tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54309502011-04-21T20:06:15.054-04:0015 years ago I was diagnosed with Autoimmune Hepatitis...my mother survived colon cancer four years ago. My initial intent was to write about those experiences...now it is just a bunch of ramblings...with serious stuff thrown in.Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.comBlogger2631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-9432152431884615432008-07-15T11:43:00.006-04:002008-07-15T12:11:41.512-04:00

I haven't posted since my birthday. Hmm....here is an update....Went to the Young at Heart Chorus with Cyn and Steph for my birthday. Hung out with Mary T. at the Summers Day Revels. Bought some new furniture for the apartment I'm moving to in August. Saw the Somerville fireworks. Did some shopping with mom in Kittery, ME. Had dinner with Joanie and went to Mycroft's art opening. Took a

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-83880319123368732632008-06-18T16:06:00.001-04:002008-06-18T16:07:59.789-04:00

I turned 35 today. Think I'll run for President in the fall!

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-81507620498326898472008-06-09T21:20:00.007-04:002008-06-10T08:42:05.400-04:00

So I bought myself a 35th birthday present today....a MacBook. I hear once you go Mac you don't go back. We'll see how this goes. I'm making the switch from Microsoft to Mac and I'm a little scared. I got a pretty good deal though. I got the MacBook, a touch screen ipod, a printer, Office for Mac, .Mac, and the Apple Care Protection Plan all for around $1700 (after rebate). Pretty good huh?

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-52939229337477340892008-06-08T17:44:00.002-04:002008-06-08T17:54:00.870-04:00

Wow....what a weekend. It has been 90 degrees both days this weekend in Boston. Went to Ogunquit Beach in Maine yesterday. It was a lot less warm there than here. Got a wicked sunburn. Didn't even notice until I got home because it was so cold on the beach in Maine. Had a great dinner at the Front Porch with B and Lyne. Went to see For the Bible Tells Me So with Megan today. I enjoyed the

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-44284002168630447232008-06-01T16:28:00.002-04:002008-06-01T16:35:25.206-04:00

We just got back from the farm. We decided to not continue with the meat share after all because 10 pounds a month is too much for us during the summer. So.......we got our last meat share today. We got chicken legs, chicken breasts, lamb shoulder chops, ground beef patties, ground beef, beef chuck shoulder london broil, sweet italian sausages, beef round eye steak, and lamb for kabobs. I'm

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-81757143553672667242008-05-31T14:46:00.006-04:002008-05-31T15:18:29.293-04:00

I spent the afternoon hanging out with my grandfather in South Boston. Pa is getting older and this is the first time he has lived on his own for years. Hanging out with him is always fun! Today he told me about how his uncle made over a million dollars bootlegging and about how he used to roller skate to the art museum with his sister as a kid and even confessed to being scared when he found

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-72544544538096657232008-05-27T21:05:00.006-04:002008-05-27T21:18:02.099-04:00

B and I were driving back to Boston today via Wellfleet and noticed someone riding a horse on the side of the road. We were initially take aback because we didn't expect to see someone riding a horse. Then we both realized at the same time that the rider was Barbara Austin. Barbara Austin was the Wellfleet OysterFest Shuck Off winner in both 2006 and 2007. We were pretty psyched because we

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-45175072984432997752008-05-27T19:46:00.007-04:002008-05-27T21:42:17.779-04:00

We just got back from Provincetown. We went to celebrate our 7th anniversary and have gone every year (except for the year my mother was sick) since 2001. What a weekend! We managed to avoid the gaggles of drunk college girls and enjoyed our time there. We stayed at the always lovely Oxford Guest House. We love the Oxford and Trevor and Stephen are great! Happy birthday to Stephen.....I

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-25341342392748597402008-05-13T11:11:00.003-04:002008-05-13T11:14:02.560-04:00

Congratulations to Patrice and Frank for the birth of their second child! Little Genevieve Marie was born last Friday. She is a super cute little one!

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-62271227856331748802008-05-11T20:34:00.003-04:002008-05-11T21:03:43.979-04:00

I had a great day with Mom today. We ate lots of yummy brunch items at Amrheins. Then we scooted over to the Adams National Historic Site. We went to the birthplace of both John and John Quincy Adams and took a tour of the Old House. The coolest thing was the stone library.....which houses a large percentage (the other 3700 volumes are kept at the Boston Public Library) of John Adams' book

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-58945440606342918762008-05-10T16:22:00.004-04:002008-05-10T16:31:05.047-04:00

A strange thing happened to me today. I went to Harvard Square after my CTA NextGen faith sharing group to get Mother's Day cards for my mother and Nora. I picked up a card for Nora that said the following...."Whoever has a heart full of love always has something to give". I realized as I was paying that this was a quote from Pope John XXIII. How coincidental is that? I was coming from a CTA

