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What are you doing right now? Part 2
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Jun 06, 2019 02:06PM
This morning I am off to my second last dental appointment; I've been having old silver fillings removed and replaced with white ones. Kind of as expensive exercise but one which makes me feel better about when I smile.
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Now it's time I stop and go to my beloved swimming pool!
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Definitely. Although I now forget where my white fillings actually are.
Laura, glad to see you back! How are you feeling?
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LauraT wrote: "Back at work, with a terrible back ache, since I've stayed all day in front of my PC ... and I'm not done yet!Now it's time I stop and go to my beloved swimming pool!"
I hope your back feels better soon!
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I'm a bit tired every now and then, but that's because I find myself, as usual, with the work of two weeks to be done in two days!!!
And in 4 days I'll be off again, but this time for fun: I'm going a wekk in Malta!!!!
Sunshine, seaside, but also Caravaggio, excavations and cultural sites. I'm really looking forward to it!!!
Laura, that sounds like a fantastic vacation. Have a wonderful time.
LauraT wrote: "I'm quite fine thanks all.I'm a bit tired every now and then, but that's because I find myself, as usual, with the work of two weeks to be done in two days!!!
And in 4 days I'll be off again, but ..."
That's sounds fun and will be a great thing to do after all of this :) !
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LauraT wrote: "I'm quite fine thanks all.I'm a bit tired every now and then, but that's because I find myself, as usual, with the work of two weeks to be done in two days!!!
And in 4 days I'll be off again, but ..."
I hope you have a wonderful holiday. I love Caravaggio so I am a bit envious.
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Do come to Italy then; in Rome - even if he had so many problems with the Church - we can still admire many of his frescos and works! La conversione di San Paolo in Santa Maria del Popolo is even better than the painting cycle on San Tommaso in San Luigi dei Francesi. In my opinion, of course!!!!
LauraT wrote: "Esther wrote: "I hope ou have a wonderful holiday. I love Caravaggio so I am a bit jealous. ."Do come to Italy then; in Rome - even if he had so many problems with the Church - we can still admir..."
Last time we were in Rome I had that Caravaggio on my list but after taking my husband to St Peter's, the Capuchins' and a few near the Pantheon I reached my husband's quota of max 5 churches per trip :0)
Santa Maria del Popolo is on the list for next time which will be soon as we both love Rome.
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Remember to call me in advance: Perugia is really close to Rome - about a couple of hours by car. We often go there and we could easily meet. And if you organize it, you can think about coming to see me in Perugia: the city is not famous, but I sincerelly think it is worth a visit. To mention only few things we have a Raffaello, and, of course, several Pinturicchio and Perugino!!!! But there's many more things to see, trust me!
Thanks Marina!
LauraT wrote: "Esther wrote: "Santa Maria del Popolo is on the list for next time which will be soon as we both love Rome."Remember to call me in advance: Perugia is really close to Rome - about a couple of hou..."
Thanks. I will.
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LauraT wrote: "I count on it. And sooner or later - sonner than later I hope! - I'll be coming to Israel!"Looking forward to it!
I was sent this by a friend yesterday and laughed till I cried.Loca the Irish Pug: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2RJN...
That was delightful! Thank you for sharing it.
B the BookAddict wrote: "I was sent this by a friend yesterday and laughed till I cried.Loca the Irish Pug: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2RJN..."
I'd completely forgotten about that one, so thanks for sharing it!!!
Something screwy has happened with my Windows Live Mail and I am not receiving any email since Saturday. Amazing how isolated from the world I am feeling.
Thanks for sharing that Bette. I got quite the chuckle out of it. I am on vacation this week and just enjoying doing nothing. enjoying some of the festivities in town for the 4th of July. fireworks tonight and then the Parade tomorrow. I live in the most patriotic town in America and it gets insane around here on the 4th. Nobody in town sleeps the night before. We have had two weeks of nightly concerts culminating tonight with the fireworks over Bristol Harbor and then comes the parade tomorrow where the population probably quadruples for the day. A true Bristolian will tell you that summer ends on July 5th. they will immediately start planning on next years festivities on the 5th. As much as I look forward to it, I am also glad when our town gets back to normal.
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LauraT wrote: "Back to work after my week in Malta, I've discovered that I wil be the secretary of the new Deputy Mayor for CUlture till he finds someone from outside!!!Who else?"
How was Malta?
And how is the Deputy Mayor for Culture? Will you like working with him?
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And how is the Deputy Mayor for Culture? Will you like working with him? "
Malta was beautiful - even if, as being half Sardinian the seaside is not as beautiful as there!!! Anyway, only to see Caravaggio's Decollation of St Giovanni Battista is worth the flight, in my opinion!
The new Deputy Mayor is exactly on the opposite political side of mine - we have confirmed a centre-right coalition. But work is work, and this man seems, at least at first sight, to be polite, competent and respectfull. We'll see later on. But anyway I'll have to be his secretary only for a short period, no big deal!
Finished packing up my office to move across campus. The good thing is that I'll have two rooms instead of just the one office. That means I can have a part time assistant (work study student) to help manage some of the crappy administrative stuff. We're off for the rest of the week for the July 4 celebrations, but then on Monday the movers come to move all my office furniture and boxes. I'll spend next week unpacking and getting settled in.
