That’s pronounced Mang-ka-la-kee-ree, folks. But the commentator went crazy there with. Mang-gala-CARRY. Carry? Really?  How did the “I” become “A”? The former USA Badminton president is the one going with the safe way, having known May, calling...
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Torn

Sunday. Justin graduated from medical school and Olaina finally became a doctor’s wife. Monday. Brandon set off to Pennsylvania.  It was his dad’s birthday. Today.  Brandon’s grandfather passed away.  It is also Brandon’s little niece Cheyenne’s birthday. Tomorrow. Brandon’s niece Lauren graduates from high school. The funeral is set for Saturday afternoon. It’s a heart wrenching week all around for Brandon.  I am all this far away and my heart is heavy for him.  I want to be right over there and just hold the man for a little while, the way he was there to hold me when I...
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Athena needs a home ASAP

ETA #2: The girls couldn’t place Athena in a shelter so they dumped her at Cal State Long Beach.  Apparently there is a ground where people feed all the strays and feral cats. Thanks everyone for the help to try to place Athena in a good home even from the shelter. ETA: The manager came back on Saturday afternoon, and once again lost her shit about the cat. The girls had to take Athena to a shelter straight away. We have all SUNDAY to get her to a home. The girls are going to take her to a shelter on...
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Lost. Love.

I KNEW it was too good to be true when Athena started to hang out with us, when she comes running to me when she hears the jangles of the keys, when she sits purring on our floor begging us to rub her belly and every elsewhere on her fluffy black coat with a twinge of orange tabby pattern. I don’t think it wouldn’t have been a big deal if the manager lady found Athena napping on the wicker chair, but the food and water bowls set the woman off. According to the girls, the lady lost her shit and...
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Just shoot me

It’s beautiful outside.  So Cal is having a summer weekend again.  Brandon is out and about.  But here I am at home. I told you my boss has this coughing cold, right? Of course, I caught it. I was at the office until 9 p.m. last night with a cold in development.  I was staying late in hopes that I would get most of the prep work for the Wednesday conference done so I don’t have to go in today or on Monday.  I don’t really remember eating the giant cobb salad Brandon brought home for me.  I however remember...
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