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-79152099817585142182008-05-04T16:59:00.004-04:002008-05-04T17:33:09.556-04:00

B just got back from the farm with our meat CSA. Today we got a ham steak, two t-bone steaks, two chicken breasts, beef patties, hot dogs, hamburger, and lamb sausages. I hear they brought a three month old pig to the pick up today too. AND....we got some eggs too. Now I wish I went along. Which reminds me....we need to let the farmers know that we want to continue on past June.I'm getting

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-36274924670814512592008-05-04T13:55:00.004-04:002008-05-04T16:08:28.646-04:00

Speaking of Faith had a great story this week on contemporary Catholic identity and experience. I love Speaking of Faith and was happy to know they were doing a story on something that is so dear to me. One of the program participants was Rachel Pokora, President of the Nebraska chapter of Call to Action (CTA). I was excited to hear Rachel's story because in many ways it was like my voice being

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-68681395021346511262008-05-02T16:30:00.002-04:002008-05-02T16:37:36.907-04:00

Partners in Health is going to be featured on 60 Minutes this Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Eastern. If you don't know about PIH...then you should. This is definately worth checking out. The work PIH has done in Haiti is amazing! Plus Paul Farmer was my doctor when I was a patient at the Brigham and Womens back in 1993. He sort of saved my life...........

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-39134932887321355752008-04-27T11:21:00.005-04:002008-04-27T11:35:33.309-04:00

Got a call from the doc the other day. All my liver function tests are normal. Yee haw! Mom is trying to keep track of what makes her feel yucky in her food diary. So far it seems beef and Kashi are on the foods to avoid list. The Red Sox and the Celtics lost.....boo...hoo.......I've recently started twittering. Trying to decide if it is for me or not. Everyone keeps asking me to join

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-66306099288562122252008-04-21T14:55:00.002-04:002008-04-21T15:01:23.343-04:00

This is a shout out to Kate Blumberg and everyone else who ran the Boston Marathon to raise money for liver research today. Kate's time was 3:54:56. Congratulations Kate! You can still support Kate's run here. Go liver!

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-10791911551466192492008-04-11T20:21:00.002-04:002008-04-11T20:43:41.575-04:00

Hey.....I haven't posted in an age. Lots has gone on since December. I continue to only take 75 mg of imuran a day. My bloodwork has been normal every month. Seeing the doc in June. Lets hope he will drop me to 50 mg a day. My mom was in the hospital last week. She was admitted on Tuesday and released on Sunday. They are still unsure what the cause of her pain was. Could be the beginnings

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-37541453561770536632007-12-14T15:41:00.000-05:002007-12-14T15:47:57.587-05:00

They dropped my imuran to 75 mg a month ago. I had bloodwork on Tuesday to see how I was doing. I'm very happy to announce that all was normal! Yee haw! Lets hope things continue on in this direction.In other liver news.....a friend of mine was recently diagnosed with hepatitis C. What is interesting is that she has no idea how she got it. She started on a six month treatment plan with

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-34939980762103248662007-12-14T15:35:00.000-05:002007-12-14T15:41:21.533-05:00

Hey....thought I'd post an update on my mom. They discharged her from the hospital yesterday. Right in the middle of the ten inch snow storm we got. R took the T over to pick her up because he didn't want to have to deal with the hassle of driving in snow....which makes sense to me. So....they called a cab, but it never showed up. See....driving in the snow was so bad that it took my

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-25239520618095470012007-12-13T11:52:00.000-05:002007-12-13T12:20:16.228-05:00

The past week has been somewhat stressful...which has definately taken away from my holiday cheer.My mother was admitted to the hospital on Monday because of some of the problems she has been having with adhesions. Seems things were not moving easily from one end to the other....if you know what I mean. They tried this nasal tube thing to clear out the blockage. So far things seem to be

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-76754389569543757522007-11-20T09:15:00.001-05:002007-11-20T09:24:32.299-05:00

Yup...life has been busy. Recently had bloodwork...everything looks good. ALT: 18 AST: 29. Went to the farm potluck last weekend. Saw the Bruins beat the Maple Leafs last week. Had a MRI on my shoulder. I'm still waiting to get the results. Seems my doctor is on vacation this week and couldn't get to me last week. The Red Sox won the World Series. Went to the Christmas Craft Festival at

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-3959369583275762022007-10-11T21:26:00.001-04:002007-10-12T07:52:54.660-04:00

