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Something Completely the same in 2001

This page is not chronological and sometimes it’s not even in descending order. So if you are looking for something specific you’ve come to the wrong place.  If you are a organized person who needs some structure see the Dates section for anything more specific just use find, this is the only page so if it’s not here, it’s gone out for a cup of Coffee and we don’t know how long that will take.  Some of these links don’t work anymore but that’s the adventure.

Tuesday January 16^th 2001, Cathal is born, and He’s wonderful and Healthy

So it’s Friday January 19^th 2001, definitely the new Millennium and two Birthdays a nephew and a friend, Three days ago Cathal was born now that deserves a toast. Going well with the Juice, the next wish is Paris, and I am working diligently towards it, By the summer I should be somewhere in the Atlantic. Another Millennium celebration came and went, that TV has a lot to answer for.  Now I am watching telly in stereo in all the most convenient places.  I also matched my hair to my Belt, This one turned out well though kudos to My friend Julie. I’ve been to San Francisco twice now, Saw the sights, golden gate bridge, Fisherman’s wharf, Alcatraz and most poignantly those roads they used to show with Michael Douglas. My Cousin showed me every thing there was to see and we even made a Video (for use for Blackmail later) riding around on a flying carpet – well he is superman.

I’ll be going to San Antonio in Feb. to Visit Lois, and Hopefully Marcus!!!!!,  S&A will head off on the 5^th, I’m planning on going on the 23^rd, then Home to Ireland on the 8^th of March. 

So Funny stuff was F driving into a snow drift, and Me being dressed as Medium, I also saw a Belly button in San Jose. I never did get to a land shark party, even though I was attacked on Halloween, and they are splitting up now that’s really weird, but life goes on, I got to a party at the land shark place and even got to swim the river.  Lots of swimming involved, first the Picnic then the party then the great escape, but not unexpected.  All my Links have suddenly disappeared so I will have to put them in again, I have a lovely component in xCommerce that grabs me a saying if I want one or alternately sends a saying to a friend.. or at least someone who’s email address I have.

Monday January 29^th 2001 and we’re all here, I went to the long Warf Theater for the first time Yesterday, The Super Bowl was on, all the men were hijacked, no airplanes involved, but the Giants didn’t win anyway… 34,7 bad show but What can I do. Os rud e go bhfuilimid ag labairt faoi and Cultur b’fhearr dom beagainin gaeilge a scriobh. Agus sin sin. So I had another Birthday… My own. A bit lonely but there you go again, San Antonio in February and Ireland in March, Red Belt test in April so I’m all lines up.  Funny things are happening as well, it’s not just the travelling that’s lined up even though it feels like I’m not travelling at all.  The Lucianis are off this day week into the Bowels of Texas, I hope it goes okay.  So what with Oiche Luain on one Side, ag seoil chuig na hOilean on another agus an duine I lar NA tire in aice mo chairdi it’s another big mess, not since the Skiing mess has it been so complicated.  I haven’t Skied this year, Don’t know why… we had lots of Snow.  Did I mention the Christmas Eve party with Gary’s Friends? Oh and I went for my Christmas Present last Friday, since it was the day after my Birthday.  That was also very interesting, Show and Tell

Tuesday January 30^th 2001 Two days in a Row!!! It looks like this day next week I will be trying to teach forms, so I’d better brush up!!! KJN has to go early. And in the grand old tradition of Me and the Coffee incidents I broke a Coffee Jar today!!!, first it bounced, then it Broke.

Wednesday January 31^th 2001 Got lost last night, so close to home and I also lost a lens, My ez pass has somehow disappeared. And the web page was nowhere to be found, I found it this morning though so I don’t know what happened to it!!!. So Long Discussions DC and CT

Well lá Bealtine has come and gone with no fuss and today is Friday 2^nd of February 2001 just for reference for me, Today is decision day, I want to be here next Tuesday but I have to wait and see… We don’t know who Hitseth is but Bob now has a new name,talking of fracticles,the little white belt is not going for his orange belt yes and He’s sad. So I had a discussion and made my intentions clear, and tried to make a path for myself so I can keep going, I think it worked out okay, Got home at 12:08 last night that was a late sandwich. Oh I found my lens, just scratched.

Tuesday February 6^th 2001 I woke up yesterday to a beautiful day, not a snowflake in sight, so I went to work.  At 12:43 we got a note from our boss to say that the weather was bad and That we should leave if we wanted to.  and it snowed, and it snowed.

at 3:23 mugsy here decided to go home!!!!!

So I headed out towards route 8 north..... Wasn't going to happen, I changed ,my mind

(as women are allowed to) and head on route 8 south towards the 15, at a leisurely 20 miles an hour  (12 miles * 3 mins a mile would be 36 minutes.....) I slowly edged onto the 15 which was fine for a while even if it did need a good sweep from a snow plough.  I was sitting in traffic for the rest of route 15 which was lucky because if the cars were much further apart, I wouldn't have been able to see them, at some stops people got out and chatted, I stayed in my car, listening to reports of roads which were totally closed.

At 6:00 pm I was coming up highland avenue, at this point I decided I would only make it to one house and that was going to be 12 Burma road. (Heidi needed me)

Going up Highland av I got stuck, so I got out my shovel and started digging, it was then I noticed the absence of cat litter in my boot (trunk) and I had a vivid image of the very same cat litter sitting in my attic space. But I managed to move anyway, and I approached 12 Burma road I say car tracks going up the road, (which I thought strange() but I (Like Madonna) got into the grove and hurdled up the road towards Heidi (so near and yet so far) I got to the top of the road, tried to turn and got stuck.  Empowered by my earlier success I got my Shovel out again, and started shoveling I just needed to get my car into the driveway (Like that was going to work)

So I rang Texas, and Sonny told me to call Bobby
('cos he doesn't use funny words like "Ring")

So I  called Bobby, e was on his way home but would come out in the Morning.... Wonderful.

I went to bed.

Adair rang (which was fun) , then I turned out the light to Sleep.

the Phone rang - I answered if was David, WHERE WAS SONNY's TRUCK?

Bobby has it?

WHERE IS HE?

gone home

WHY WASN"T HE OVER THERE CLEARING SNOW?...

I his point I hear a voice in the background saying "it's not her fault she doesn't know....."

at 6:00 am I woke up.  At 7:00 am I got up, got dressed and went to look at the state of my car, All the Paths were Clear, Bobby had been over, even the route to the Neighbors, everywhere except within a foot of my car and no dirt.....

I dug a bit and tried my car again for a miracle - no luck, I called Bobby and asked him if he had any dirt...(he didn't understand me) Oh SAND!!!!!

But he came right over, I started shoveling some more,

There was some sand in the truck and he put it out for me.

- I eventually got the car out.... Then I went in showered dried out a bit and then headed slowly to work.  I am telling you this story because EVERYONE at work has a better/Worse story.....

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Thursday February 8 2001 Well Lois Had her baby Marcus at 5:43 am this morning, Both are doing well in Texas, so I’m really Happy :-D also I am going to France on Sunday – the 11the this means that I will be in France for Valentines Day, last Year I was in CT, the Year before in Las Vegas 1998 I went back to Omaha especially and in 1997 I was back in Ireland roses and All that….. so I wonder where I will be next year.  But more importantly I’m going to FRANCE !!!!!!!!! for a Week with Work.

This Physical week I have been reinstalling… reinstalling and reinstalling, Servers… regions….. and more…..

Friday February 9^th 2001 and My Plans have changed again, Now I will be flying into Paris.