Catherine wrote: "Finished packing up my office to move across campus. The good thing is that I'll have two rooms instead of just the one office. That means I can have a part time assistant (work study student) to h..."That sounds great! Are you at the U of MD? (I checked where you are).
We toured one of the campuses with my eldest, but she wanted a smaller school, but my son's trumpet teacher's daughter is heading there as a percussion major this fall.
At any rate, sometimes it's fun to know someone on GR is in a place that's real to me because I've been there :). We stayed the night with friends on one of those oddly names streets from a novel, but I can't think of it right now--it's actually outside of Baltimore in one suburb or another (outside of that ring road).
Happy 4th of July to all our US members. Please remember to lock your dogs inside for the night. Pass this message onto your friends and neighbours.
Karin wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Finished packing up my office to move across campus. The good thing is that I'll have two rooms instead of just the one office. That means I can have a part time assistant (work s..."Actually I'm at Salisbury University on the Eastern Shore. We are part of the University of Maryland system, but since we are smaller than many of the schools (about 8800 students) we get those students who want that smaller school feel. They can get a lot more personal attention and don't get lost in a crowd. Our campus is a registered arboretum campus and our dining services has earned a number of awards. We sit between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean (great beaches) and are close enough to DC, Philadelphia, and NY City to be able to enjoy all those larger cities have to offer. But then we can go back home to our beautiful Eastern Shore. I head up the Interdisciplinary Studies program, specifically the Individually Designed Track.
Hi! I am on a mini-vacation at this time. I probably will not have time to read much.
I’m on a mini-vacation also and have not read a single word all weekend. My younger daughter and I drive up to Colorado Springs to pick up my grandson who lives in Iowa so he can visit with us for a few weeks. He’s sound asleep and my daughter and I are wide awake! We have a 6.5 hour drive tomorrow. I’m looking forward to spending time with him and to have him and our youngest grandson (who lives with us 1/2 time) play together. I remember loving when my cousins came for a visit when I was a kid!
Pam wrote: "I’m on a mini-vacation also and have not read a single word all weekend. My younger daughter and I drive up to Colorado Springs to pick up my grandson who lives in Iowa so he can visit with us for ..."Drive safely. Have fun!
Catherine wrote: "Karin wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Finished packing up my office to move across campus. The good thing is that I'll have two rooms instead of just the one office. That means I can have a part time ass..."That sound excellent! My daughter wanted to major in math, so we looked at the campus known for math. She ended up getting a full tuition, fees, room and board waiver at a state school here, so took that (good in math, if not ranked up there with some of the other schools--you can't knock nearly free!) She was in the UMass system (University of Massachusetts) but after one or two years the housing was grandfathered in because they took that away from the award she got for all future students. Her freshman roommate had the same award in a different major.
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Interesting, Alannah. Looks like our numbers have stayed pretty much the same since I first introduced the Readathon to the group some five years ago.
Karin wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Karin wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Finished packing up my office to move across campus. The good thing is that I'll have two rooms instead of just the one office. That means I can ha..."A full ride is a great offer; one you can't turn down. SU has some great programs - our business school is top notch, Environmental studies ranked the best in Maryland, and we graduate the highest number of women from our Computer Science program. Most of the time employers don't look that closely at the school you graduated from. Graduate programs do, but not employers (that much). Very successful people graduate from state schools.
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Catherine wrote: "Karin wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Karin wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Finished packing up my office to move across campus. The good thing is that I'll have two rooms instead of just the one office. That ..."And yet I know of one woman who turned down that exact same offer (a couple of years older than my daughter) to go to a private college :)!
And I agree about how great state schools can be and that they can help. If it weren't for a generous scholarship, my son would be at Rhode Island College with the same trumpet teacher but not all of the same opportunites as in Boston (plus he had this teacher for nearly 3 years prior and his teacher said 2 more years would be best not 4 more with him).
Would you drink ATOMIC vodka from Chernobyl?https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/09/wo...
Someone in the U.K. is making vodka from grain grown near Chernobyl. The article caught my eye because our non-fiction book this month is about the catastrophe.
Joan wrote: "Would you drink ATOMIC vodka from Chernobyl?https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/09/wo...
Someone in the U.K. is making vodka from grain grown near Chernobyl. The art..."
Not a chance, but then I don't drink any vodka. But even if I did, not this stuff!
I don't drink so that would be a no for me.
He is starting with vodka but hopes to show the world that some products from some parts of the current exclusion zone are safe.
Things have gone pretty quiet here lately, let's start some chat.
My aunt who lives in Florida is coming out to visit for a week starting tomorrow. I’m pretty excited and figuring out things we can do. Her brother lives in Santa Fe so we will be driving up there to see him plus do some touristy Santa Fe things- art museums and the Plaza. I picked up a family pass at the library today which gives us free admission to a bunch of museums and historic sites so we have lots of free options! It’s going to be a very busy week! Unfortunately, the weather turns cold starting Monday. I told her to bring her winter clothes and leave the flip flops at home!
Sounds like you have a good week planned, Pam.
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