I'm a big cupcake fan and am very psyched that they have made a comeback in the past few years. Some of my most favorite cupcakes have come from Billys Bakery (the best) and Magnolia Bakery (second best) in New York, and surprisingly......M&S Grill in Kansas City, MO. I say surprisingly because M&S is really known for their steaks and seafood and not cupcakes. But....I would recommend getting

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-58922660824295876992007-10-10T09:33:00.000-04:002007-10-10T09:51:29.858-04:00

In the past I have had left ear infections, left-side TMJ pain, left eye issues, left arch pain, and a broken left leg. Overall the left-side of my body is relatively weak and everything bad seems to happen to that side. Now I have another left-side injury to report. Seems I might have a left-shoulder labral tear. I'm not sure how this even happened. I went swimming one day after work about

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-67431823859345518982007-10-08T13:44:00.001-04:002007-10-09T12:26:23.857-04:00

We recently joined a meat CSA at Chestnut Farms in Hardwick and were psyched when we heard they would be having an Open Barn yesterday. We got up early yesterday and drove out to the farm to meet the farmers and their animals. Chestnut farms believes in the humane raising of animals and only feeds them grass and hay. The animals were so cute. They raise lamb, chickens, turkeys, pigs, and cows

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-34034447998548040582007-10-08T13:18:00.001-04:002007-10-09T12:22:46.744-04:00

We went to the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Harvest Celebration on Saturday. We had a great time. They had music, crafts, helicopter rides, cranberry products, and demonstrations. My favorite part was the harvest tour. They had both wet and dry harvest demonstrations going on. Admission was only $2.00 and totally worth the drive to Wareham from Somerville. Plus the weather was beautiful. We

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-59779366976687962642007-10-06T21:45:00.000-04:002007-10-06T22:23:41.364-04:00

Soo.....this is what the fall has looked like so far.....We took my mother out for her birthday at the end of August and ran into the turkey that lives in Kendall Square. We went with our godson and his moms to the zoo over labor day weekend. We also went on a whale watch.Went to the Boston Folk Festival with my mother. Did some apple and pear picking. Celebrated in the revelry of King

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-27727901610094766352007-10-06T21:02:00.000-04:002007-10-06T21:16:42.826-04:00

Like in the Bay of Fundy...Bar Harbor has a time sensitive attraction too. Bar Harbor has a sandbar (hence the name Bar Harbor)that can be traveled over during low time and gets covered by water during high tide. I have heard stories about people parking their cars on the bar to go hiking and coming back to find their vehicles under water. Yikes! We spent the last night of our vacation back

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-51444670867643166482007-10-06T20:20:00.000-04:002007-10-06T21:00:56.293-04:00

Onto St. John. St. John is the stinkiest city I have ever been to...just a warning. Irving has a paper mill right in the middle of town...and unfortunately it permeates the air you breath. We stayed at the Vintage Bed and Breakfast. This was a nice place and conveniently located, but it was clear to us that the innkeepers really don't love innkeeping. They were nice enough people, but they had

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-37525250552106936202007-10-06T20:02:00.000-04:002007-10-06T20:18:01.683-04:00

We spent the next two nights camping at Fundy National Park. It was fun even though it poured one night and was freezing cold. It is true what they say about Canadian National Parks. Fundy was clean and had great amenities. During the day we went to Hopewell Cape to see the flowerpots. You need to visit the Hopewell Rocks during both low and high tides to get the effect.....and it is totally

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-4286784875156983612007-10-06T19:51:00.000-04:002007-10-06T20:01:54.375-04:00

We hit the road for Fundy National Park and Hopewell Cape and made some stops along the way. First we got lost and ended up in St. Martins where we discovered this really cool cave. See above. It seems you can explore the cave during low tide. No such luck for us...it was high tide when we found it. We also did some poking around the Fundy Trail Parkway. There we saw a beautiful waterfall

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-30805459284247750612007-09-18T22:12:00.001-04:002007-10-11T16:04:55.177-04:00

We spent the next few days in St. Andrews New Brunswick. We arrived late the first night and checked into the Montague Rose. Our hosts were very friendly and the bed and breakfast was very nice. We were hungry and they recommended a place to eat called the Harbour Front. The folks at the bed and breakfast might recommend this place, but we wouldn't. We had an awful experience. First we were

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-8302737258893658122007-09-09T19:48:00.001-04:002007-09-09T19:55:53.161-04:00

We left Bar Harbor on Monday and headed towards St. Andrews, NB. This is what we saw along the way......We first stopped off at Schoodic Point, which is the less populated part of Acadia National Park. Schoodic was amazingly beautiful and my favorite part of Acadia. We also made a stop at this really place called Wild Blueberry Land.Wild Blueberry Land is this really cool BIG blue blueberry

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-31667043170813915662007-09-09T19:31:00.000-04:002007-09-09T19:47:06.784-04:00

