Quilly | August 28, 2007
House hunting is hard work. We decided to take a break — in the Pacific. Come on in, dear, the water is fine, over 70 degrees, in fact. Pacific OC. I snapped this picture quick, before the wave hit him. Pacific Quilly. OC took his time shooting this pic. The wave hit me three times [...]
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Tags: award, busy, driving, family, moving, Wordless Wednesday
Quilly | August 22, 2007
COLLABORATE n. To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort. To cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one’s country. Two or more persons working in unison to achieve the same goal. I am uncertain which of these definitions best suits OC’s and my efforts in creating our joint post: There was [...]
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Tags: award, Blogroll, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, consumer alert, cook, detour, ESL, Friday Harbor, he said-she said, ill
Quilly | August 19, 2007
My friend, aged 60+, decided to buy a computer. She had been fearfully using them at work and knew she could do a much better job if she gained more expertise. The day her computer arrived via UPS she called me on the telephone. “It has too many parts. How do I hook it together?” [...]
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Tags: Blogroll, busy, consumer alert, friends, hello?, home, quirk, weight loss
Quilly | August 16, 2007
[Go over to O'Ceallaigh and The Quill. That post is much more fun then this one.] I am online with my own computer. I have been since yesterday afternoon. I hesitated to say anything because I am not certain how long this will last or what will go wrong next. Some of you will recall [...]
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Tags: consumer alert, detour, he said-she said, hello?, ill, money, weight loss
Quilly | August 13, 2007
Tenacity n. persistent determination (see also: nature) Photos taken at Botany Bay, Vancouver Island, B.C.
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Tags: eBay, family, moving, Wordless Wednesday
Quilly | August 7, 2007
My sisters came and went. They pronounced O.C., “a nice man” and gave me permission to move to Hawaii. Saturday afternoon after they left, I didn’t make internet air time because both times I tried the campus lab, the computers were all in use. Sunday O.C. and I rowed to town (well, O.C. rowed, I rode), attended [...]
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Tags: busy, driving, ESL, Friday Harbor
Quilly | August 2, 2007
My sisters, Caryl & Jackie, are arriving in Friday Harbor later today. I may be even more scarce than usual this weekend. Have fun — and know that I am having fun, too!
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Tags: busy, detour, driving, ESL, family, Friday Harbor, homeless
Quilly | August 1, 2007
My laptop returned home from the Gateway fix-it folks. The hard drive is fine. Now the wifi won’t work. The laptop was returned to me with a note that claimed all systems had been checked and were in good working order. I find that highly suspect since my wifi has no drivers. How the hell [...]
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Tags: consumer alert, hello?, ill, money, party, weight loss