Sunday February 18^th 2001 And now the trip to France is over and I’m on  my way back…..so to start at the end, I managed to send postcards from the Airport, Ireland Beat France in the Rugby yesterday, I slept through going to the Lourve (even though I was busting) There is just as much alcohol in Paris as in Sochaux, I never go to dance, but I was having too much fun…..Sochaux was so good or rather the Joys of Belfort, How could it not be, and even the project worked… ça marche!!!!! Don’t forget to check www.mrlos.com like you do, but it’s all in English, I got to practice understanding, and tried out speaking French now and again, it looks like I really need more Practice…. Many trips to France…. Or is that just what I want.  I got within GSM of Switzerland, but I bought my Swiss card over the Atlantic.  The dogs were still in evidence, but nowhere is perfect. I even got a red rose on valentines day, courtesy of  Novotel, Interesting architecture.  Anyway there’s an awful lot more to Think about that I can write so I will think…

Tuesday February 20^th 2001 Well, back to work for three days at least, indications of Prauge and the far east…..could be interesting, another language to learn perhaps, Expense sheets completed, A phone call I wasn’t expecting and a non existing email that I was, which all leads to even more thoughts, EDI seems to be getting bigger and  closer like a train with it’s headlight on roaring towards me, all to be flattered. This page has just gotten bigger curotsy of finding my Chicago Exploits. And now I’ve moved them out again

Wednesday February 21^st 2001 I found out how to access my AOL web page but just in case I forget again, please check out www.tsdmgk.com it may look like an empty hand but it’s better than a gift horse – bad breath you know. So the Tam turned channeler turned teacher appeared for Lunch, and a lovely lunch it was too.  Did I mention how good the food was in FRANCE?. I’m of to Texas on Friday Morning to see Marcus, Crack of Dawn, I wonder if those chickens could even see the road? But it will be worth it – yup cha GI you know. 

Events that passed before…..

May 1988 I got my first job, so I had to go and celebrate, Mammy Áine and I went to Dinner and a Movie, not necessarily in that order, the Movie was three men and a Baby and dinner was at the wishbone, where they served the most delicious chocolate pancakes.  This was the beginning of our ladies night out tradition. Who needs to look at men named after furniture when there are chocolate pancakes available.

Feb 22nd 2001 Thursday Just Booked a weekend in DC for the First weekend in March, back to my Italian Friends, Scot and Lorna too. My rules do not seem to be working in Microsoft Outlook but that really is besides the point.  Mum will be coming over in the Summer YIPPEE alone Ahhh. So that’s the next thing to sort out. And sad news about the French teacher. Life is very Strange. I have Photos to bring to Lois, It looks like it’s going to Snow so I might drive up to Bradley tonight. He’s not half as nice as Harvey

Today is Pancake Tuesday Feb 27^th 2001 and I’m just back from Texas.  Marcus IS lovely and Brett and Lois showed me a good time as always, Pictures to follow but not here…..So delayed flights for deicing and Sleeping at the hotel at the airport.  But the fun stuff was the trivia question – When is Chanpagne not Champagne ????? when it’s 40% vol!!!!! But what do I know, I don’t know JACK. For the first time in a long time I travelled PC less….. so  I lost out on a certain amount of exercising and feeling guilty that I wasn’t doing something, I managed though to read my Email and give some technical support, be it of a friendly nature, I told you not to call me here…..And bring the dogs for a walk and bring Marcus for a walk and Half mow the lawn, So if Brett was the one man that made me….. Very green.Sally and Lucky were glad to see me or at least slobbered all over me if that counts. Sally cut her foot in order to make a polka dot carpet. Marcus is 19 days old today. I whistled but that’s for the birds

I just talked to Áine there are Blizzards in Ireland and no dog or horse racing because of the foot and mouth (I can’t race because of my feet…. Well you couldn’t race without them) This of course affects D in a big way, maybe somebody’s just giving him a few days off when he needs them, can Greyhounds run in the snow? If they aren’t busses? D would know, He knows everything, and a lot of sport as well.  I think tomorrow I’ll go back to my Lental tradition and give something up, it actually very good timing, even if it depends on the Moon.  A lot of things depend on the Moon and not just dairy production, but since 13 is an unlucky number for some it just didn’t work out. I’m glad the meek get something as well.  The Grand Prix of Australia is next Sunday and with it the start of this years Formula one.

Hardware: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked

Well apparently xcd-all is NOT all it’s cracked up to be or at least not up to date enough for Amazing Grace, SAX that is well it’s just not the latest and greatest, which apparently is what I use for my SAX Processing. But with Ravi’s help all things shall come to pass or at least be loaded into xcd-all. But it leads to more Java experience, which means no more milk in the coffee or else having to ask for it…Oh I bought Millionaire for my PC, now we’ll see, just like the Song. Well I’m off to buy some Food, Practice Piano and wash some clothes not necessarily in that order

Feb 28^th 2001 – 130- Big day for L, But I couldn’t get out of bed, well obviously I did, but in all fairness I’m not awake yet.  Today is also ash Wednesday, day of absenence (no not from work…) So I called L at home – no reply (as expected really she should be at work), and then I tried the old email, apparently my email for L is old and decrepit and also out of date, then I called Tallaght, but quick use of my Browser to get the main phone number…. There was no one at the end of L’s Phone.  The card at this moment which should have speeded it’s way to Ireland long ago, is in my bag. Joe reminded me that it’s 18 days to st. Patrick’s day and it is…but there is so much happening before then it could be years away.  And the big wigs are in Toupees are out well they blow off too much – What you see is what you get Let you work flow like a bird on the wing (would that be of a 737 ) I was on a 737 Monday, American airlines has extra leg room, I still haven’t figured out that one world stuff but eventually it will come to me when it’s too late – just like the 46A

Thursday March 1^st 2001 and the time is getting near, by the way 129. I bought a clip for my mobile phone so it’s no so mobile any more – it’s stuck to me.  I thought it would be a good idea, that’s another thought this year, where is the time going, Two months gone as well,and I haven’t updated the web page this year www.tsdmgk.com Lots of forms last night which is very good. Will I remember Bin day today??? Will I deliver the pics of Marcus, Join us for the next exciting episode of…And goodish news from France. So I’m running out of weekends.I also have to Practice some French Millionaire like many other pieces of Software – (Ultimate translator for 2, Italian Cds, AOL 6.0) does not work on Windows NT so I went back to my old Windows 95 PC in order to try it out.  It gets irrating after a while and I resort to canfield which I like a lot.

OK, who stopped payment on my reality check?

Well  March 2^nd 2001 and it’s snowing AGAIN, 128 they say it will be 3 inches. Hopefully that’s all or I won’t be able to get home, Not to mention the treacherous drive to the airport tomorrow morning – I told you not to mention that, Well it’s Friday and we all know what that means unless you don’t read/speak English., And the Invisible man has been discovered by the Sheep. Remember when the eagle landed? I saw snowflakes last night while I wasn’t putting My trash out, all my good intentions seem to disappear once I write them down.  I am keeping to lent though. Only 44 days left, out of 40.!!!!! So last night we did lapel grabs, They’re fun.  Will my hair be Reddy for Ireland?, or will the colour have faded?

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and  a leaky tire.