B and I recently took a trip to the New Brunswick side of the Bay of Fundy. The next seven posts will give you a taste of what we saw.....We started our trip with a few days in Bar Harbor, ME.Bar Harbor was great. We spent a couple of nights at a great bed and breakfast called Aysgarth Station. If you need a place to stay in Bar Harbor...this is the place to go. Jane and Steve are great hosts

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-64042251377045451312007-09-09T17:22:00.000-04:002007-09-09T18:37:14.376-04:00

A friend of mine from high school lost her father last week. I went to the wake in South Boston to say goodbye to her father and to show my support. While in line to pay my respects I noticed that what seemed like all of Southie was there. In addition I also saw that the Principal and Vice Principal of my high school was in attendance. It was nice to see such a show of support for my friends

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-27063037725129646872007-08-07T11:46:00.001-04:002007-08-07T11:51:20.922-04:00

Just heard back from Laurie over at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). My tests came in and it looks like my liver is doing what it is supposed to. See my results:ALT: 17AST: 39Yee haw! Lets hope I stay on this path for a really long time.

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-86168067232196893302007-08-05T19:48:00.000-04:002007-10-08T14:08:05.062-04:00

Today was a perfect day. We woke up at the crack of dawn to volunteer at Waltham Fields this morning. Waltham Fields is a farm that grows food and donates it to food pantries and soup kitchens in the area. We harvested tomatoes and peppers and did some weeding too. I think harvesting the peppers was my favorite part.....then the tomatoes....and finally the weeding. We both got super dirty.

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-87807675052707879752007-08-01T15:43:00.001-04:002007-08-01T22:38:39.228-04:00

Last week we spent a few days visiting family up in northern ME. Check it out......Our first stop was the Harbor Fish Market in Portland, ME. B wanted to pick up some lobsters to celebrate her mother's birthday on Thursday. We got the lobsters and got to see them cutting up a gigantic tuna. Cool! We also had lunch at Mims. No seafood for me....I had chicken. The next place we landed was

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-13135783987278318762007-07-31T13:29:00.000-04:002007-07-31T14:06:13.084-04:00

I saw a story yesterday on NECN abouta woman who returned to Brigham and Women's Hospital six months after being disharged to say thank you to the staff. This woman almost died in a horseback riding accident and has the folks over at the Brigham and Women's to thank for her being able to walk down the hall on her own two feet. Like this woman...I also have to thank the amazing medical staff

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-37589775296155459152007-07-23T14:57:00.000-04:002007-07-31T14:04:17.134-04:00

I last posted on May 31st and said I would give blogging another shot. Well...silly me hasn't posted since then....so here you go...another attempt at blogging on my part. B also recently told me that she likes blogs with pictures on them. So....I'm trying extra hard with this photo. I cannot tell a lie. This is an old photo. I believe these are some wild strawberries we picked in Auburn, ME

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-56701206617688308012007-05-31T19:33:00.000-04:002007-05-31T20:58:05.265-04:00

The few folks who read my blog have been asking me if I have given up on my blog. For the most part I have...but I'm going to give it one more shot......We went to Provincetown to celebrate our 6th anniversary last weekend. We had a great time. We stayed at the Oxford Guesthouse on Cottage Street in the West End. If you get a chance to stay here......definately do it. Stephen, Trevor, Pete,

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-1305256781169179012007-03-07T17:18:00.000-05:002007-03-07T17:30:03.966-05:00

I love Cadbury Mini Eggs. Every year I wait around for the Easter season to start....so I can get my fix of the mini eggs. Sadly they are only available once a year. Brenda knows about my love for the chocolate eggs and brought me home a super huge bag of them last night. Yummy. Unfortunately.....I have already eaten about two thirds of the bag. Once I get started....I cannot stop. I don't

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-72281898001411161842007-02-28T18:59:00.000-05:002007-02-28T19:23:13.941-05:00

My uncle John passed away last Thursday. It was a surprise for all of us. He had a heart attack in the shower. He was only 49. This has been hard for me and my family. I hadn't see much of him in recent years, but have a lot of good childhood memories that include him. He spent a lot of time at my apartment with my mother and I shortly after my parent's divorce. Sometimes he would babysit

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-85872857885585982582007-02-19T20:03:00.000-05:002007-02-19T20:17:02.405-05:00

I had an ultrasound and an endoscopy last week at the BIDMC in Boston. I hate having ultrasounds. I hate lying on the bed and having them slather that cold jelly-like substance all over my abdomen. I hate the feeling of them rolling that microphone shaped thing all over my liver and kidneys. I hate having ultrasounds because they bring me back to a time in my life when my liver disease was bad

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-1157477708828661512006-09-05T13:29:00.000-04:002006-12-02T18:02:35.916-05:00

The Football Walk For Liver Wellness is coming up on Sunday, September 17th. You can make a difference in the fight against liver disease by walking or sponsoring a walker. Learn more about walking at the Football Walk website. You can also contribute by sponsoring the HepCats. Thanks for your support!

