Monthly Archives: October 2008

Carded

Posted on October 30, 2008 by barbaraehardy

YES!  I was carded yesterday when I requested the senior fare on the train to Chicago.  Hee hee hee.  It’s astonishing how little it takes to thrill me these days.   Jane and I took advantage of the lovely autumn weather … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Christina

Posted on October 26, 2008 by barbaraehardy

  Today is Christina’s 31st birthday.   We chatted for a while on the phone;  my gift arrived; she liked it.  Always a relief!  I had  included hedge apples for her office, so they all sent their thanks.  I get a … Continue reading →

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Here’s my solution…for now

Posted on October 24, 2008 by barbaraehardy

I have set my space so that no one can leave comments.  I will miss reading them, but I’ve had the spam problem one time too many in the last month. 

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Blog Spam

Posted on October 24, 2008 by barbaraehardy

Once again my blog has been hit by the blog spammer.  It’s extremely annoying, and it takes a long time to delete all the entries that are spead out throughout my blog.   How do others of you handle this? This … Continue reading →

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Oh so long ago

Posted on October 20, 2008 by barbaraehardy

  On Oct. 20, 1973, in the so-called Saturday Night Massacre, President Nixon abolished the office of special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox, accepted the resignation of Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and fired Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus.  (From … Continue reading →

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Brother, can you spare a dime?

Posted on October 13, 2008 by barbaraehardy

 I’ve been thinking about this slogan from the great depression of the 1930s and wondering what the equivalent will be in the coming one.  "Brother, can you spare a dollar?"    More likely, "Brother, can you spare a C-note?"     My … Continue reading →

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Home

Posted on October 8, 2008 by barbaraehardy

       I am back home in Michigan.  No matter how nice the trip, there’s just something about coming home, isn’t there?   Noel picked me up in Michigan City, and we stopped for dinner at Hannah’s in New Buffalo on … Continue reading →

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Grammy passes the test

Posted on October 5, 2008 by barbaraehardy

     Yesterday was the day of the brithday party on the Santa Monica Pier, and I successfully drove there!  I even mapquested myself a better route than the one the kids had given me, drove right up onto the pier…and discovered … Continue reading →

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Sweltering in paradise

Posted on October 1, 2008 by barbaraehardy

  It’s October 1, and it’s 97 degrees in LA, or at least it was yesterday.  The same is expected today.  Yikes!  Haven’t these people ever heard of autumn??   The air conditioner decided in the middle of all this to … Continue reading →

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