So now I’m ON the plane in First Class, it’s11:30 and the flights leaves at 11:50, I’ve already been offered a Drink, But I brought some coffee with me on the Plane, its March 3^rd 2001 no news from across the sea.- except the foot and mouth disease and all that  Another 20 mins also for incoming phone calls.  The weather man is calling for a foot of snow between tomorrow and Tuesday, so there may be problems getting back to CT, that’s why I have brought my PC with me. Okay, my Nails are gone fare well parting is such sweet sorry, but nothing sweet for me because it’s lent.  5 days before I go to Ireland and +2.  So now the second drink I was offered (which I accepted this time – peer group pressure) nice Red wine, I think I prefer red wine now. Big life change for me, and more worry about clothes, Hey remember when S spilled red wine all over AOB’s white Couch?? Looking for a simple picture of a wine glass is a difficult as getting some actual wine in a shop after 8:00 PM in CT!!!!

Keyboard : Instrument used to enter errors into computer

March 4^th 2001, first class again, oh it sucks to be me, be what else do you use free upgrades for?.  I got some news this morning mother and child are doing well, and D rang at 4:00 am – he’s wonderful.  There is a big snow storm about to hit new England, so I might be snowed in tomorrow.  So I arrived yesterday in dc and we went straight to café milano – exactly where I wanted to be, lovely fettuccini Armani and of course Champagne, and it didn’t taste like a mans suit at all!!!, Oh, something weird has happened to my shift key.  I went to Italian mass this morning with Lorna, in the church where they were married.  I couldn’t find the station with the Australian Grand Prix, but I was really well looked after – lots of Merlot too.

March 5^th 2001 Being snowed in was the easiest thing that happened to me today, and a phone call for home was the most wonderful.  I drove home through a Blizzard last night, and when I got home I checked my email.  There was a message from work this morning for us not to venture in and the threatened storm hasn’t arrived yet, my car is snowed in though, great time to start digging/shovelling, Don’t forget your shovel if you want to go to work now has new meaning for me. I think external mail has disappeared. C Started her new job today

Corporate Motto: READY - FIRE - AIM !!!:

March 7^th 2001 and all’s still Well, I started to dig out my car yesterday, I got about a third of the way there and I gave up intending to come back to it later But…. I didn’t something about all that hard work, anyway when I got up this morning, it was as if I hadn’t dug at all!!!!! All the Snow had blown back in a blanket all round my car and out the drive, the snow plough had not arrived either.  So I dug and I Dug and that was just to find my car, the biggest hurdle was the snow from the road, nicely packed in my drive way.127 So I dug out my car and Managed to exit with the help of cat litter… Now I have to get some more for the next emergency. The mail box was dethroned by some angry driver that was knocking down all the mail boxes in Woodbridge!!, so I don’t know when I’ll get mail again. Is that easier and more fun that making Snowmen?  Well I’m going to be a godmother again, Yippee, I’m just organizing my trip now. I should end up with plenty of air miles after all this, I have to find out how much I need.  I got to do my presentation and now I have a lot of work to do to fix it c’est la vie…..I haven’t received my aerlingus Pin yet, mind you it could hurt depending on where I get it. Yesterday was another Snow day…..So How many air miles does it take for a transatlantic round trip????? I won’t get to Karate now ‘till I come back from Ireland. Oh Lent is still going strong- 39 days left, and it’s Gary’s Birthday today.

Coffee - n., a person who is coughed upon

More Mysterious happenings, Today is Thursday March 8^th 2001 Well there was a full roll just sitting there when I left, but when I returned, and looked up…. There it was GONE!!!!! What could have happened, did I have UN invited guests, Was I going out of my Mind – Contingence plan, look for another roll, then I see the neatly “folded” cascade on the floor, the roll had rolled all the way of the core and was now a puddle of paper decorating my bathroom floor. Mystery solved. Now you have to figure out how that relates to a Tower…..So I eventually got to Wash my Clothes, and even pack which is a good thing since I am leaving TODAY at 6:50, I even got into work before 7:30 – not awake though, and it’s still cold here. I had 11 single socks, all different colours. Now That’s amazing (it’s not really but what do you expect when you start reading about laundry and toilet paper?).  Setting the alarm for an early hour seems like such a good idea when you go to bed, but in the morning your perspective has totally changed, and there’s no hammer available with which to express an opinion.

I’m airborne again,  So I times it just right this time, I arrived at the terminal just less than two hours before the flight, got something to eat, bought a book and as I walked toward the gate the were announcing the bording call for all passengers (that meant me) so I boarded, Starbucks capicino in hand…..It was going pretty well until they announced in a cam fashion that they were in need of a screw driver!, the plane hasn’t fallen apart yet, so I presume they got one.I’m on my way to Ireland Yeaaay… Not first class though ahhhhhh, actually Irish time this is now Friday. Two hours and five minutes and I’ll be Home.

March 9^th 2001 Arrived in Ireland, collected my car, and drove, First stop Meadow view, I never checked to see of there was a view of the meadow or not.  Maybe I will someday. Gearóid answered the door and I jumped on him….. just a hug, I woke the Boys who were ecstatic to meet me/ fast asleep and groggily waking up - (please pick the most likely scenario), So Lucy got up  (another Hug) and we had Breakfast down stairs.  The traffic going through Dundrum was _______________ (please fill in and appropriate adjective but eventually I reached Aine’s And I met Luke for the first time, He’s Beautiful, delightful, delicious, and suspiciously quite!!!!! Five minutes after I arrived I was left holding the Baby (Heaven – My Godson Luke). It’s Ruth’s Birthday so I we had a party, well Dinner party really because we had a lovely dinner first (with vegetables even) Dr. Q. arrived with joy and Gifts including   Catering to my new spurt of Expensive alcoholism…..We opened the Champagne and Drank and Drank then Gearóid and the gang arrived and we opened more, we drank again since it seemed appropriate.

March 10^th 2001 This Morning we got some sad news from Louisburg, Uncle J. rang to said that Uncle A. had passed away at 3:00 am in the morning.

I went to Collect Katie from Busarus, this is where my phone saga came to play, she left me a message on my Mobile phone but my mobile phone could not be “topped up” so I couldn’t collect my message….. eventually I got my Phone sorted and I was just about to collect the message and the phone rang, it was Katie telling me where to pick her up…Ruthie does this great trick with a pencil but you have to see it. Anyway just as I was going to collect Katie what should I see but that Orange coat… and inside it – Mary Lucy, so Both of use headed towards busarus, “Oh we should have turned back there”. So we had breakfast (after our café crawl to find a proper food source) and we went over to the bus station, Caitriona Surprised us, then we went shopping After Chinese we headed over to Carmel’s, where I met my Nephew Cathal for the first time, He’s so big he nearly looked like a little boy instead of a baby, at all of eight weeks old!!!  I got to hold Cathal and bring him for a tour. He’s Lovely. He was awake the whole time we were there

March 13^th 2001 – Tuesday, Up at the crack of Dawn this morning to drive home from Mayo. Massive fog, and a lovely breakfast in the Longford Arms. I met loads of cousins last night at the removal. Ray and Sue were there, I hadn’t met them in years. I met Father Leo , then Lucy arrived hence the line - “Do you not remember every girl you married?”  I went to see Rory’s “Unit” on Sunday and took some photos, he would show me a box of handmade chocolates!!!!! During lent.

Match 14^th 2001, on my way back to CT, people got refused in immigration so we were delayed by an hour taking off, then the in-flight entertainment was broken so we had to wait while it was fixed.  Last night I went out to celebrate with J & D – we had a bottle of champagne in McCormack’s, I walked down. I didn’t get to see P. I saw Ruth this morning on her way to school, and of course I got to hold my Godson Luke before I left, He’s cute. Something fell out of my Hand bag at the airport, I couldn’t see anything though, I checked my glasses but they seemed okay.