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-1155155413631781922006-08-09T16:23:00.000-04:002007-02-05T06:30:24.750-05:00

Do you need someone to help you make the most out of your small or at home business? Let the Cybersecretary take on your administrative tasks. She'll do anything from website creation and maintenance to mailings and travel arrangements. Cybersecretary: where information age technology meets old-fashioned customer service!

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-1151025899880496372006-06-22T20:45:00.000-04:002006-08-16T08:04:37.936-04:00

I celebrated my birthday last weekend. I turned 33 on Sunday. A bunch of us went to see Deep Sea (3D) at Jordan's Furniture in Reading and had lunch at Fuddruckers on Saturday. We also played a fun duck game. The movie was great. I highly recommend seeing it if you can. The food at Fuddruckers was good, but we had some issues making a reservation. They were going to charge me $3.00 per

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-1149888815758466572006-06-09T17:18:00.000-04:002006-06-09T17:33:35.853-04:00

Happy Pride! Just a fyi...the Pride Parade and Festival will be delayed by 1 hour in Boston tomorrow. The parade is now starting at 1:00 p.m. in Copley Square. The festival will go from 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on the Boston Common. Read more about it at the Boston Pride. Looking forward to seeing y'all!

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This just in from my friend Lisa G.......Everyone expected House Republicans to give up efforts to kill NPR and PBS after a massive public outcry stopped them last year. But they've just voted to eliminate funding for NPR and PBS—unbelievably, starting with programs like "Sesame Street."Public broadcasting would lose nearly a quarter of its federal funding this year. Even worse, all funding would

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We had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend in Provincetown. We got there mid-day on Friday and stayed until Monday afternoon. We stayed at Howard's End Guest House which is close to the monument and a good place to sleep if you are looking for quiet and affordable accomodations. We spent some time with other friends who were in Provincetown for the weekend. We went to Tea Dance at the

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-1147809442456303142006-05-16T15:55:00.000-04:002006-05-16T16:02:38.616-04:00

Companies like Verizon, AT&T, Time Warner, and Comcast are trying to decide what you read on the internet. Learn more about it at Save The Internet. Lucy's Kitchen Notebook also has a great posting that puts this issue into perspective. Contact your Representatives and Senators and let them know that you support internet freedom.

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I had bloodwork last week and the results are in. All looks healthy on the liver front. My labs are all within normal limits. My doctor says I should stay on 100mg of azathioprine. Here are the stats:ALT: 12AST: 26IgG: 1133Speaking of healthy livers.....I never gave you the update on Molly's marathon run for the liver. She wasn't my official patient match, but I did get to know her through

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I went to the Greg Lewis Peace Garden dedication at Mt. St. Joseph Academy (MSJA) today. The Peace Garden was designed by faculty members, Deirdre Clancy, and Ted Becker to honor Greg Lewis. They did a wonderful job at creating a memorial to an amazing religion teacher who made a significant difference in the lives of many young Catholic women in the Boston area.I was delayed on my way to the

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Brenda and I both took yesterday off to go to the Boston Marathon and cheer on folks running for the American Liver Foundation's Run For Research Team. You all know I was matched with a super enthusiastic runner named Terri. She finished in 4:23:35. She did great. Congratulations to Terri for finishing. It has been great getting to know both Terri and her niece Kerri. I was initally also

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I was raised in Boston, MA. I was taught to love the Red Sox and hate the Yankees. That being said....I can honestly say that I never really followed what was going on until recently. I had an "ah ha" moment when the security guard at work started talking to me about the Red Sox this morning. I told him what I thought about the new players and even commented on yesterday's game. I realized

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I was on a roll with blogging back in January and early February, but I have since lapsed. I really mean to be a good blogger...but I just can't get it together. Some people like Sigh Club and Biotic are great about putting good stuff out there. Not me. So....this is what I have been up to since February 7th.We went out to celebrate Brenda's Birthday on February 10th. We had some folks over

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In the archives/records world we refer to birth and death records as vital records. Today is a day to celebrate births and remember the lives of those who have gone. B is celebrating a birthday today. Happy Birthday B! I'm very happy that you were born and are in my life. We also remember the life of Coretta Scott King. We celebrate the contribution she has made to civil rights in this

