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Wednesday, November 30, 2005
The finer things in life...
Ah... how we all love the California noon-time high-speed pursuit of an armed robbery suspect (30+ robberies, that is). Apparantly a robbery occured at 10:30 Pacific and they have been chasing them since. Just saw the driver attempt to carjack another... got back in his own car surrounded by police, somehow escaped... and the pursuit continues. Apparently before I tuned in he had already stopped and another person surrended, he continued driving (over spike strips), and exited the freeway. I can't wait to see how it turns out! Oh... the car has stopped... and close up shows more than one person in the car moving about. The police are behind the stopped car in a V-formation 5 cars wide. AH... the car is on the move AGAIN! This is going on so long that I can't keep writing now... If you are curious (and if I can wait it out) I'll update you later...
Monday, November 28, 2005
Yoda I am!
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Thursday, November 24, 2005
Monday, November 21, 2005
Southern College of Optometry
...has invited me to be a member of its 2006 entering class. I have been awarded one of five regional tuition seats (savings of $5000/year). Scholarships will be awarded sometime in December. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Danny's Aunt's Dog = National News
UPDATE: Today show on Saturday featured Danny's Aunt Carol (whose last name was pronounced wrong twice and went uncorrected!), the pup, and the Doc. Wish Carol hadn't been so hoarse --- a bit under the weather. But the pup was VERY energetic and was getting around well on new "leg".
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Danny's Aunt Carol raises puppies for the Leader Dogs for the Blind Program. If you came to our wedding, you saw one of the pups from another litter. Danny's mom help birth the pups from her litter and was the first to discover her problem. Not sure if it was Aunt Carol or Adele who named the dog Peg (after her leg). We've heard the Today Show is trying to get them to visit NYC for a segment. Cool!
Read about Peggy here...
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Danny's Aunt Carol raises puppies for the Leader Dogs for the Blind Program. If you came to our wedding, you saw one of the pups from another litter. Danny's mom help birth the pups from her litter and was the first to discover her problem. Not sure if it was Aunt Carol or Adele who named the dog Peg (after her leg). We've heard the Today Show is trying to get them to visit NYC for a segment. Cool!
Read about Peggy here...
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
More Fun From Fark!
Same name as celebrity (I've never heard of) gets man date with celebrity I have heard of (unfortunately).
Wire-cutters, part of the male anatomy, sports fan... what do these things have in common?
Be On the Lookout for Man who Squeezed Wife's Cheese.
See Yoda action figure giving you "the finger" on eBay.
Ever seen the movie Stargate?
Rejected/Banned Advertising
Wire-cutters, part of the male anatomy, sports fan... what do these things have in common?
Be On the Lookout for Man who Squeezed Wife's Cheese.
See Yoda action figure giving you "the finger" on eBay.
Ever seen the movie Stargate?
Rejected/Banned Advertising
Monday, November 14, 2005
Post-Interview Info (for those who care)
My interview on Friday went well. I was informed that there are only 5 regional positions for TN, but encouraged to kick my optometrist's bottom into gear and get in my recommendation letter (by fax and then by mail) so that they could have something to review at their next meeting (remember that they have rolling admissions).
Robin Graves, Director of Records and Admissions, told me they would try to meet before Thanksgiving. Perhaps I will hear something by then. I'll keep you posted.
The other interviewees were mostly 2 timers, too. This time they weren't very friendly (the other prospective students). My first time, I enjoyed being around everyone. These people were snobs.
The staff and such at SCO are ALWAYS super-friendly... like an extended family. I had a different interviewer this time... and I think things went much better. The questions asked in the interview were basically the same as my first interview, but presented in a different way --- much more approachable to the interviewee (me).
Anyway, I'll keep you updated as I hear (good or bad).
Robin Graves, Director of Records and Admissions, told me they would try to meet before Thanksgiving. Perhaps I will hear something by then. I'll keep you posted.
The other interviewees were mostly 2 timers, too. This time they weren't very friendly (the other prospective students). My first time, I enjoyed being around everyone. These people were snobs.
The staff and such at SCO are ALWAYS super-friendly... like an extended family. I had a different interviewer this time... and I think things went much better. The questions asked in the interview were basically the same as my first interview, but presented in a different way --- much more approachable to the interviewee (me).
Anyway, I'll keep you updated as I hear (good or bad).
Sunday, November 13, 2005
Joy needs...
Idea from Brooke. Google "[Your Name Here] needs". Post some of the results.
