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        <title>Day 925</title>   
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      I could probably count on my fingers the number of people I remember from last two years of high school.  The picture is a retake from a pose in 1975.  :-) Not much news going on around here.  My son is on his way to deployment.  My daughter is...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Day 916</title>   
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        <published>2009-11-17T01:58:36Z</published>
        <updated>2009-11-19T05:26:19Z</updated>
    
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    I had a really good day today after so many not so good days.  Spent the time since my vacation pretty much sleeping, having to force a bite of something down at least once a day and forcing the water down.  Apparently, things improved enough to ...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <published>2009-11-11T01:33:39Z</published>
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    I had a quick but great trip back home.  It is always amazing to see how big the grandkids are getting, but there has been some major growth spirts going on!  haha  Everybody was doing well, and even got to see a couple of old friends that I hadn...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Day 890</title>   
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        <published>2009-10-22T00:42:14Z</published>
        <updated>2009-11-01T01:55:44Z</updated>
    
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    Time is moving and I&#39;m struggling to keep up with it.  LOL  I leave Saturday to head back home for a couple of weeks, and am having to get things taken care of in between naps.  Fortunately, I don&#39;t have a lot to take care of - just my appointmen...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Day 886</title>   
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        <published>2009-10-17T19:16:12Z</published>
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    It has been raining pretty hard here all day.  That&#39;s okay though - I was running a bit of a temp this morning, got up and took Barney out, then went back to bed.  It was so warm and snuggly and felt so good to sleep longer.  Cancer robbed me of ...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Day 885</title>   
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        <published>2009-10-16T23:48:10Z</published>
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    I do feel so much better today than I have been.  Stayed up the biggest part of yesterday and today - a real treat.  LOL  I went in for my infusion of Zometa and found out that my tumor markers have stayed the same.  That was good news.  The bett...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Day 882</title>   
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        <published>2009-10-13T17:01:54Z</published>
        <updated>2009-10-16T23:52:17Z</updated>
    
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    Not going to do anything today except hang around the house.  I still have a mess of good books to read and that heavy quilt just feels way too good.  I think back to several years ago - sleeping in a water bed.  Ugh!  I could not imagine doing t...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <published>2009-10-12T21:45:44Z</published>
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    It looks like our winter may be moving in soon.  Three storms are headed this way.  Thought it was a little odd, but very nice, to have the chilly weather with the sun shining.  hehehe  This is October after all. Haven&#39;t been feeling real well th...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Day 879</title>   
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        <published>2009-10-10T19:05:26Z</published>
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    I had lunch with neighbor yesterday - finally found a place that has some outstanding chili and it&#39;s a pizza parlor.  LOL  After a very enjoyable conversation, I took off to get my shot.  One of the side effects of these white cell building shots...   <p style="clear:both;"> 
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        <title>Day 878</title>   
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        <published>2009-10-09T16:21:00Z</published>
        <updated>2009-10-12T21:47:01Z</updated>
    
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