I got my new site design done. Now to populate the pages and get it running. yipppeeeeeee

I am not sure that I maybe should post this or not. But today, my daughter makes a decision that affects me. She is making the best one for her life and situation right now. It is the same as I would have made if I were in her shoes at her age. Or my age now. I am sad that she even ever had to make the decision, but I know that this guy is a deadbeat absent non-existant dad already, and will be that with her the minute that they break up, which won’t be long after birth. So she is terminating a 4 week pregnancy today.
We’ll mourn for a day, then tomorrow she has to go turn herself in for violation of probation in Manchester, her dad is taking her to that, and hope that the PO in Manchester was telling her the right thing in saying that she would probably not get put into jail, since she has no FTA and will let her out on her own. On Monday she starts down at OIC in the culinary arts program, for 12 weeks of training. Her job waitressing at a sports grill in the casino has been just plain horrible. There is no one in the casinos. Businesses are closing left and right. She expected to make 50-60 per shift. She makes 20-30. Not even minimum wage. Totally not worth the wear and tear on her.
With all of that, I am prepping for a few days with my parents. oh joy. Right after I finish up some work today, I have to go find a wireless router to use on their cable connection. I’ll need my laptop so that I am not driven crazy by them. I have a few things left to get for tday. I am SOOOOO not into it this year. I think I looked forward to having it here, and not having to drive all that way. Same for christmas. I want it here. I’ve driven elsewhere on christmas eve, every single fucking year. I want it at my house again, forever. there… ho ho ho
so sad.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/nov/15/malcolm-gladwell-outliers-extract

a pretty good read. so it really is practice and more practice

WWdN: In Exile: “…or else we didn’t win anything at all.”

Wil sees. Maybe. I hope that many others who feel the same way and want to gloat and be angry at those who did that same stuff to us, see. You become that hate if you continue it. Just on the other end of the spectrum. You are no better than those who hated us/you.

We are better than that.

I voted in my 37th consecutive election this morning

For once I felt that my vote counted.
my vote for Gore was important, but the election was stolen from him and us. So this vote means more.

this week has to be a big push here. Have to finish the author site, get site done for Christian by 15th so need to git that going, and have to get site for the hog guy, second concept and push him along. The Cheryl is going to have an ecommerce set up to do, and Kay is shipping me one as well. both I think next week, so I have to get the work all done that is on tap this week. but after that stuff, I have no new sites to do. well, maybe one, nope, two. So I can start those right after Thanksgiving. Have a few queries out there also, have to go follow up on those. Looking like a good Nov/Dec, not too much stress, not overloaded with work. a good thing.

Lauren texted me at 6:30 Thursday morning, her nana June had passed on a few hours earlier. The funeral was today. I went, as I did not go to Frank’s dad’s back a few years ago, I never knew of his passing for a few months afterwards. I went today cuz June was one classy lady. A very good person, who accepted everyone, even if she did not agree with you, she did accept you. I had not seen her since before my divorce. I had not seen some of the family since then either, and I was wondering how I would feel. I was and still am very numb. Like a good light went out in the world. I always admired how she held herself her humor, her class. She was very loved by many people, the church was packed. My ex could not make the connections to get back from Hawaii where he is working now. So I was there also to support my kids in their loss. Lauren lost it, Jed was a pall-bearer and he lost it a bit at the cemetery. But it was a decent day, and June would have been proud that everyone remembered to use coasters under their glasses when we went back to her home. Yup.

Raisin a martini to you June!

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June Donohue 1926-2008 LONGMEADOW - June (Becker) Reading Donohue, 82, a resident of Long-meadow, passed away on Thursday October 30, 2008 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Cambridge, MA., on July 28, 1926, a daughter of the late Karl and Mabelle (Churchill) Becker. June was a graduate of Cambridge High and Latin School and K. Dell School in Brookline. She was a volunteer at Baystate Medical Center and St. Andrew’s Church in Longmeadow. Besides holding positions in the Mercy Warren Chapter of D.A.R., and the Longmeadow Women’s Club, she was a member of the Longmeadow Country Club. Besides her parents she was predeceased by one sister, Janet Beane, her first husband Arthur Reading in 1970 and her second husband Francis Donohue in 2002. She is survived by six devoted children, Francis Donohue, Scott Reading and his wife Jeanne both of West Medford, MA., Glenn Reading and his wife Janet both of Westfield, Kathryn Chicos and her husband Wilson of Milford, CT., Jude Ebbinghaus and her husband Charles both of Groton, CT., and Claire LaBelle and her husband Ernest both of North Stonington, CT., and one sister Jean Beckers, and she leaves fourteen cherished grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. June’s funeral will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 10A.M. in First Church of Christ, 763 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, MA 01106. Burial will follow in Longmeadow Cemetery. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in June’s memory to the Open Pantry 287 State Street, Springfield, MA 01105 or Baystate VNA and Hospice50 Maple Street, Springfield, MA 01103. Arrangements entrusted to the Forastiere Smith Funeral Home, 220 North Main Street, East Longmeadow, MA 01028.,

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