happy thanksgiving day!

i am truly grateful for knowing all of you. for all our friends across the pond who aren't celebrating turkey day, have a grand thursday!



peace, love and joy to all y'all from savannah & the MITM!

xoxoxo

today is followup day

an appointment with the surgeon to discuss the biopsy results. i had made an appointment while i was out in california, but forgot about it when i returned home.

yeah, i have to go today.

i have an envelope of tit flicks aka mammograms for the doctor.

more later.

16:31 update

FIRST, thank you all for the kind words of support!

there will be a surgical biopsy done on tuesday, december 1.

the MITM was with me as the doctor discussed the next step and the need to just get it done. there is still no mention of cancer, just the need to find out what exactly IS there. i called the coconut krewe already.

and now i'm telling all y'all!

xoxoxo

from cap't chaos to make me smile

like, why not, like

like e@l and like, dh, like said, i have, like done, like what, like they, like said. like?

because it is friday and we all need some joy in our lives

we'll be back eventually.
xoxoxoxo

just a song before i go

or before the MITM does his guest blog! a couple of scenes from san francisco and one from my favorite winery, reynolds family!

driving in from the airport


city hall from the backseat


reynolds family vineyard


please excuse the quality because i took these with my cellphone.
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thank you for all y'alls kind comments and suggestions yesterday and today. the MITM was right, i needed to hear from all y'all! xoxoxo

it could be worse

i swear if i hear that phrase ONE.MORE.TIME.

miss daisy will have to find a new home.

yes, i should be understanding. i was, i am and i do.
yes, i should be nice. i was, i am and i will always be.
yes, she's 87 years old. like i could forget that?.

BUT HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, GIVE IT A DAMN REST, LADY!

the world does not revolve around you. we are not the on-board entertainment crew. manners are as important with your family as they are with strangers. private conversations are just that PRIVATE, please don't ask what people are talking about if you happen to overhear anything. if it wasn't immediately repeated at your appearance, then it really doesn't concern you.

i swear, if i am fortunate enough to live as long as she has, i have learned my lesson! be joyful in every moment, give more than you receive and be grateful for the marvelous quality of life that you have!

*sigh*


i feel better already.



normal blogging will resume tomorrow.

still the one...

it's friday!

the day after veteran's day

yesterday was all about the captain's birthday. today is about veteran's day. our good pal, robyn has a lovely piece up about a ceremony she attended. a good read for sure. there's also a GREAT video on cnn that worth a look!

if y'all don't know him already, today's a great day to read jimmy bastard.

it's a drive by blogging day, so i'll be around again with updates.

xoxox

oh yeah, check out the verdant dude aka earl today's post is hilarious!

for a lesson on making fake lens-tilt effect pictures in photoshop, check out our good pal, dive!

check out jayne's post about bikers! and remember it next time y'all are driving in traffic.

evening update

postcards will be mailed saturday BECAUSE i waited so long and now i've decided to include something from savannah for everyone. and i have an art project to send off. (yes, robyn, i am that slow this week!)
xoxoxox

11/11

today is captain chaos' birthday.
today, we am celebrating our boy, our #1 son on the anniversary of his birth and our first step into parenthood.



y'all know how much we love parties here on the plantation, so y'all know what to do! please drop over to his place and wish him a good one! he's probably not going to have a chance to celebrate his birthday for a few days because he's on a job.

happy birthday, pumpkinpie! xoxoxo

I give up

I've decided that I no longer have the command of the English language that blogging demands! Yes, it's true, my darlings, even though the MITM calls me a bloggerhead turtle and swears I'll never stop blogging, I am seriously considering doing just that and going to audio only blogging (with mental telepathy alerts!). Yes, I have decided to become a pilgrim in an unholy land, slogging my way across the landscape of sound & fury. I want my intent to be understood without any doubt, the nuance of language to be understood immediately without resorting to the tricks of typeface and stylistic typesetting! Even the words used to describe those cyber functions are archaic throwbacks to another century!

I want the new new thing!

I have given up trying to live up to the literary awards bestowed upon me. The awards were flukes! I can't write my way out a student theme book! Fiction is beyond me, day to day narration only exists in my mind, the ability to write anything outside of a grocery list is beyond my skillset and paygrade, my darlings! My writing style only shines when it covers the machinations and vagaries of legislation and other bits of political tomfoolery. To my credit, I do write good law.