The Ides of March. March 15^th 2001 this diary format is getting boring, but when I try and think of more exciting things to do – they don’t include typing. So I tried to cut the bread/ Soda Raisin Bread yesterday and I missed, that’s why my typing is off this time, I’m one finger disabled, I had no excuse before. I’ll be going to Chicago next week, All the St Patrick’s Day festivities in Ireland have been cancelled because of the Foot and Mouth!!!!! Even the kids GAA games have been put off. So I looked at my Glasses and there was a lens GONE!!!!! And I know exactly where it is, on the floor in JFK Chance of getting that back. When does a GIF become a WMZ?????- When you’re trying to catch the bus, the 46A now goes all the way to the airport, but only once every four hours.  Mammy’s tickets arrived, and so did my Easter tickets. So my Dial up connection is working again thanks to SuperPaul – He’s super……. Even with one arm and a black eye.. but that’s another story climb every mountain. I found some of my is&t magazines at home, only three though I wonder where the others are.

The universe is laughing behind your back

So I got called for Jury Duty!!!!! – Sorry I can’t I don’t belong here, apparently that’s one of the Hazards of buying a car – you get to Judge people. And all the milk is gone, but there’s no use crying…It’s Friday the 16^th of March – the day BEFORE St Patrick’s day, but the parades have started already, green eggs and ham all round!!! They’re even bringing in bagels in here!!!!! (walk like an Egyptian) Check out www.rte.ie for Irish news. I have to check it because of FMD   So another Christening on the 22^nd of April and I get to practice Piano this weekend, I brought some more music home from Ireland along with my Magazines.

There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works

Back to the Future , the Telnet enabler is in Beta (pronounced differently depending on what side of the water you’re from – if you’re from under the water you would pronounce it with a gurgle, unless you have a fish in your ear, which could be likely based on where you are). and notice the new name as well…  It’s Monday again the 19^th of March.Two men sat on a wall and one said to the other.. Rory tell us a story and this is how it went. I also added this page last night, so we’ll see if it’s really there, or has spontaneous combustion reared it’s ugly head again, not that anyone is available to tell us wether it’s head is ugly or not even if we could depend on an objective opinion – oxymoron. So I’m not up the alps …..as WBY would say I sought a theme…… but so far rien. Ferrari won again on Sunday – yippee Did I mention that I like Formula 1  

Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and recorded every day like those of a baseball player.:

Tuesday…My Pictures seem to have gone awry and I don’t know why, The telnet connector is REALLY good, well I’m having fun anyway. I may have to glue my hair down for that trip to the windy city maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow but some day….  If you have found this page, I am confident that it is through no fault of the AOL search engine which seems to have labled this page “no to be found”, on a request for help, I received links to places where I could register my page which not only had a requirment for all my personal info but a Charge…..So basically hello friends, do you have any ears you can spare? Oh I got Katie’s new email address…. All set and connected now.  Do you remember the time when we had to send orderd out by SNAIL MAIL!!!!!!! – “When I were young we didn’t have roads…..”  I Thought I Tsaw a puddy cat

When there's a will, there's a way..when there's a won't, there isn't

Lost in the desert…. Well actually I’m not but therein lies the confusion. Inniú an 21ú lá de Marta 2001 D’fhag me Eire ar an dara lá is fiched 1997 sin ceither bliana o shin amarach. Bhí se ar intin agaim fanacht ar feadh dhá blian, ach feach orm anois (mas feidir leat, os rud e nach bhfuil tu ach á leabh an piosa seo…) Lois asked me to be Marcus’s Godmother Yippee!!!!! So that’s in five weeks and counting. So I added some Photos I need to scan some more in order to have a better selection, “you have a scanner” – Reference back to the Omaha days.  Flying again, it’s a good thing I did all those arm exercises for Lois’ Wedding!!!, well, cattle airlines, but this time I got into the First 30… 29 now that was sweet, os I grabbed a window seat at the back with the result that there is a spare seat beside me, Who’s better than me (answers on a postcard please) I’s a bit rocky though, and I have to find my hotel when I get to Chicago…..And find out when th “meeting is….”  I just ate a WHOLE packet of peanuts (about 13 but who’s counting).

I always try to go the extra mile at work, but my boss always finds me and brings me back

Thursday Evening March the 22^nd 2001, What else is there to do in a Hotel room in Chicago????.  I discovered IHop again mmmm breakfast for dinner, they bring new meaning to chocolate pancakes. – Which brings us back to de Selbys which came from the wishbone… but it’s gone now, and even when it wasn’t gone, they stopped doing the chocolate pancakes Speaking of Dun Laoghaire, four years ago today I arrived in Omaha from Dublin via New York and St Louis, Tomorrow is Dad’s anniversary and tonight I am in Chicago…..

To err is human but to totally mess up you need a computer

My PC is sick, the motherboard is not well, and I am waiting for a new one, I might get my PC back tomorrow, then again I might not…..So I am away from my web page and all the other nice files I usually take for granted that reside on my PC, today is March the 27^th 2001,  Karate again last night, great exercise was had by all, I got to fight a Big guy and a Tall guy such is life. I’m going to Paris to learn French… where else would you go. So I’m really excited, you can’t really tell because of the suspension on this keyboard.  I got a threatening letter from CableVision, if you don’t shape up we’ll do something strange like giving you some customer service!!!!!  So I’ve booked my Ticket to France, I’ll be going to Paris to learn French for a week. Via Dublin since that IS the way to go.  I just have one more ticket to buy, that’s for the Dublin/ Paris leg. Shares are still sinking, except Guinness is still going strong.

Wednesday, Still PCless and it’s 20°F outside. Not so bad inside especially wrapped around a cup of coffee. But now arrangements are more solid, maybe today or tomorrow I will get my PC back and get all my tasks done, including expense reports.  I bought speakers for my PC last night, so now I can listen to French radio anytime I like without sitting beside my PC with headphones on.  Today is Daddy’s Birthday.  Hey I did some technical support this morning from home, so I’m not useless after all… So this report is boring since I still don’t know if I’ll get my PC fixed today or not. I tried our café’s cuinine again, another buger and Fries, same as always but nearly hot….. but I did some damage control, tomatoes were ditched and I was able to eat my burger. So it’s fun talking ‘till the early hours when it’s sill only 6PM. This weekend the time will SPRING forward so at what feels like 6:00 am it will be 7:00 am that’s Sunday Morning since the change will happen Saturday Night/Sunday Morning. 127, over 700 cases of Foot and Mouth in England and rising about 40 cases a day, this is not good news for Europe

7/5th of all people do not understand fractions

So Today’s Thursday the 29^th March 2001 and Yesterday we god to break boards in Karate….. on Purpose!!, My current requirment for Kicks is the Jump back kick, and I got to break two boards and no bones!!!!!!!!, that was a good day.

Warning, keyboard not found. Press Enter to continue

Loads of web stuff,and not just my page, This moving of dots is so difficult so I’m informed by SP that I can install Front page 2000 on my PC, does this mean that this page will get a new look? – NO, that’s the short answer for a long answer start at the top of this page and work your way down…I still haven’t heard if the Christning is set, I just hope it is. And just for good measure 2⁷   on March 30^th 2001 So I am informed that not only can we dress in the Changing room but we can tan as well…..You know when I say tan that I mean, get rid of that “I’ve just been let out from the hospital” look.

Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defence.:

April 2^nd 2001, I always thought that if I went to Toads that it would be for n17 or the Chefftans but it was a reggae band. Not to mention the Japanese – if you know sushi like I know… which I don’t except Salmon which doesn’t count except when it’s on a 10p piece whick would mean counting in decimals 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and then the 50p piece has seven sides (refer to quiz) and a Swallow, at least I think it’s a swallow, I used to be very good at drawing birds when I was a kid, all my pictures managed to have birds, even that night and day desktop picture I wonder if that has anything to do with being scared by Alfred Hitchcock? Now that was a VERY good film The Pound coin has a Deer, Dough a Deer…. And I think the 20p has a horse rememer the references to political donkeys.. Haw Hee He Haw Haughey. In the same vein, you can see by the date that yesterday was April Fools day I just thought I’d mention it since it passed without comment.. Michael Schumacher came second to David Coulthard in the Brazilian grand prix. 130-1 Speaking of Counts the number of FMD cases found in Mainland UK is now 918.   This week is going to be pretty full, Cirque de Solie on Saturday as well!!!!! And I need to get Quaffed before Sunday, Hey we might be getting a Surprise appearince frm Italy (I could tell you but that would ruin the surprise)- Also I should check out the eye-dye before Easter.  LOADS to do. Change Licence, Service Car, I’ve been two years at the apartment since Saturday, I think I might go outside tomorrow…..isn’t cable wonderful.

NEW HAMPSHIRE:  Like Old Hampshire, only newer

Hey there’s a Japanese section in the ladies dressing room in Karate, where you can turn a different colour…Tuesday April 3^rd 2001 – and we all know what that means? – ask King Lear. But infor for my accommodation has arrived so I booked my Ticket to France from Dublin with my trusty old www.expedia.com So I opened a Drawer looking for an elastic band and there was the French Chocolate I stashed away for after lent….. one more week to go. I quickly closed the drawer and decided that I didn’t need that elastic band after all, well not until after Easter anyway.  I’ll be in Ireland for Easter, Cathal will be christened, so then we can officially call him Cathal instead of “The boy who will be known as Cathal”  And isn’t Julie wonderful…. Vote Here. Today I have pigtails, no not a culinary choice, a bad hair day, if you’re hair doth offend you tie it up….And Don’t draw a line on the side of your arm with a sheet of paper. FMD up to 969, so no perceivable slow down. So I might be going to Toronto tomorrow…. The best plans of mice and men and hairderssers….. and Jade is down.(But is it out)

It works! Now if only I could remember what I did..

Did you notice how when you drink Red wine you end up looking like  joker??? – even if you don’t start out that way, and before you’re over the limit. It’s Thursday April 5^th and I’m just back from Toronto I had to rush up there for to do some emergency Brain Surgery – okay just kidding

So Now I have a right to be in a temper… I went over to Super Julie at 11:00 am and despite injury, I am now redder than I was earlier, all set for respectable Christenings, In one week I will be going Home to Ireland, today is Friday April 6^th 2001 I received an invite to Marcus’ (the boy will will be named Marcus) Christening yesterday, with lovely pictures of McKenzie and Marcus… aaaah.  I was also told by CT that I won’t need to serve jury duty because I’m relocating????? Wow They know something I don’t.  130 and 1061 cases of FMD in the UK…around  33 new cases a day now.  So I bought a pack of playing cards, like I used to do all the time when one card would mysteriously disappear from the pack, and I would only realise this just as I was about to lose a game for the lack of that very card….. do people buy cards anymore for single use, or has Solitare become totally a PC domain? Or do kids know how to Hula Hoop- or even want to?- Where’s the Pokeman in that?

A clean tie attracts the soup of the day

This is Thursday April 8^th 2001 and I am waiting for my flight which has been delayed – mechanical failure, but they assure us that it’s not the same plane that we’re getting…..We’ll find out about that later. So Friday night – after Karate I went to a party at Joe’s – gate crashing a school reunion….. and I didn’t leave till 2:30 am that’s me and my bad sense of Direction, and then Yesterday four of us went to see Cirque de Solie, I loved it, even the trip down and back was fun.  We collected swords at Terry’s then acquired some short lived alcohol, 2001 that was a very good year, there’s nothing like a little Whine.  Then dinner at the Kpof’s they have everything even amaretto!!!! Oh an that drinking game Zoom, Swartz and P something (I couldn’t pronounce it so I definitely can’t spell it) I got to meet bo.  Bo Who? you ask (I’ll just giggle here at my totally overplayed joke).  So the guy at the Liquer store was very informative about New York law – and a hunk. I’m not on the web (being in the airport) so I can’t get info about FMD, but rory’s plans were messed up when he tried to collect the kids because of the Strike at airlingus, There will be another one on Thursday. I brought my Passsport and tickets with me just in case there’s a problem getting back from Orlando – did I mention that I am on my way to florida, or at least I will be when my airplane arrives.Maybe it’s Profaglio

If the cops arrest a mime do they tell him that he has the right to remain silent?

So Tuesday April 10^th 2001 after two days in the sun I am NOT lobster red!!!!!, and a good thing too, we’re at SilverSummit – or Some’t it’s fun, LOADS of new people to talk to ans some people from last year… “Oh Helen you’ve changed you hair” We had a party last night with a GRAND Piano- but of course, and that was definite fun. Also lots of Pointing, ushering, monitoring and generally showing of the way, it was more obvious in the yellow (badly described as Gold)  polo shirts though.Cher and Clint gave out the awards, between them both they had two full sets of clothes. The medley was pretty funny and of course they were serving champagne, so I had Quantro for I think the first time, I didn’t know it was a mouth wash, gargle, gargle, suck suck – wham.  There was amaretto flavoured coffee this morning, well I won’t try that again.  We got free grenades, because you never know when they might come in handy.  My Presentation is tomorrow.  All you ever wanted to know about extending xCommerce functionality but were afraid to ask. I got to show off my signature maker, another demo tomorrow as well. So I think it’s islands of adventure tomorrow night.

April Friday the 13^th  2001– and a Good Friday it is too. Wednesday night we went to Islands of Adventure, I went on the Incredible Hulk – TWICE, They had a whole event for Dessert which I think is a Great idea.  So we got tagged, Punched and beaded and then we made our way through the maze to end up with Spiderman and Ice cream – Still nobody danced. We had to wear cutlery on Thursday how fun is that??? We speakers received a Jigsaw puzzle that isn’t, two pieces that look like they match but then ….. don’t.  It’s really a card holder and a Clock, if you put either in front it will obscure the other, so it’s an ensemble.- Not like the cutlery we had to wear on Thursday. So FMD is up to 1242 in the UK!!!!! But the rate of increase is going down around 25 a day now. Well I’m going away, and I’m leaving my Computer behind!!! I tried to book tickets for the River but the box office was closed for Easter.

