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Hi y'all..............
I am sorry that I have not posted lately. I have been pre-occupied. As a side note, A, I HATE speaker phone. I have nothing productive to say, but I have not posted in a while, and wanted to. SM, I am sorry that I have not given you any fodder this week. G-D willing I will be better next week, and back to my old exploits, and be able to move and stuff. Have a good Shabbos y'all.......
F OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Cyberland!

I know it has been a while since I posted, and I apologize. For those of you have been stuck listening to me complain lately, I apologize. G-D willing, things will get better, cause they kind of have to at this point! I had a totally weird dream in which I met Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, who are 2 of my fave broadway actors. It was such a tangible dream, I can remember what I asked them. Does anyone else think that is weird?
Complete change in subject....... The Orioles are still above .500, which is mad cool! There is no chance that they are going to fall below that today either, because they do not play! I am diggin the positive results of the season so far.
I hope that everyone had a nice Pesach, and for those of you still counting with a Bracha, hatzlacha raba! I am hoping that a plan that I have begun to put into action comes to fruition. The Efrex's might actually be able to come down here for a Shabbos after Shavuous, which I am mad excited about! Can't wait guys!
Anyway, that is all for now,
F OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p.s R, congrats on the new job! Does this mean that I can call you Homer now?
I have decided to post a pic of my friend C & A just cause they are so cute!

Isru Chag......

Happy not Pesach everyone!!!! Stress fractures are BAD. Pain meds are weird. Tues night was painful so I acutally took the pain meds..... So doped up and messed up from the pain meds.... Have to be at work at 7. Have a great Shabbos y'all!!!!!
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Broken

I woke up on the first day of Pesach (thursday, for those of you not in the know), and the toes on my left foot were all swollen. It hurt terribly to put any pressure on the toes or on the ball of my foot. I could not put on shoes, it hurt to walk up stairs. There was absolutely NOTHING I could do about it until Yom Tov ended. Today (well I guess it was technically yesterday), I went to the dr. who informed me that I have multiple stress fractures in my feet. I know, you are asking yourself, F, how the hell did that happen? I HAVE NO FREAKIN IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doc says it happens from walking an excessive amount, standing on a hard surface an excessive amount, or just bad luck. Anyway, sadly that is not all that is currently broken. I currently look like I have the plague...... My psorasis picked a super excellent time to exacerbate. My right ring finger does not bend, and I have back problems. Despite this I am healthy, and thank G-D I have really good friends. Spartacus, I dunno if you read this, but just remember.... You ARE the Juggernaut! Not only that, but we are gonna go see Rent, really we are! C, I had a good time tonite, good friends and good conversation are an undervalued commodity. A, I can't believe that we have not seen each other in like 12 years, and it is like no time has gone by. Those are just the friends I have seen in the last 36 hours or so. Oh and SM, you are always there for me, and I am really really lucky to have you for a friend. My life is richer for having all of you (even the ones I do not mention), and I know that G-D truly has blessed me. Ok I know I am getting mushy. I am gonna go try out my new bed, and hopefully this is the beginning of not being in pain for me.
F OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pesach!!!!

Gutten Moed y'all!!!
ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok first days were LONG............ The pain needs to stop. Seriously, needs to stop. If just my finger would start working again (who has arthritis in 1 finger????), and my toes would stop hurting, I could work on the rest.... I bought a new bed, which is either coming tomorrow or Monday. and that is supposed to help with the back and hip pain. I do not understand the toes and the finger tho... SO FRUSTRATING! It appears that my yom tov was better than S' tho. Certainly better than A's. Not that they read this, but YOU DESERVE BETTER!
F OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

T minus 3 days and counting.......

I have cleaned my house for Pesach. All I have left to do is Kasher the sink, cover the counters, and put the plastic on the table. Oh yeah, I do not have any food either. I cleaned all freakin day today. Scrubbing the stove, scrubbing the fridge, scrubbing the floor. My back is killing me. I need a back rub. I need a new bed. I need for these in between days to be over. Tomorrow I will go to work, and then oh yeah, I have to clean my car. I totally forgot about that till now. CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Definitely need to clean my car. As Pesach gets closer I am getting more apprehensive about fire. I know it is irrational, and I am mostly ok. I should be sleeping. I was kinda waiting up on the off chance that a friend would need some company on their drive home, but no call, so I am guessing that either they stayed where they were, or they are all good. Anyway, I have crossed over onto babbeling now, so I am going to go lay in my torture chamber of a bed, and try to get some rest.
F OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

obligatory post

I have not posted in a while, mea culpa. There look, I do remember some latin! Anyway, Pesach is coming, and today I plan on turning over my kitchen, so I really should get started. I just wanted to wish everyone a good week. I will be incommunicado from Wednesday at about 7:15 to Saturday night at about 9. I will be itchin to talk to ppl after that tho.
The lovely lady you see in the pic is my friend C. We have been friends since High School...... Isn't she pretty?
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ACK!