But, all of that aside, I do shine in one area consistently and that is in persuasive speech and oratory! Yes, it is in the moment of extemporaneous speech that I am at my best! My voice is my treasure. It wraps around the language like silk on bare shoulders. The timbre adjusts to fill a room and yet, can dip in the batting of an eyelash to whisper the one thing the listener needs to hear... Trust me on this one key thing, I can sell ice to Eskimos, rice to the Chinese and oil to the Arabs. Audio blogging is where I will shine! It is where I will reap the fruit of my dulcet tones!

This is my goal, my objective, my agenda, and yes, I'll say it, my Holy Grail!

I WILL SUCCEED!

Stay tuned (no pun intended)


UPDATE:

I have just been informed that my goal is partially attainable already. It's called a podcast.

Nevermind.



ADDITIONAL UPDATE:

The MITM is working on his entry.

I am working my way across our bar.

*sigh*

y'all said this on nov. 5th

and now, finally, i am responding. forgive my laxity in manners and deportment, darlings, i can only say, it has been a hellva week

Blogger xl said...

Good. You nailed the bastard!


Earlier this week I was making online hotel and transportation reservations for my upcoming Oz trip. Citi stopped two of the transactions and called me to verify usage. They apologized; but I thanked them for watching things. The transactions were re-submitted and everyone was happy.

i wish we had nailed him, sugar, but all that has happened is the bleeding has stopped. we have no idea if there will be any capture or prosecution. xoxo

Blogger Fat Sparrow said...

Oh, thank goodness, B of A should have that money back in your account within 24 hours, I believe. A lot of people think they're crap, but for things like that they're pretty good.

And that is too funny you mention the "fuck you in the drive-thru," I was just using that today! Now if I could only get the Lottery numbers...

You just relax; you need it!

they are indeed very good about the alerts! movies are my best source of retort these days, sugar! take care, ok? xoxoxo

Blogger Boxer said...

XL stole my word ... BASTARDS!! Sitting by the fire and relaxing is the best medicine.

Sorry.

xoxo.

and it's the very best word possible, sugar! xoxoxo

Blogger Ponita in Real Life said...

Yikes! There's been a run of that happening to people I know as well. Hasn't happened to me yet, but I never have any money in my account, so not sure if anyone could steal a negative number! :-\

Glad the two of you are relaxing and enjoying some movies. And that the B of A will get your money back into your account. xoxo

it's been an awful experience that's for sure! and i have to agree that i'm glad it was that account that was hit and not the business! xoxoxox

Blogger Jimmy Bastard said...

There's always a bright side to the darker side hen... keep smiling.

y'all know how i am, sugar! i do try to keep my eye on the prize, sugar! xoxoxo

OpenID daisyfae said...

aaaargh.... they were able to stop it, but will they prosecute? i've seen too many cases where they just let the crook go, because it costs too much to pursue it. so frustrating. glad it wasn't worse...

so far, that's the case, sugar, but as i said earlier, who knows if the perp will be caught! xoxox

Blogger eroswings said...

I'm so glad that they caught the stealing mofo! And I'm glad that you have a bank that works for you!

Enjoy the day relaxing and laughing at the stupid idiot who tried to steal from you but got caught! They'll get what's coming to them!

it's epidemic, sugar! but, y'all are right, b of a did work for us and we're grateful! xoxox

Blogger Jayne said...

It's a hateful crime but I'm so glad that BofA notified you early on. If that happens here, we only find out when we literally check our accounts & in a recent incident of the exact same experience, the bank 'official' told the customer "we are all victims of crime"! Bloody nerve!

it's the least they can do, sugar! we've been with them longer than i can or want to think about! i can't imagine hearing a bank official trying to use that line here! xoxox

Blogger St Jude said...

It is so rife these days. Hope they take the time to prosecute.

absolutely! and sadly, will probably only get worse! xoxox

Blogger Pat said...

Nightmare! So glad you beat the b------s!

i hope so, sugar, i hope so! xoxox

Blogger mago said...

Did this person at least buy interesting things?

no idea, darlin! what the bank did tell us was that it was all done online! they did hit an audio/video outlet! xoxox

Blogger Kim Ayres said...

What a nightmare! ((hugs))

that is EXACTLY what it's been, sugarpie! xoxoxo

Blogger Scarlet Blue said...

Yes, I am by my fireplace... twitching.
Glad the perps were caught.
Sx

no idea yet, darlin, but we live in hope! xoxoxox

Blogger tony said...

Welcome Back savvy.sorry To Hear About Your Nicked Catd.....did you lose much before being blocked?

thanks, tony-luv! we haven't lost anything except time and our sense of security! xoxo

Blogger debra said...

Theft is just wrong. P.E.R.I.O.D.
And a nuisance. You are the 2nd person I know who has had this happen in a week.
The trailer for Fados is intriguing. I know what I will be looking for.

amen, sister! xoxoxo glad y'all enjoyed that trailer. do see his films if possible! a visual treat for sure! xoxoxox

Blogger MJ said...

