The Gallerita!

thanks! Stepan

Ok, Stepan what did I

Ok, Stepan what did I do wrong? Oh hell! just fix it. BTW, I am Palm OS

Which OS are You?

Which OS are You?

FYI

Elizabeth, I did not obtain a copy of the article from the Star Telegram. Doing so meant driving an extra hour after the super bowl to go to Northeast Tarrant County to buy a copy of their paper. I get the Arlington edition. I did speak with Benny. He said he bought 2 papers. I am going to call the paper tomorrow and see if I can somehow get a hard copy of the article. If so, I will ask for 2. BTW, are you also interested in the Liz Smith column?

Additionally, I had a wonderful time with Debra and Allen. They are very gracious hosts. Allen is a very accomplished guitarist and he provided some musical accompanyment for our listening pleasure. I also scored a really neat picture of Ryan and Cole. They are Debra's absolutely gorgeous 19 year old twin sons.

Bucs Win!!!

I went to my friend, Debra's house for the Super Bowl. I had a blast. I had borrowed $5 from my daughter, Meredith, so she could buy me 5 squares on her super bowl grid. My numbers were as follows:
Tampa Bay

She's Done It Again!

Meredith has done it again. She has gone and gotten her name and quotes in an article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram. I knew she was going to be in it the paper today. So, I got up and started reading the paper looking everywhere for the byline of Gene Trainor in each and every page. Of course, I got side-tracked and read alot more of the paper than I normally would. I never found the story in the paper. So, I signed on the internet and went to the ST website and did a search for Meredith Lucio---and up pops the story. I am not sure if the paper's story included art---that is not normally included on the www version of the paper.

Been A While

It is been quite a while since I have posted anything here.

Privacy Manager

Good news to all of you who encounter my privacy manager. I have turned that service off. So, you will not be hassled by it any longer. If, by chance, you do encounter it, that indicates that turning it off turned out to be a huge mistake and I turned it back on.

Super Bowl

Debra Jensen invited me to go to her house to watch the super bowl. I plan on doing that. Meredith had invited me to her super bowl party, but I checked the air fare and it was a bit more than I wanted to spend at this time. Also, my boss has scheduled a crew meeting which I feel I need to attend. Anyway, the two teams that won last weekend are the teams of my choice. I am going to be cheering for the Tampa Bay Buchaneers. Go Bucs!

Uhoh

I just got an unavailable wrong number call. This is going to be very interesting. It has been along time since I saw the word "unavailable" on my caller id display. It is not looking good for those of you that hate my privacy manager. It has only been off for about 10minutes.

Glair

So noone knows what this is?

New Museum

Yes! Fort Worth is getting a new museum. I have not been to it yet. One museum per year is all that I attend. Free had my vote for this year.

Hmmmm! Massage!

Since I worked so many hours over my regular time last week, I had built a bunch of trade time. So, I used some of my paid time and trade time and took the day off today. My friend, Debra Jensen, told me about a massage therapist that she started using that lives within 5 miles of my house. I had a 1.5 hour massage today and it was wonderful. One of the things Debra told me is that part of the massage includes tugging on your hair. She assured me that it felt really good. In fact, when I called Debra to get her telephone number, I told her I was feeling an urge to have my hair pulled.

I learned a new word today: glair. If you know what it means, comment on it. Do not cheat! (definition of cheat=looking it up in the dictionary).

100 years = 100 hours free admission

Friday night I was invited to go to the Dallas Museum of Art by a friend Jeffrey and his girlfriend Kris. We met at Jeff's house. There we had soup, salad and wine. Then we trekked over to Dallas. The museum is celebrating 100 years of service. So, to commemorate that feat, admission to all the exhibits was free 100 hours beginning on Wednesday. During this time they were opened 24 hours per day. We got there at around 7:30PM. We departed after midnight. We saw some very amazing things. I liked The Gilded Age Exhibit and Winston Churchill's Exhibit was nice as well. There was an area that showed jewelry from the 3rd and 4th centuries BC. I liked that too. Jeff and I work together. While there we ran into another person on our work crew, Pam. I never run into anyone I know in Dallas. It was nice that we did.

