Black Oak's Daughter

Positive movement is continuing dammit, no matter how much the circumstances make it hard.
Over the last 2 days I spent a lot of time and money getting things that sustain us.  I also ordered a couple of things that will assist with the effort. They’ll be here tomorrow. Positive movement.
Over the last few days I’ve [...]

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I’m writing this with about 10 minutes to spare before taking the beast to the vet again. It will be brief.
I’ve been pondering things for a couple of weeks. My life situation is not what I want it to be. The surgeries that I had helped save my life but they set me back a [...]

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Minime is OK. She slept a lot last night and she’s out with her friends today. Her foot is sore, but she can walk on it. Tomorrow they pack and clean up the house they’ve rented, and have the afternoon and evening before they need to be at the airport to come home.
I had [...]

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Roomie was on the phone when I got home today. Roomie is NEVER on the phone.
Someone was calling me off of minime’s cell phone, to tell me that she was OK. Why would someone be calling to tell me she was OK unless she wasn’t?  Roomie said he called 3 times while I was on [...]

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Minime is in Hawaii. On the same island in the same town where I spent a large chunk of vacation a few years ago. I’m really glad she’s getting to experience the power and beauty of that place. This is a beautiful country. She loves exploring it as much as I do.
I’m working on [...]

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Fathers day 1974.
I wish I remembered it. It was the last one that I had with a father.
I was 7. I loved my Dad, but that was an every day thing. He loved me right back too. Every Day. I was still living the mostly ideal life that every kid should have. I don’t remember [...]

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Next time: Less vinegar and more chili garlic sauce on the noodles, more oil based marinade on the chicken. Other than that, it was good. There’s potential there. I like the stuffed grilled idea. Gotta get it so the outside doesn’t dry out though.

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The Menu:
Grilled corn on the cob
Grilled asparagus marinated in Olive oil and lime juice
This untried Asian style noodle recipe: (I forgot to copy the name over, but it was something with “Noodle” in the name

1 package soba noodles (approximately 8 ounces)
3 [...]

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There’s a new cousin in the family!!  Yay for babies!!  Congrats the parents, grandparents, and big brother Leo. The cool part is they named her after her great grandmother that will get to meet her at her 90th birthday party in a few months. That rocks.
I talked to my friend Bzzzz today, who’s going to [...]

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I’ve been spending the last few evenings doing prep work for a presentation that I’ve been asked to prepare. The presentation is for a 90th birthday that’s coming in my family. I’ve been scanning the family pics that I have and I came across a box of slides that I completely forgot about.
In [...]

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