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On February 1st I posted that my mom had been diagnosed with diverticulitis and was exposed to the flu while she was a patient at the hospital. I also noted that she had been prescribed a seven day course of tamiflu as a prophylactic thing. I was happy to know that the hospital was at least trying to prevent my mother from getting influenza. I was annoyed when I found out that her insurance

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I was thinking over the weekend about what I wanted to write in this blog. Since January 28th marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster I thought I would write about my reaction to this tragedy. I was in the 7th grade, Ms. Foran's english class, when they rolled a tv into the room to watch what had happened. Like a gazillion other Americans I watched with horror and

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I just got a bit more follow-up from my doctor today. She wants me to come back in April for bloodwork and see her in July. I had been getting bloodwork every three months, but there was some talk about my possibly only needing to have it done every six months. The doctor decided that every three months was the way to go. It snowed pretty hard this morning. It took me twice the time it

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Each year good-hearted athletes run the Boston Marathon as part of the American Liver Foundation's Run For Research. Run For Research team members raise critical funds in the fight against liver disease. Since 1987 the Run For Research has raised over $8 million to fight against liver disease. I have been fortunate to be involved with this event by participating in the Patient Match Program.

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I was recently disappointed to see that Pluto in Davis Square had closed. I was unhappy about this because it was a great place to buy last minute gifts...funky holiday cards...and unique household items. I wondered what had happened. Were they not getting enough business? Had the building owner raised the rent? Were they making a gazillion dollars at their Jamaica Plain location and decide

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I got the results back from my liver tests and they look good. Here is the breakdown:ALT: 16AST: 26IgG: 1050So what does this mean? Things are great. All my tests came back within normal limits. My nurse practitioner called and said I should remain on 100 mg of azathioprine and have bloodwork in a few months. I am scheduled to see my hepatologist in July.

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We had a nice time this weekend. We took the Fung Wah bus from Boston to New York on Friday evening. We stayed with our friends in Brooklyn. We went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Saturday . We spent most of our time at the Fra Angelico and Egyptian exhibits. The Fra Angelico exhibit is about to leave the museum. Check it out while you can. That night we had dinner at Ivo and Lulu's.

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I am going to see my hepatologist this afternoon. I will most likely have bloodwork done too. I am currently seeing my hepatologist every six months and having blood tests taken every three months. Lets hope things will continue to go smoothly. I am hopeful. I got my Run For Research match the other day. I was matched with two runners this year....an aunt and niece team. I am looking

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On January 4th I posted that I was reading the book Why Do Men Have Nipples by Mark Leyner, and Billy Goldberg. I finished the book and loved every word of it. I was thinking last night that it would be great if they did a sequel to this book that included questions that didn't make it into the first book. I have some questions I would like to see answered. Here they are: Where does poop

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On January 5th I posted something about how I was getting bored waiting for Ariel Schrag to come out with the next issue of Likewise. The first line of my post read "whatever happened to Ariel Schrag?" Well I think I found out the answer to my question. Last night I sat down with my partner to watch the third season premier of the L Word. This was a much anticipated event in our house. The

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Mary and Jen had their sweet little baby boy Parker at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on January 5th. We went to the hospital to meet this cutie patootie on Saturday. Congratulations to Mary and Jen.

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My friend Joanie has an article on Maria von Trapp in Prologue magazine. Check it out. It looks like Maria von Trapp and Julie Andrews didn't has as much in common as we had all thought.

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whatever happened to Ariel Schrag? Sighclub introduced me to her work a few years back. I love her autobiographical comics that chronicle her four years of high school. Awkward, Definition, and Potential were all amazing. Likewise was pretty good too, but nothing has come out since issue three...and that was a long time ago. I really want to know how the rest of her senior year of high

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I was disappointed to see that Terry Moore has said that the last issue of Strangers in Paradise is set for May 2007. I beg you Terry Moore....please don't stop writing Strangers in Paradise. I love Katchoo...and Francine...and David.

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I stayed home from work yesterday. I was feeling tired......nauseous and a little headachey.I spent the day doing laundry....relaxing.....and trying to make myself feel better. I watched the Buena Vista Social Club. I had not seen this film before. I would encourage you to see this film if you have not. The film gives an interesting insight into life in Cuba and its wonderful musical

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I stumbled across this cool 11 minute movie about the National Archives and Records Administration called Democracy Starts Here. The movie was created by NARA and the Discovery Channel. Check it out!Have a Wonderful New Year!