April 17 2001 Tuesday and I am just enjoying my Nestle Noir, Easter has come therefore chocolate is off the forbidden list. I arrived in Ireland on Saturday morning, grabbed a car and headed to Aine’s via town, there was hardly any traffic, what would any self respecting person be doing up at that time on a Saturday morning (besides helping me get a rental car) Declan – obviously woken from his slumber – answered the door and managed to look happy to see me. This would have answered his question who would be calling at this hour of the morning. So mum and I went to Dun Laoghaire and bought no clothes, But Lucy and Gearóid bought me a perfect jumper anyway- exactly what I wanted/ needed since I wouldn’t wear my coat. Then I rang Jen, she was on her way home so I called out to her, and talked and talked, Then for absolutely no reason we called in on Áine (except to see Luke which is a brilliant reason) we not only got coffee but a recommendation to a film – Bridget Jones’ Diary. Jen Louise and I went – Down stairs Loo is just a reference, and we laughed and we giggled – but enough about my clothes, the film was great.  I forgot my camera, my Eircell Phone and my Key to Mum’s house and that’s how I got locked out AGAIN…I managed to visit Patricia after all- YIPPEE even though I know I was chewing up precious essay writing time So the Big event I went home for was Cathal’s Christening. Easter Sunday April 15^th 2001   Pause here for weird event, my Phone is in a time zone, it reads April 16^th 9:42 am – which it isn’t. Anyway, I took Mum John and Caitriona to the Church in Bray where the Hip priest baptised Cathal, there was a shaky start with “ what will you name this baby”…no answer but once it got started all was clear. And Cathal was so very good and quite – weird huh, So we went back to Rory’s for Food, Food and More Food, as well as copious amounts of Alcohol including of course a Toast to Cathal with Champagne.  So all my immediate family were there, My Mum, my brothers and sisters and my Nieces and Nephews.  It being Easter I did the Easter egg thing, Cathal and Luke got socks since they’re not onto solids yet. Ralph Schumacher won the Imola Grand Prix!!! – we got to watch the second half on the telly at the party, We didn’t see what happened to Michael, but Jordan came fifth and sixth which is Brilliant. Sarah played with her electronic Diary, too complicated for me so Joanne helped her register a password. Oh still 9:42 am not – well I suppose it is life the universe and everything – Not. Carmel put me in the Picture….frame and Jen gave me a new glass on function and form, Jigsaw and frame, curves and rectangles, I like it. The RTE page has disappeared. FMD 1345 in the UK and two more cases found in Northern Ireland!!! Average of 26 a day now.129

Mommy! The cursor's winking at me!

Day one of no milk in the coffee and so far so good, but How would I know really since I’ve only had half a cup of coffee and am not awake yet!!!!!. It’s also Wednesday April 18^th2001 No news about the satellites it’s just a mystery, without Julian, Dick, Anne George and Timmy the dog. 1355 cases in the UK that’s just plus 10 in one day, so the number per day is going down. So I received some photos from Popocatepetl – the Volcano in Mexico from my Friend Moi yesterday. The Phone is fixed it now tells the time and the fridge takes messages. Vivian is leaving today, I never met a Vivian before so I can safely say that all Vivian’s I’ve met are wonderful.  Despite the coincidence of meeting Eddie only last Friday, he had no bearing on her decision to leave.  I left my After Eights at home!!! So when is a receipt not a receipt, when it goes through corporate…..Consider the Lillies. I received an email from the Black hole in DC now that was a surprise and Pascal has an AOL IM.

Another day another 50p <----- Old Currency Warning.

So much for black coffee I’ve decided that I don’t like it, and will just have to get used to it after I get to France. So a letter came from Avis yesterday short but sweet and now I’m all sorted. But then I had an unfortunate accident with my mouse finger, and a sharp knife, I’m typing with seven fingers now (I just realized that I don’t use my thumbs to type) and using my mouse is just a pain literally!!! I brought some Bickies into work – Kimberly Micado and Coconut Cream, someone you love would love some mum!!And it’s another Birthday, not mine though Thursday April 19^th 2001 and Who’s counting. So we went out to the Metro Grill last night to say goodbye to Vivian (but that’s not her real name….. great game for when your really drunk say her three names very quickly).  The FMD page hasn’t been updated so I’ll have to wait for an update.

So the latest is ‘Morning Michael, Hello Helen Bon Jour Bob, G’day Gary…..on April the 20^th 2001, there are donuts in the Hall on the way into our building, the new caterers (starting next Monday) are showing their wares…And 5³ I actually got to Karate last night, and now I’m slightly pink, should be nicely done for the Christening, 9 days and counting. We had team sparring yesterday as well that was fun. And then there were four, but there’ll be LOADS of wine to go round.

Hard work doesn't harm anyone, but I do not want to take chances

And my Red belt test was the 21^st of April. I arrived early and helped proctor the gup test at 12:30.  But first I took the Battery from my Porsche, It’s in my boot as we speak so I have to bring it to Peter. Today is the 23^rd of April and now there’s free coffee and donuts in the cafeteria, and I feel sick. Back to 11 a day for FMD 1441 cases in the UK. I missed Julie’s hen night yesterday.  So “The River” is on is less than a week, Men love Cars, women love Shoes, or do they well it’s not worth having a Sword fight over!!!!!. Got dehydrated at the Karate test, so I need to drink more water. And I need to find the call to a non service EJB, isn’t life just fun. Weird things are happening.  My psychic skills are sadly lacking and are not up to the task of finding the root of the problem. With or without an EJB, maybe it’s a network problem.

Press any key to continue or any other key to quit...

So now in my humble 1^st Gup opinion, up I got promoted….. TWICE.  I brought my battery over to Peter last night to get charged, but this morning April 24^th 2000, there it was not charged, the power goes off when you lock up!!!! And Ivan – a shadow of him former self made an appearance at class so that we’ll recognize him on Saturday. Karen was also there dropping off tickets.  It was a pretty big class last night. Pause ‘COs Frank just thumped his desk and spilt coffee all over the place!!! So my article may be featured in the DevCenter. Today is Tuesday and Lois will be here on Thursday. The Porsche saga continues, spurred on, UN der lack of congestion, I decided to collect My Battery at lunch time, and get my Porsche going, so I collected my battery from Peter, Headed up to the House, installed the Battery, but alas and alack it still wouldn’t start!!!!!, next step, get it towed, but I needed a Flat tow, for my precious, low Porsche, It turned out to be Exactly 5 miles to Class A Auto, so it’s now in the hands of the Gods…. Well of Peter anyway nearly as good.  The Garage is clear except for that Stain from the Oil…and I managed to get some Sun. Just checked up on Katie, she sounds great, Spain in four months…

COFFEE.EXE Missing---Insert Cup and Press Any Key..

So My Porsche works….. Super Peter. Told me to try and start my car so I tried and it purred into life, isn’t life wonderful, but not as wonderful as super Peter., now all I need is a Service and my head examined, Oh I bought some of that stuff to get rid of oil on concrete as well, just in case.  I started preparations in my apartment last night, put away Christmas decorations etc.  Still no update on FMD on April 25^th 2001

Operator! Trace this call and tell me where I am

Lois and Brett are coming home today Thursday 26^th April 2001, so I washed, ah no seriously I wash EVERY month, even when it’s raining outside.  So they will be at class tonight.  I’m going to lunch with the lads for some team building, or Food as they call it where I come from. FMD is up to 1479 but they are easing slaughtering rules in the UK!!!!!  Tomorrow three weeks I go to Ireland. Isn’t life fun, and I’ve organised a trip to Texas for slitherbaun – I’m not really sure how that’s spelt but it’s a water park. So I added the list of pictures for easy access, in case you can’t wait to have the whole page of Pictures to render – Cable DSL and T1 Connections won’t have to worry about this.  I went to St’s Jude’s yesterday through red traffic light after red traffic light on Campbell avenue.  Only to find it Closed!!!!!, and My Porsche won’t be ready ‘till tomorrow.