Pesach is coming, Pesach is coming! My dining room and living room are Kasher L'Pesach. Kitchen still is not, I mean really really not. I am suffering from a serious lack of sleep. I need a new bed. Ok I am done complaining now. I want to state again, here for the record, that I am really lucky. I have recently connected with yet another old friend. Well not old, but from a while ago. It is nice to have people who listen, and who care. Thank you all!! I can say that I am friends with Superman, how cool is that? Oh and C, we need to carve out time to hang out.
F OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 down, 161 to go

Todays post is brought to you by the letter "W" for win. The Orioles opening day was today, and I figured that, at the most, I would get to listen to the tail of the game on the radio when I got home from work. Mid-morning, I get a phone call from my roommate. She got tickets for todays game. My first thought, "that is so not fair, you do not like baseball!" My boss heard this, and said that I should go. It was SO MUCH FUN!!!!! When we got there, at the bottom of the second, the O's were losing 2-0. They came back in that inning. They gave up the lead again in the top of the 3rd. The o's did catch up eventually, and wound up hitting 4 home runs total. First Miguel Tejada, then in a subsequent inning Luis Matos followed by Melvin Mora in a back to back home run slug fest. The pic is from after Melvin Mora had just hit his. Check out the sign above the Jumbo-Tron!!!!!!!!! In the 7th inning Jeff Conine hit one. So excited that he is back. So so far, so good. I am a big believer in "begin in the way in which you mean to go on", so this may be a good indicator. Anyway, on a separate note, everyone should watch "Angels in America. It made me cry.
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Shavua Tov

Like the title says...... Hope everyone had a Shabbat Shalom. I had a great time as S&C's house. Their kids are so so so so so cute. I love going there cause we have been friends a long time, and C knows me really really really well. No one can make fun of other people with me quite like she can! I am watching Sex & the City now (finally catching up on the last season which I missed). I think I am gonna hit the hay soon tho.
Layla Tov (Good night) y'all
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Pre-emptive strike

I am finally getting around to writing a post. I had a stomach bug that kicked my butt earlier this week. I went to work Tuesday, and about an hour in, I was done. UG!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I had a nice IM conversation with my fried ECS today. I have not seen him in years, but we talk occasionally on IM, and tonite we had a really good conversation. He is a good guy, really good guy. Sorry if I rattled your chain, E.
I got a message from S today. She appears to be back in the swing of things. I mean she asked for my email address, and she sent one, so she is connected to the outside world again. Hi S!!! Anyway, gonna go lay down and read ( I know the exciting life I lead), have a good night and a good Shabbos y'all.
F OUT!!!!!!!
p.s a very good friend of mine has an interview tomorrow, so everyone think good thoughts his way. GOOD LUCK R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (you thought I forgot)

Pesach (ACK!!!!!)

Ok so, I am supposed to be Pesach cleaning today. I did clean out my bureaus and refold my clothes. I flipped my mattress and changed my sheets. I guess I did accomplish most of what I wanted to. I finished a blanket for my friends daughter, who is like 2-3 months old already. Now I just have to remember to mail it. Tomorrow night I think I will deal with the surfaces of my bureau, and maybe the stove, since I know I am not going to get any help with the cleaning around here. On the left is a pic of me, this is what I did when I was wasting time this morning. I am so good at avoiding what I am supposed to do! Anyway, I am here, feel free to distract me.
F OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shabbos

Well another hectic week comes to a close. What an insane week. Purim was really nice. Work was what work usually is for me. I am really looking forward to Pesach, just for the week off. I am going to post a pic of the H kids from Tuesday, cause they were super cute! Have a great Shabbos everyone!
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Purim!!!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Freilichen Purim. That is it. Boring I know..... Please be careful if you are fulfilling "ad d'lo yada" by drinking. Myself, I will fulfill the Mitzvah by taking a nap!
-Marvin B. Simcha

Sunday Sunday Sunday....

oh whatever. Now that S is married, and does not have internet access no one reads this anyway.
My Abba came up today. We hung out for a while, it was nice. We went to Shabsi's, and I bought a Megillas Esther, cause it dawned on me that while I USED to have several copies they all burned in the fire. I bought one that has big print since I am getting old. It also has all the audience participation parts underlined which is good for me.
Now I am home, and just chilling, even though I should be making Shalach Manos. I am just feeling blah, so I am not. I do have a really really cute theme this year tho. I am SOOO looking forward to Purim. I do not have to work this year, which is cool. Anyway, the pic is my dad and the H girls looking at the megilla that CHH made.
F OUT!!!