Snowing

It is snowing!

And The Answer Is?

Jennifer has let me know via her blog that she is going to participate in the Cowtown 10K. She has not yet replied to the email I sent her asking if she has registered for the event. I am hoping she will read my blog soon and answer that particular question here.

Chicken Soup for the ailing soul

Last week Danny was supposed to come over and install Windows XP on my computer. I called him on Thursday and he sounded terrible and said he would like to come over on Friday. On Friday I called and he was still feeling poorly. I asked him if he would like me to bring him some home-made chicken noodle soup. In a very uninthusiastic voice he said: "I guess." I decided to go to the store, buy the ingredients, make the soup and take him some. However, I decided to take it on Saturday. A few hours later, I get a call from Danny and he is wanting to know where his soup is. He is a thespian. He did too good a job of making me think he was not that interested in the soup. I told him of my plan for Saturday and he said ok. So, on Saturday, I get up, go to my Chiropractor appointment and then to Tom Thumb to buy fixins for soup. I am home by about 9:15AM. The soup is completed by about 11AM. While it is cooling a bit, I indulge in a bowl. It was yummy. I decide to split the pot and keep half of it for us. I find a suitable container for Danny's share. I fill it. Then I decided to test the secureness of the lid. So, I take his portion to the sink and turn it upside down. At which point I found that the lid was not very secure. The entire contents ended up in the garbage disposal. So, I took Danny my share of the soup. He devoured a large bowl shortly after I arrived at his house. I am glad I halved my effort.

2001 Chevy S10

My boss has been driving a Chevy S10 company truck. He really wanted a car. The company offered him a Ford Focus. It looks as if I will be getting his truck. It still has a bit of the new car smell to it. It also has electric windows and locks and a radio w/ CD player. It is not a done deal, because the truck is not officially assigned to him yet. If that happens I am getting the truck and relinquishing the van. At the moment I have both vehicles at my disposal.

January 2

I have not lived up to my promise of posts while I have been on vacation. I am grievously sorry for my shortcoming.

When I returned home after the Houston visit, I discovered that the clothing rod in one of the four closets that I store my wardrobe had succombed to the pressure of the weight it was bearing. I did not want to deal with it, so I ignored it. I did a very good job of not worrying about what might be happening to my clothing as they lay crumpled on the floor of the closet. And the shoes! they had to be suffocating under the weight that not even a solid 1.5" wooden rod could not support. And since, I also have clothing hanging on a rack attached to the closet's door, making it impossible to close that door, it was very difficult to ignore the situation. So, for my birthday, on Saturday, December 28, I met Jerry and his brother Kevin at Pappasitos for a late lunch. During that lunch I asked Kevin how difficult it would be to fix the closet and change the very narrow, limited access door to mirrored sliding glass doors. He said it would be relatively simple. So, today, he came and began completing the demolition of my old closet and building my new closet. We went to Home Depot and purchased a Stanley sliding bypass mirrored door. Now, instead of the 2' access to my closet I will have 5'. Tomorrow, we are returning to Home Depot to buy the shelving system. It will be similiar to the Elfa system offered by The Container Store, but not as costly. It is manufactured by Rubber Maid. I tried to find a picture of the closet door or the shelving system to include the link, but was unsuccessful in my search. You will just have to visit me to view the finished product first hand.

A Lovely Meal

Tonight I met my old friend Debra Jensen for dinner at The Olive Garden. We had a very nice time. Debra and I worked together in the business office years ago. We developed a friendship that will last forever. Her sons, Cole and Ryan, refer to me as Aunt Rita. They are gorgeous young men and identical twins. Debra and her boyfriend Alan will be joining me, Jennifer, and Stepan to see Guy Forsyth in Fort Worth on February 8. Debra and Alan were also in attendance at Jennifer's wedding. If you were lucky you got to meet her there.