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Happy Holidays to everyone. I hope folks are enjoying themselves this holiday season.I was taken aback when I went to my blog today and realized that I had not posted since November 3rd. My life sort of took off in a tornado of activity at around that time. I should update you.First off........my friend Elke's birthday was on November 4th....the day after my last post. Happy Belated Birthday

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Some people like the toilet paper roll to go over....others like it under. I myself like it over. It doesn't come rolling off as easy.....and there is no chance of it running away from you. I am so adamant that the toilet people be over that I have been known to switch it in the homes of dear friends who happen to have a difference of opinion on the matter. My latest trip to the ladies room

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I'm in College Park, MD this week. I just went for a swim in the heavily clorinated pool. I had a lovely day at work. I sat in on a class....met with a colleague. I went to IKEA for the first time in my life tonight. I had some super yummy swedish meatballs for dinner. I did some shopping. It was pretty swanky. I got in at around 6:00 p.m. last night. I managed to get to DC for a bit and

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Not much to report on. Life has been busy. We are going to the Common Ground Fair this weekend in Maine. Going to see Dar Williams tomorrow night at Sanders Theatre. I got her new album My Better Self last week. I really like it so far. I am enjoying it a lot more than her last two albums. My favorite songs are Teen For God, Echoes, and Close To My Heart. My liver is doing ok. I am due

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What is on Yoyogirl's mind!The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance has a list of Hurricane Katrina Relief Organizations.The Football Walk for Liver Wellness is coming up. This 5 mile walk to raise money for the American Liver Foundation will take place on Sunday, October 9th at Artesani Park in Brighton. Check it out. Sandy Berger was sentenced to pay $50,000 and do 100 hours of

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I just got back from a week in Provincetown. We had a lot of fun. We went on a Whale Watch. We went to see Suzanne Westenhoefer. Went to the beach...stayed out of the rain. Rode our bikes. Went to the pool. One day we went to see Me And You And Everyone We Know. This movie is great. Go see it if you can. I saw Jai Rodriguez walking down Commercial street at some point. A couple of days

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I'm staying in Lenox tonight at the Cranwell. It is pretty nice so far. I'm bummed I won't be able to take advantage of the spa while I am here. I drove out this morning and am leaving tomorrow afternoon. I was at work all day today and will be in the office tomorrow too. I did have a nice dinner with two colleagues at this restaruant called Zinc Bistro. It was yummy. I might stop off at

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My mother recently had a scare. She had a mammogram and they found an abnormality. She went for an ultrasound yesterday. They said that they didn't think she had much to worry about. The ultrasound revealed that she had big ducts. Whew! What a relief! This was my mother's first medical issue since her run-in with colon cancer.

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I'm a winner! Yes I am! The Curves I belong to recently had a silent auction. Members earned "curves bucks" by answering trivia questions and getting a buck if one exerciesed at least three times a week. In the end I had 34 bucks. Much more than I had expected to have. I used them to bid on two Tupperware bowls and I won. I was pretty psyched. I never win anything. I had dinner with Kent

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My Memorial Day weekend was eventful. We went to the camp in Maine. This is usally a nice time. We do yard work. Pick up branches. Hang out. It was a nice time this weekend too. However the bugs made it a bit difficult. I got eaten alive by the black flies. And lucky me found a tick embedded in my right ear. I had a hard time getting it out. B managed to get it out of my ear. However

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I recently met Sam Seidel and his wife Ann at a birthday party. Sam is running for Cambridge City Council. After speaking with him for a bit and scanning his website I think he is a good candidate. I like his ideas about parking in Cambridge. When I met Sam I informed him that I was not a resident of Cambridge, but would pass the word along. So here you go....vote Sam Seidel for City Council!

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I went to see my primary care physician for my yearly physical. She said everything looked good. Having dinner with Cyn and Steph tonight. Getting together with a colleague who is visiting from out of town tomorrow night. My mother is feeling a little overwhelmed in her new job because no one seems to have taken the time to train her. I hate this. My supervisor is out of the office for the

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Did you know that May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month? Well now you do. This is the month to education people about the liver and the over 100 diseases that affect this football shaped amazingly important organ.We went to the Living Well With Liver Disease" event at the Sheraton in Newton last weekend. This years event was great. I would encourage anyone with liver disease and/or their

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Mom started a new job at the hospital recently. I am proud of her. She has been through so much in the past two years. I had my bone density test. They told me I was dense. This is good news. I had my enzymes tests done too. They are looking great. I got a haircut. I am back to getting in done at Great Cuts. I cost a third of the price and it looks exactly the way I want it to. Went to

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I tried posting recently, but my computer had a freak out. I hope it doesn't do the same thing today. My life has been busy as usual. We finally got out car back on March 9th. My liver is doing better. I'm off the Prednisone....up on the Imuran. We are going to Provincetown to get away for a few days. I'm off to New York next week.....and DC the week after that. My mother's health is

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Looks like it has been a month since I posted last. I need to stay on top of this. Oh well. My life has been insanely busy. Taught a class in Newport, RI two weekends ago. Been teaching a lot at work. Planning a trip to Provincetown. Going to New York and DC for work in April. Had an endoscopy recently. They said everything looked good. There was a little bit of redness in my esophogus,

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So..my life....lets see.....My ankle is feeling better. I'm not sure if I still need physical therapy. I went to Curves three times this week and experienced mild discomfort...but thats it. I think I'll be back to normal soon.My insurance company is still being scummy. They keep blaiming the car dealer saying that it is his fault that they sent me a check for $320 less than they should have.