Here are mine:
1. Joy needs to be near the heartbeat of our happiness in a delivery room.
2. Joy needs funding to purchase a cargo van for food.
3. Joy needs to spend some serious time in Baghdad.
4. Joy needs to be near the heartbeat of your happiness. (Variant of #1)
5. Joy needs to delete files on error due to stuff.
6. Joy needs your support. (Am I running for office?)
7. Joy needs to know: What are you doing tonight or this weekend for your birfday? (yes, it says birfday)
8. Joy needs to know: How are you going to survive next weekend without me?
9. Joy needs a better understanding of the nature of evil.
10. Joy needs to be there when we're crying, too. (huh?)
11. Joy needs celebration to know itself.
12. Joy needs some disonic in her life asap
13. Joy needs to be given a set of antibiotics that need to be administered through an IV (Is there somethign I need to know?)
14. Joy needs to be dissolved in the cattle’s drinking water at the rate of 9.54 g/litre ( Stoc-Joy ®, that is)
15. Joy needs to sing.
16. Joy needs to dance.
17. Joy needs spreading.
18. Joy needs to be freed, but not because it is smiling.
19. Joy needs congenial circumstances and attentive friends.
20. Joy needs to look into the quality-assurance of this product...it really should last longer than 10 useages. ...
21. Joy needs to be experienced and felt. Life is complicated. Joy is simple.
22. Joy needs help on Wed afternoon to help make the games and volunteers have signed up already to work on the booth.
23. Joy needs to be like an artesian well springing up from within. It can’t be
artificially produced or induced. All of us need more joy in our lives.
24. Joy needs to throw up or get air because of the treatment she's getting for her sickness (and even to smoke some pot*).
25. Joy needs a confident and very gentle rider. (Ewww...)
26. Joy needs a record company that respects her talent and understands how to operate internationally.
27. Joy needs to know: paper or plastic?
28. Joy needs to be overhauled and revised.
29. Joy needs to simply combine a regular strength training program with sound nutritional habits.
30. JOY needs to change the coffee to decaf...
31. Joy needs silence and thus seldom settles into the lap of a noisy man
32. Joy - Needs to lose 80 lbs. (this was on a prayer list)
33. Joy needs some new turntables though.
34. Joy needs no sound effects to make itself felt, it needs no outer support from
anyone to stand erect against all outer winds that blow.
35. Joy needs to draft the future funding MOU between the WA State Agencies and BLM. (Damn, they expect a lot from me...)
36. Joy needs computing.
37. Joy needs to find a fourth man to complement the three sophomores in Beal, Zarlenga and Kosma.
38. Joy needs to talk about facing death.
39. Joy needs to be done away with.
40. Joy needs to stop by the supermarket on the way to work, but gets a phone call
as she's hurrying to get dressed.
41. Joy needs psychiatric help.
42. Joy needs to be let in you know, just a little opening...a little smile
when or where you least expect it.
43. Joy needs a tremendous amount of promotion
44. Joy needs to raise at least £1250 and all of her colleagues in the training
section are supporting her effort by a variety of fundraising events
45. JOY NEEDS TO TALK THIS LOUD CAUSE I ALWAYS WANNA HEAR WHAT EVERYONE ELSE
SAYS
46. Joy needs feedback for the pilot program since this will be tied to future budget needs.
47. Joy needs to get around, to be spread.
48. Joy needs pictures for the yearbook; submit photos to the office by January 15
and put in Joy's box.
49. Joy needs to take in at least 30 children to break-even.
50. Joy needs to find a new home because her owners have moved into a retirement
community and couldn't take her with them.
Here are mine:
1. Joy needs to be near the heartbeat of our happiness in a delivery room.
2. Joy needs funding to purchase a cargo van for food.
3. Joy needs to spend some serious time in Baghdad.
4. Joy needs to be near the heartbeat of your happiness. (Variant of #1)
5. Joy needs to delete files on error due to stuff.
6. Joy needs your support. (Am I running for office?)
7. Joy needs to know: What are you doing tonight or this weekend for your birfday? (yes, it says birfday)
8. Joy needs to know: How are you going to survive next weekend without me?
9. Joy needs a better understanding of the nature of evil.
10. Joy needs to be there when we're crying, too. (huh?)
11. Joy needs celebration to know itself.
12. Joy needs some disonic in her life asap
13. Joy needs to be given a set of antibiotics that need to be administered through an IV (Is there somethign I need to know?)