Backup not found : (A)bort (R)etry (P)anic

So The Rileys arrived last night, well three out of four anyway, I had no steak in the New Deal Steak House, and Lois nearly had steak teriyaki, but for her hungry son, my soon to be Godson Marcus. Class was long but of course fun because Sa Bom Nim Riley brought his Texas style and energy to bear on us… and we got to fight as well.  Lois managed to avoid all the bouncing.  I found a new way to listen to the French radio, one interview at a time, and then I can listen again and again.  We’re having a meeting with Pizza at lunch time, Friday April 27^th 2001  I hope the Pizza is articulate this time, usually it ends up just cheesy.  The Squirrel appeared out of the blue yesterday which is at least a relief.  My Porsche was spotted (not like the tiger)

Saturday 28^th of April 2001 – the day of the river, and So there I went, and eventually found the quick centre buried beyond a myriad of parking lots.  Black floor, White tablecloth.   I managed to get a lot of last minute shopping in, shoes, handbag, cardigan. So Three of us sat down at curtain up, but my two companions had to dash before intermission and then there was one, then I found KJN so it was two again, which was the smoke blowing???  So I loved it.  I sat enthralled, Sword Fight, Cortez dancers, and the change to see Ivan and Rick “Perform”.  KJN even won a Door Prize!, We had the silent auction, it was very quite so I had to make up for it. Then there was the Wine reception and My Friend F.- I didn’t know that was your mother!!!!!  I had to toast to absent friends but I made it through the night. Ivan was hogging the Champagne so I didn’t get near it, but that did not seem to get in the way of the good tim that was had by all, or more specifically me.

Marcus was Christened Today, Sunday 29^th April 2001 My Godson is now officially Marcus Alexander Riley. “All the Christians over here…”.  So there we stood round the Font (of love and mercy) , and Marcus didn’t utter one noise. (He made up for that later to assure us his lungs were in good working condition)  By way of this being a proper family do, the batteries ran out on the Video (something about if spoons and cows can do it)  We had a Photo session in the garden though, that was fun. And Food, Food and More Food, did I mention that there was food there?  We sat at the girls table and discussed the meaning of life. Later at the round table there was a bit of an upset, the table that is, since it acted a bit like a see-saw if you lent on one side.  Of Course we had champagne, how could the occasion go by without it!!!!

The day after tomorrow is the third day of the rest of your life. -George Carlin

Monday April 30^th 2001 – last day of spring in Ireland (well this year anyway).  The latest mystery is my car door….. every so often when I go to unlock it it’s unlocked already!!!, maybe I’m just forgetting to lock it, of maybe some aliens form a far away planet are playing tricks with my using a VERY STRONG remote control which just happens to be tuned to my car, or maybe not.  I missed the Formula one of Spain because they showed it at 7:30 am and I expected it to be on at 12:00 but it will be on again tonight at 8:30 PM

May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.

Lá Bealtaine 2001, Inniú an chéad lá den Samharadh. Last night we had team sparring and as there were only two girls we got put on a team each, that was after I got hit in the head twice… (No noticeable difference) Lois, Brett and Marcus went home. The Spanish Grand prix was still showing when I got home last night. Schumacher won again, that’s 47 career wins.  Prost has the record with 51.  I didn’t wash my face in the morning dew……. Ah well there’s always next year.

I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder

The apartment is still going strong back in Dublin, and I’m going to a Party on Friday, More sparring last night, with all this practice it’s a pity I won’t be here for the state championships on May 19^th. So I just did some research and the Ides of March is March 15^th.  I found all my Photos last night , then I forgot them this morning. How many words does a Photo paint? Today is May 2^nd 2001 Gael’s Birthday, and also the Twins. So 1529 cases of FMD in the UK so far and Counting.

If this was a dream it would be symbolic, but it isn’t and as such it’s just a pity, a pity that is that yesterday while attempting to don my watch I missed and my watch made the short trip to the floor encouraged by gravity but not steeled up enough to be unaffected.  My watch like many a slice of buttered (and maybe jammed) toast fell face down onto tile and cracked up….. Time didn’t stop but my watch now bears scars.  Not a pretty face at all.  I can now only see the time on one continent, or both when it’s between  6:00 and 12:00 GMT…AM or PM .  There was too much sewing which resulted in a trimming down of conjunctives.  Now it’s May 3^rd 2001 – Thursday and my watch is still broken.  The brothers got promoted last nigh, and just to show it wasn’t a fluke….. TWICE. I found the pictures I wanted, then this morning, I remembered to bring them in, only to find the one I really wanted to scan: gone. It looks like AOL is down, what it needs is a good party to pick it up.

I'm serious; it was a joke

Yesterday there was a Cow in the stairwell, which reminded me of the green door and the parallelogram, but not enough to make me recount the whole piece of prose.  This also brought to mind how the sofa got stuck, but then again it didn’t.  I think the cow had BSE because it was a cracker.  No sign of that expected email.  We had a long briefing. Nuff z. May the 4^th be with you…Unexpected surprise, then an email surprise then the email I was expecting.  Maybe this is all because of the cow, and I mean that in the nicest way. And now I must collect my Porsche and Party, it’s such a chore. We had some Chickens, no eggs would they lay, but it became a very good song for a hen night, if you have enough toilet paper handy, the feather dusters came in useful as well. – very appropriate and then there was Patricia the stripper, which had to be demonstrated to all and sundry, especially Lois and Susan, well we were changing anyway so there you are appropriate again. The other demo was of course at the St Stephens’s day party at the Kpof’s That’s where I cut my leg in the red dress/suit.

Joke from Katie:

I Collected my car, I drove it away, a full mile and then it went no more, Help came very soon, but not soon enough to prevent the traffic jam, I felt like one of those cars stopping traffic on the 15!!!, apparently I have no spark – and I’m not used to hearing that, so I was totally lost, Maybe I didn’t drink enough coffee or something.  My new cream trousers were now a lovely shade of grey black, well in all the wrong places anyway. I made it to the off licence but not to stop and shop, and arrived at the party only two minutes late which I thought was good going after my day. Look up Party at Kpof’s in the dictionary and you won’t find it but if this was the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, and they had room for more than mostly harmless, it would say : Party at Kpof’s  : Look out for a great time, with no mention of nouns verbs or a breakdown of how you might use it.  More Champagne, and then I had to stay, since their sofa was getting lonely from lack of Irish people. Helen went to the party and saw that the party was good. So Saturday Morning, there I was not gone at all, and I got invited to New York. At this point I had to don a temporary tattoo since it was the right thing to do.  It seemed like a very good idea, even after my Coffee. We found a place not to have coffee at, and don’t forget not to rest in the rest rooms either, not just a trip, an education.  Lipstick and rugs, that sounds like that it could be a performance piece. Mimosa with lunch that was really breakfast. Back to CT. Then more Food, Greek   Sunday I called over in a short dress and Bo used my legs as a drawing board.- she’s not that artistic though so it just hurt. She’ll be very good once we’re trained. I rang Rory but I couldn’t find him. So I had to email Then there was more brunch, food again and of course champagne, and because Brunch is a derivative of two meals we had to eat twice as much, that and the fact that we were eating Dessert for Breakfast, and Bottles of Champagne. Also two grand pianos.  I discovered I like Sambuka.  Today is Monday the 7^th of May and my Karate bag is in my other car. This is an indication that I haven’t been to karate since Thursday, at this rate I’ll forget how to break a board on purpose. Confusion rules. Pretty in pink? I think not, and the totally wrong person as well. Did I mention that it’s been very HOT in CT, 92° F on Friday…

What do they use to ship Styrofoam?

It’s Okay, the flight wasn’t delayed… it was CANCELLED, now that’s a bit of a pain if you’re travelling, I don’t care how many air miles you get.  It’s cool at night though so I’m getting a change to sleep, we just need some nice weather for the first week in June for my Mum’s visit. Today is Tuesday May 8^th so in 10 days I’ll be on my way home to Ireland.