Sunday Morning...

Good morning y'all. Here in scenic Baltimore, it is warm and overcast and muggy. A gross portent of things to come I gather. I hate summer in Baltimore!
I spent Shabbos at the H's. It was nice. Friday night was relaxing except for a weird work nightmare that I had. I need to stop doing that btw: no more bringing work with me. Anyway... Friday night was relaxing. Shabbos morning we all got ourselves together and went to shul to hear Parshas Zachor. I forget every year how short it is. All that scurrying around for like 3 psukim (passages). The K's came for lunch, and it was very nice. After lunch I suggested that both the Mrs. & Mr. take naps, cause they looked beat. Mrs. took me up on my offer, and Mr. went off to shul to learn. I took the 2 girls, and the baby boy and went for a walk. He fell asleep in the stroller and I did not want to take him out, so I stayed outside and rocked him in the stroller for a while. All in all it was great.
After Shabbos we made Y's costume for Purim, he is truly the cutest Chassid ever! That is him in the pic. Today my Abba is supposed to come up, but I do not know if he actually is, b/c he does not answer his phone!

Anyway, I gotta go make bread for Purim Seudah!

F OUT!!!!

Farewell Kelev........

My dad called me this morning at work, and told me he finally had my kitty put down. That is him on the left. The vet said that he was not going to get any better, so they gave him a sedative, and my dad held him, and he just went to sleep. I am going to miss him so much. I know he was a cat, not a human, but we had him since I was in 8th grade. He was such a cute thing, and so affectionate.
Anyway, that is the sum total of what is going on in my life. My heel spur is not getting any better. I went out and bought a new pair of tennis shoes tonite in the hopes that that would help. We will see I guess. Have a good night everyone.
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umm.....

Ok, trying to add a picture to my post, but failing miserably. ARGH stupid computer issues, stupid internet issues, stupid dialogue. Anyway............. So today is Tuesday, which means I went to the H's for dinner. At some point today I realized that Purim is a week away, and I do not have a megillah, cause it BURNED! My dad is coming up Sunday so maybe we will go to the book store together, and go shopping. So anyway, after dinner, I gave baths, like I usually do. The 3 year old exhibited her new talent. She tries to pour the water over her own head to get the shampoo out. This induces lots of splashing and giggling, but little actual rinsing. I need to go food shopping tomorrow night, to buy stuff for Shalach manos. That should be fun. I am absolutely zonked, so I am gonna go to bed. G'nite y'all
Marvin B. Simcha

Shavua Tov!

Hey Y'all! Hope everyone had a restful Shabbos. I read 2 and a half books. Well I finished a book, read another one, then almost read an entire other book. The first one I have read before, and so I enjoyed it. It is 1 of a series by J D Robb, who is also Nora Roberts. She write mindless books, but for some reason, I really like them. The second one I was really unimpressed with. "Romance Reader" by Pearl Abraham. I read the whole thing, but I was unimpressed. Now I am reading a fun novel called "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren something. She is FUNNY. All in all, my friends Erev Shabbos wish for a "restful Shabbos" came true, so thanks Pink! I am waiting for a call from SM to see if I am babysitting tonight or not. Anyway, I am burning a CD of oldies music, which I love, and the songs I picked just reminded me of my mom, especially "Leavin on Jet Plane", so I am happy, but teary at the same time. I have no plans for tomorrow, except to try and rest my stupid heel, so the damn spur goes away. I should be home if anyone wants to contact me.
On a different note, I spoke to Mrs. Josh on Friday. That was cool. I hope that she was able to get the cleaning she wanted done before her first married Shabbos. She sounds good. I think that married life will agree with her and her hubby. Maybe now that Sheva Brachos are over they can begin to settle down, and maybe both GET SOME SLEEP!!!!!
Anyway, I have no big plans for tonight either so feel free to message or call.
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What a day

Today was not the best day at work. The heel spur needs to go away. Things are beginning to calm down after S & J's wedding which is good. However, I have discovered that just cause you are tired does not mean that life does not go on. I realized that today was Thursday, and I have not gone food shopping, I did not do any shopping for Shabbos, and I do not really care. I was at work until after 7 with no lunch break, and by the time I got home, I was too tired to go anywhere.
I watched Skating with Celebrities tonight, it is a fun show. I have no idea why I shared that. Anyway, I just wanted to post cause I have not for a while (not that anyone signs anyway). Have a good Shabbos/fun weekend y'all
F OUT!!!!!!!!