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After-Burner
I know, SP!! It sounds horrible. There is no vodka.— September 8, 2010 5:35 p.m.
After-Burner
Brilliant idea - the Coleman Commode! I say, when in Rome.....— September 8, 2010 4:27 p.m.
A Day in September
So Quill, remembering this brought back serious emotions. I was lying in bed, and my husband called me. He works in the financial industry. He said "turn on the TV". Just like that. I had never heard his voice sound like that. I turned it on and he said "New York is being attacked". I watched at first in interest and then in horror as I saw the first plane hit the tower. He and I stayed on the phone for a awhile. Then I told him "my god, I have to call people", because we have pretty much my entire family in New York. They live far enough away to not get killed, but some of them worked in Manhattan. The lines were all busy. I called my mom in San Jose, and she had not turned on the television yet. I said "Mom, turn on your TV". She did, and the line went silent. We watched together as the second plane slammed into tower two. My wedding was one month away from 9/11. I did not even think about my wedding. For three days, we made sure loved ones were okay, found out that friends of friends had been killed, and forgot that everything other than this existed. On day three, my husband and I looked at each other and said "the wedding". We actually thought about cancelling it. We were supposed to be married out past the military base on Rosecrans - civilians love this site. We called. The line was out. We tried and tried. Day five we put on our walking shoes and walked Shelter Island. In a weird quirk of whatever, the Shelter Pointe Resort (now restored to Kona Kai) took us. I got a call finally five days before the wedding from our original booker saying okay, all systems go. But we had no idea so we told them we rebooked and they understood. It all turned out great. But the wedding was gently sullied by the fact that 3,000 people had died. The drinks flowed.— September 5, 2010 5:56 p.m.
The Point of Why I Ride a Bicycle
It's in the OB Rules and Regs. You gotta have a pooch. I love OB too. They have a saying here "Ocean Beach - it's beside the Point" ;)— September 2, 2010 10:09 a.m.
The Point of Why I Ride a Bicycle
Real quick - the tall ships come in today at 11:00 and if you can get there, Shelter Island is the perfect place to watch. It is really something. Bring a camera.— September 2, 2010 9:04 a.m.
The Point of Why I Ride a Bicycle
SP, my husband read this last night and that was the first thing he said - they changed the name back to the Kona Kai. Shelter Pointe was a dumb name, I agree. The Bali Hai remodel is done. I looks more like a freshen-up than a remodel. I was there for the Tiki Oasis party a couple weeks ago, and it was packed, so I couldn't really see much difference. I'm going to check it out for dinner soon. And the military ALWAYS gets the best land. Thanks for reading - as you can tell, I am kind of proud to live here :) I take our guests for tours all over the peninsula and then apologize for boring them, but I can't get enough of this place.— September 2, 2010 8:47 a.m.
The Point of Why I Ride a Bicycle
I was going to mention that, nan. One of things school does teach is discipline, which can be one of the hardest things for a writer to master. I have none whatsoever, which is reflected in my dismal attempts.— September 2, 2010 8:42 a.m.
Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem "Jabberwocky"
Embarrassing to read sometimes. I cringe when I come across an old poem. And new ones as well.— September 2, 2010 7:14 a.m.
The Point of Why I Ride a Bicycle
Yes, Susan Sarandon, exactly. If the same college turned out him and you, I think it couldn't have been all bad :) But you are right - my husband says the same thing about college.— September 2, 2010 7:10 a.m.
Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem "Jabberwocky"
Oh god I see myself! This cracked me up because my own poetry fits the exact definition of suck.— September 1, 2010 9:11 p.m.