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July 18, 2012

The Pregnant CEO

So much talk about the new Yahoo CEO getting the job and then immediately announcing her pregnancy. Personally, I don’t think it matters one bit. Yeah, I’m not a mom and I have no idea what it involves, but still…any…

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July 17, 2012

Yosemite Wildlife

We are staying at the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls. The birds were right outside our hotel room in the patio area. Remember I was wearing blue? I think the blue bird is flirting with me. Look at how he…

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July 16, 2012

Yosemite Vacation!

Taking 3 days off of work to vacation in Yosemite for 5 days. With work, I am always connected. So even though I was on vacation, I was still responding to email on Wednesday, including a couple back and forths…

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July 11, 2012

Book Review: Slaughterhouse Five

Kurt Vonnegut has been on my reading list forever. I’m glad I can finally cross him off. I believe this is my first taste of science fiction and I can’t say I like it. Slaughterhouse Five is the story of…

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July 10, 2012

Flunking: Thoughts on the New Yahoo CEO

You know what strikes me most about Marissa Mayer being named the new CEO of Yahoo? Her age. Yeah, she’s 37 years old and the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. I feel like such a LOSER because I’m the…

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July 9, 2012

Money Monday: Sports Basement

We went to Sports Basement yesterday in preparation for our Yosemite trip. Last time I went to Sports Basement was before Burning Man last year because I couldn’t find my absorbent, quick-dry towel. I consider that a must-have item for…

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July 8, 2012

Oh Photos!

AirBnB offers free professional photography of your listing. I thought I’d take advantage of the service since the pictures I had up weren’t very good. Not good at all. Check out the difference between amateur and professional. Pictures taken by…

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July 7, 2012

Injection Time

I never wanted to do injections to get pregnant, but tonight, it starts. The doctors and nurses are moving forward with an aggressive plan. They started booking appointments, and next thing you know, I was at Kaiser late Friday afternoon…

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July 6, 2012

7/4/12

It’s been a crazy week, but I’m back in business! Finally downloaded the pictures on my camera. Here are pics from 4th of July at Tillman Park in Alameda. Wonderful to get the day off, as there was the potential…

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July 5, 2012

Where in the World?

I am closing in on an international vacation plan for the end of summer. The country requires travelers to have a passport expiration date at least 6 months past your arrival date. I double-checked our passports. Looks like Dean and…

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