One more thing...

Buy yourself a paper shredder and shred the bejaysus out of all your credit card receipts before you trash them.

In my part of the world, people go through your garbage looking for personal I.D.

Anyway, the rainy season has begun here so tonight it's all about wine, a hearty beef stew and a night by the fireplace.

that's what we can't figure out, darlin! we shred everything. even the bank hasn't a clue as to how the card number was stolen! xoxox

Blogger Have the T-shirt said...

You have realized my greatest fear. Well, one of them at least.

Good idea, the wine and fireplace, etc.

i hope it never happens again, sugar, to anyone! xoxoxox

Blogger white rabbit said...

I once had a chequebook intercepted in the post and £1,900 removed from my account.

It was all of three minutes between the statement hitting my doormat and me being on the phone to the bank so I got the money back but the perps were never caught.

When it's you it happens to you just want to bludgeon whoever it was to death with a blunt instrument. Okay, then you calm down...

WOW! that's more than scary, sugar! glad y'all got it back! and yes, the urge to put a massive hurt on someone was fierce! xoxoxo

Blogger underOvr (aka The U) said...

Savannah,

Glad you were able to have that low life nabbed. I hate when crap like this happens, particularly to a friend.

A sandwich and a glass of wine sounds most relaxing. You and the MITM enjoy the movies.

P.S., Yes, I grew up watching episodes of Flash Gordon, Rin Tin Tin and Commander Cody. Serials always got me wondering what's next.

U

i can only hope the scumbag(s) will be napped, hon, but i really don't hold much hope out! thanls for the kindness! xoxoxo

Blogger Momentary Madness said...

The only thing I can say is- at least you were robbed by an honest bank robber.
The other bank robbers take your tax money, pension money gamble with it, charge you to take care of - the rest - what you have left, gamble with that, and in the end you'll be left on the street.

the good thief versus the bad thief sort of scenario, sugar? ;~D xoxox

Blogger Charlie said...

How these crooks get our number is beyond me but the banks, for all their badness, are pretty good at detecting card theft.

The merchants who took the card number won't be so happy, though: the purchase amount will be charged back to them.

that might be the only way for the thief to be caught, darlin! i live in hope! xoxoxox

Blogger Lulu LaBonne said...

What a shock - sorry this has happened but glad you've stopped it.

BASTARDS!!!

i KNOW! the whole incident coming so soon after our lovely holiday really set us back emotionally. in the grand scheme of things it is small, i know, but coupled with other surprises, we have been reeling and not from drink! xoxoxox

thank all y'all for the continued support and good thoughts. it truly has been a rough week around here and there are NO signs that particular tide is turning, so i'm not sure when things will be back to normal. i'm making no promises, but mail should go out this week!

xoxoxox from both of us!

we're lost

in a sea of insanity.

the MITM and i have been the victims of bank fraud. yep, it happened, some MUTHAFUCKA nicked the MITM's debit card number and spent a good portion of today buying things! (here comes my shill for bank of america) thanks to bank of america alerts, we were notified and could stop the SONOFABITCH before he fucked us in the drive thru! anyway, we have zoned out since this afternoon on, what else, MOVIES!

fados by carlos saura

have a sandwich and a glass of good wine, get your fireplace going and just relax! that's what we're doing.

i can't get started

home again.

the mailman dropped a HUGE mail basket at our front door and said, "welcome home, neighbors!" i'd forgotten i'd asked for that service before i left. i love living in the south.

the newspaper was at the edge of the drive this morning, just like every other morning.

the MITM woke early-ish to make some calls and deal with work. (we'll never live on the west coast again, 9 hours time difference with deepestdarkestafrica is really a pain to deal with.)

the bags are unpacked and just need to be stored away.

there's laundry to do, but it can and will wait.

there's housekeeping to be done, but it can and will wait. (yes, i did clean the house before i left, but it does need some dusting after 10 empty house days.)

i did put a pot of 7 bean soup on earlier today, so we'll have a perfect fall dinner tonight. but, no wine!

so, we're recovering from our holiday today and it will be business as usual tomorrow.

i think/hope/guess.

p.s. we have 783 pictures from the trip! three cameras and 6 photographers, yeah, a lot of different views on the same subjects.

p.p.s. the MITM will probably do a guest blog next week,

this is our last holiday night

i have all the postcards.

i don't have the stamps.

but i have been having a very good time!

cards will either go out from the airport tomorrow or wednesday when i go to the post office in savannah to pick up all my mail!