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I heard from my hepatologist that my bloodwork looks good. My enzymes are normal...my IgG is low. So...she is taking me off the Prednisone and increasing my Imuran to 100 mg QD. This is very good news. I'm a little concerned about being on the higher dose of Imuran. Will I have cold sores left and right.....will I get colds more often? Will I have to be more concerned about being around

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Well...well...whats new with me. We still don't have our Honda back. It is at the dealer still. We are waiting for the check from the insurance company. I sprained my ankle recently. I went a little bit nuts at Curves. I'm icing and elevating it these days. I was in New York for a couple of nights this week. Guess who was behind me on the airplane to New York! Ming Tsai! Cool huh? Had

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We still don't have our car back. It is at the dealer.......and we are waiting to get the information from the insurance company. We probably won't have it back until the end of the week. I'm so angry at the people who took our tires. I'm also annoyed with the police department who have been close to useless. I'm also sick of hearing people say things like...."yeah.....those criminals really

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-1107544633313478892005-02-04T14:16:00.000-05:002005-02-04T14:17:13.313-05:00

This week has been pretty bad. It started to look bad when I came home from work the other night and noticed that someone had hit the driver side mirror on our Saturn. Of course they left no note. I brought it in had had it fixed. I picked it up on Wednesday afternoon. Bad right? Well the following takes the cake. I left my apartment yesterday morning at 7:00 a.m. and walked towards our

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-1106770096854191462005-01-26T15:03:00.000-05:002005-01-26T15:08:16.856-05:00

It s snowing outside....what a surprise. I'm a little sick of the snow at this point. I am tired of being afraid to drive.....or that I'll slip on the snow and break my leg again. I'm tired of fighting for parking and digging out my car. I wish they would send us home early because of the snow. No such luck. My ALF meeting was cancelled tonight. I met with the local public library Director

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-1106314458317248922005-01-21T08:21:00.000-05:002005-01-21T08:34:18.316-05:00

Nothing much to report on. My mother is feeling well. I have felt like I am on the verge of getting a cold for weeks now. I'm busy as usual. Work is busy. Next week I have a meeting at ALF. I am also meeting with folks at the local public library. I might be volunteering in their public history room. I am preparing for a class I am teaching in March. I have an interview next week to get

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So.....I've been in Yardley, PA for the past few nights. I'm looking forward to going back to Boston tomorrow. Nothing against my colleagues.....I like them....this has been a productive meeting........I just miss home. Since I have been here I have only eaten brown foods. This is not good. I need to eat some vegetables or I'm going to get scurvy. Ha...ha. Thats all I need. Since I have

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-1104786366079593422005-01-03T15:57:00.000-05:002005-01-03T16:06:06.080-05:00

I forgot to mention that I fell on the ice last week...yup....right on the spot where I broke it a year and a half ago. I'm sure its ok......I was more scared than anything else. At first it stung really bad....then it hurt when I touched it. It sort of feels like it did when it was healing. I'm sure its fine....I would know if it were broken right? I am sad about the tsunami in southern

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I don't have a lot to report on. My Christmas was nice. I spent some quiet time at home with my family. I also got to hang out with my aunt, uncle, and younger cousins. On Christmas I opened gifts with my family, watched The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, ate a yummy roast dinner, and got beat by my mother in a few hands of poker. Its not fair....she had never played before. Its ok...

Yoyohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421780658645558700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5430950.post-1103549608089784282004-12-20T08:27:00.000-05:002004-12-20T08:33:28.090-05:00

We finally bought a new car. We got a 2005 blue Honda Civic EX. We love it so far. Although I already managed to drive into a shopping cart. It shouldn't have been in the road anyway. Good it wasn't a person or another car. I'm still getting used to the visibility. Of course I had a freak out the other day because the cd player was crackling. I think it happened because it was a homemade

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I haven't written in an age. Sorry. I have been consumed by the process of buying a new vehicle. I think about it all the time. I have been worrying about the fact that other than my friend Joe...all car sales people are creeps. I am always wondering..."what are they trying to pull over on me?"......"do they think I'm stupid because I'm a woman?"...."can I get this cheaper somewhere else?"

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