I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose

So as I drove my Porsche in to work today…May 9^th 2001 – Nothing Happened, but I wanted to mention that I have my Porsche Back. More Karate last night, the next Dan Test is less than a Month away… June 2^nd, same day as Mary Lucy arrives. Today has been a day for conversations, maybe because I’m trying to bump up statistics in more ways than one, but none that would make me buy new clothes. I’m on a mission to find digital pics as well since I know I have them somewhere.  The cards are now in my bag awaiting some attention from me, maybe they’ll reach their destination this month…..?????

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar: Sigmund Freud

There’s an oil crisis and petrol will be $2.00 a gallon but that’s not what affects me the most, rather another oil crisis causing a burning smell and a lot of smoke, it must be coming from above the muffler!!!  So Party Saturday and Grand Prix Sunday, I must remember to wake early.  Today is Thursday  May 10^th but it feels like a Friday, I must be out in sympathy.  The giggling baby was very good, it just makes you want to laugh…

Compatible: Gracefully accepts erroneous data from any source

Temp Conversion

So long and thanks…The Sad news that Douglas Adams died on May 11^th 2001

Apparently I: was deleted, and this happens every morning, only this morning I noticed it. Is this like the face of my watch- all cracked? Will I still be able to tell the time, this is also a time warp – Monday May 14^th 2001  Time flies when you’re having fun if you have a stopwatch. This was a very busy weekend.  For some reason (another Mystery coming up) my internet explorer stopped rendering XML files even as text!!!.  How strange you say (that anyone would care to read about that) so I’ll stop there. We sat around the fire on Saturday night quoting Monthy Phyton, how _____ is that (please fill in your own adjective) And we had Strawberries, Champagne and Chocolate in the best tradition of having Ice Cream, Pineapple and Flakes, Those were the days, I managed to introduce my friend to Flakes though last week. – which reminds me of the famous blue raincoat.

If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?

I’ve half updated my Internet Explorer because of it’s unusual reluctance to render XML files.  It’s now explorer 5.5 a bit like naked gun 2½ but totally different. Today Tuesday May 15^th is Liam’s Birthday. The Party was at the weekend though. I decided to add some Lyrics, to match all the songs playing in my head – other people’s songs though nothing original. The sad news is that “Douglas Adams died suddenly following a heart attack on the 11th May, 2001” It’s pretty poignant.  The man who gave us life the universe and everything as divisible by 6 and 7. When I went to Greece in 1990 with my Friends J and K, I spent my hours on the beaching reading the Hitchhiker series, all 5 of the Trilogy – or was there only four then, it beat Jackie Colins hands down for silly original humour. I search my cd player now to see if I’ve inadvertently left the radio show plugged in, but I didn’t it’s away in my Brookestone cd “case”.  This Fish is bigger than the average gif file that I include but it had to be z. I used to listen to records again and again, taking down a few words at a time ‘till I had the full Lyric, now I can just look them up on the web. How to speak to a 70 year old waiter in France in three easy lessons. Life is full of little mysteries, will Greg ever look at the life of Brian, we might never know, Will I watch the producers now that there is a broadway musical?. Which Matinee will we see when Mary Lucy gets here. And what about the email problem with resolving names?- I’ll never forget old “what’s his name”

I don't practice what I preach, because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to.:J.R. "Bob" Dobbs

Am I all packed and ready to go besides my final gathering of Essentials????? – easy question, easy answer – NO. My case stays empty, untouched by organized belongings headed with me to Europe. It seemed like such a good Idea yesterday before Karate, but after karate it was more like a pain in the neck, or the face if you want to get personal. So tomorrow is another day, but so is today and we’re getting closer to when I have to leave. Today is Wednesday the 16^th of May and Friday I’m off. My car with lack of power steering is making up for the lack of push ups.  I’m toying with the idea of breaking this page up.  I’ve just been handed an Amazing wall hanging by my Friend, all the way from India, I really have to clean up at home now.

If the grass on the other side of the fence appears greener...it must be all the fertilizer they are using! (Kevin Rodowicz)

Is there a way out of Barnes & Nobel without an armful of books? Apparently not, but at least I get the bulbs for the flip light that I had intended to buy, and an armful of books, I will definitely have enough to read on the plane, even a French reader- which is brilliant for when I can’t be bothered reading for myself. And Katie just emailed, she must be Yup Cha Gi. This meant that I got to Karate early, more teaching which is fun. Fmd is over 1600 cases now and Today is Thursday the 17^th of May, Ask and you shall receive. Walk away walk away, I will Follow you will you follow me I was followed to A Class and Now I have a pair of cars in the parking lot at work. One for each arm.

Still no appearance on any search engine, good old AOL NOT!!!!!, I’m packed and ready to go except for my elusive map of Paris with all my references in it. Just switch cars and go. That means that today is May 18^th 2001 Wait ten minutes then call back…..

Flags

American Flag

Texas Flag

Irish Flag

Beware Flag

Friends are chocolate chips in the cookie of life!

Last night in Paris and I’m just recharging my batteries, Literally, it’s Sunday May 27^th – la fete de Mere over here, I’m just back from a concert and my battery is at 99%, I need it for Solitaire on the plain tomorrow, My Taxi arrives at 6:20 am I hope I will be there to meet it!!!!!  I’m not sure whether my French has improved or not but I know a lot more about Loft Story!!!  It was even the subject of our last class.

May 28^th 2001 Monday and Memorial day, I arrived home, I Think France deservers it’s own segment (or country even). My new link to the loft story works so now I have easy access. Not to mention the Encyclopaedia Britannica – because it would take too many pages and probably infringe some copyright as well. The 777 had a personal TV monitor, but is that part of my other Story??? Now it’s just getting ready for Mary Lucy in June.  The French Open Started…

Tuesday May the 29^th 2001, I woke up earlier than the sun this morning, since I am still on Paris time, Should I get up and maybe Clean??? Perhaps not, My time perchance would be better spent observing my ceiling in the demi-light and thinking about my Holiday in France. The car sat under the tree all night and is now covered in sap, no not an xCommerce enabler, just sticky stuff that falls from trees.   I have to get an emission test and Frankly the lights aren’t shy enough, it’s enough to cause “a little accident”, and soon, So I toddled off to work at a good hour of the morning, and there was as there always is a lot of traffic here. Luke is 16 pounds and there are 1659 FMD cases in the UK.  There was a Card emergency so I had to drive through a lot of road works and then take a different – (twilight zone) route home, but it was all a dream and I ended up on route 8 anyway

All you need to know is the user interface

It wasn’t like going to the dentist at all!!!!!  I got up early, and checked out the location of the closest emission station, since my sticker says April 2001 and it is now may – or were you not paying attention. Since my car has just reached 25 years old it no longer needs to be tested for emissions!!!!!, so no wait, just a sticker that I don’t have to renew ‘till 2003!!!,  encouraged by the ease of this transaction I wandered over to the DMV in Hamden to try for a double, change my address on my licence. The queue consisted of one person.  I need to change my address on my licence.  Ok would you like a new licence  for $10 or a sticker for this one. A Sticker please, I like the picture, it’s so unlike me, Fine…… looks, inspects, wanders off, I need to give you a new licence for FREE, since the writing has worn off this one, Fine by me.  A DOUBLE!!!!! All on May 30^th 2001 and over the hump day at that.  The chocolate I bought in France was not as dark as I expected it to be, but I like the Nust,  you are what you eat. I got the photos from the Christenings developed, and bought some book shelves, all I have to do now is put them together (just the book shelves).