14. Joy needs to be dissolved in the cattle’s drinking water at the rate of 9.54 g/litre ( Stoc-Joy ®, that is)
15. Joy needs to sing.
16. Joy needs to dance.
17. Joy needs spreading.
18. Joy needs to be freed, but not because it is smiling.
19. Joy needs congenial circumstances and attentive friends.
20. Joy needs to look into the quality-assurance of this product...it really should last longer than 10 useages. ...
21. Joy needs to be experienced and felt. Life is complicated. Joy is simple.
22. Joy needs help on Wed afternoon to help make the games and volunteers have signed up already to work on the booth.
23. Joy needs to be like an artesian well springing up from within. It can’t be
artificially produced or induced. All of us need more joy in our lives.
24. Joy needs to throw up or get air because of the treatment she's getting for her sickness (and even to smoke some pot*).
25. Joy needs a confident and very gentle rider. (Ewww...)
26. Joy needs a record company that respects her talent and understands how to operate internationally.
27. Joy needs to know: paper or plastic?
28. Joy needs to be overhauled and revised.
29. Joy needs to simply combine a regular strength training program with sound nutritional habits.
30. JOY needs to change the coffee to decaf...
31. Joy needs silence and thus seldom settles into the lap of a noisy man
32. Joy - Needs to lose 80 lbs. (this was on a prayer list)
33. Joy needs some new turntables though.
34. Joy needs no sound effects to make itself felt, it needs no outer support from
anyone to stand erect against all outer winds that blow.
35. Joy needs to draft the future funding MOU between the WA State Agencies and BLM. (Damn, they expect a lot from me...)
36. Joy needs computing.
37. Joy needs to find a fourth man to complement the three sophomores in Beal, Zarlenga and Kosma.
38. Joy needs to talk about facing death.
39. Joy needs to be done away with.
40. Joy needs to stop by the supermarket on the way to work, but gets a phone call
as she's hurrying to get dressed.
41. Joy needs psychiatric help.
42. Joy needs to be let in you know, just a little opening...a little smile
when or where you least expect it.
43. Joy needs a tremendous amount of promotion
44. Joy needs to raise at least £1250 and all of her colleagues in the training
section are supporting her effort by a variety of fundraising events
45. JOY NEEDS TO TALK THIS LOUD CAUSE I ALWAYS WANNA HEAR WHAT EVERYONE ELSE
SAYS
46. Joy needs feedback for the pilot program since this will be tied to future budget needs.
47. Joy needs to get around, to be spread.
48. Joy needs pictures for the yearbook; submit photos to the office by January 15
and put in Joy's box.
49. Joy needs to take in at least 30 children to break-even.
50. Joy needs to find a new home because her owners have moved into a retirement
community and couldn't take her with them.
Thursday, November 10, 2005
"Sticky" Situation?
One test down... another to come. Then the biggest test of all... the interview!
This morning I visited the optometrist that I have been observing recently to give him and his office staff pans of homemade cinnamon rolls (mmm... Danny's mom's recipe from sourdough starter). I knew it wasn't good when he saw me. It has been about 5 weeks since I asked him (and he agreed) to submit a recommendation form to SCO. His first words to me were, "You are making me feel guilty." This was in reference to 5 weeks of NOT having the recommendation form filled out or mailed in to SCO. I found out that he hadn't done it yesterday, when I got an update letter from SCO. He hugged me when I told him about the cinnamon rolls (wierd!) but later refused them and offered them to his staff because I made them ooey-gooey and not burned-to-a-crisp (again, wierd). Anyway, perhaps the guilt trip and the presence of the cinnamon rolls in his office will prompt him to get the form in the mail today.
Wish me luck for tomorrow!
This morning I visited the optometrist that I have been observing recently to give him and his office staff pans of homemade cinnamon rolls (mmm... Danny's mom's recipe from sourdough starter). I knew it wasn't good when he saw me. It has been about 5 weeks since I asked him (and he agreed) to submit a recommendation form to SCO. His first words to me were, "You are making me feel guilty." This was in reference to 5 weeks of NOT having the recommendation form filled out or mailed in to SCO. I found out that he hadn't done it yesterday, when I got an update letter from SCO. He hugged me when I told him about the cinnamon rolls (wierd!) but later refused them and offered them to his staff because I made them ooey-gooey and not burned-to-a-crisp (again, wierd). Anyway, perhaps the guilt trip and the presence of the cinnamon rolls in his office will prompt him to get the form in the mail today.
Wish me luck for tomorrow!
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Ouch!
Rear-ended tonight on Chapman Highway. 3 car accident - I was hit by a car that was rear-ended by a truck. My car and the woman behind me were both stopped for a traffic light. I have no idea how I kept from rear-ending the car in front of me. No visible damage to my car, but the sunglasses that were once on my head ended up in the back seat from the whiplash. Hope not to be too sore from it all.
Think my chances to get in to SCO will be improved if I wear a cervical collar during the interview?
Think my chances to get in to SCO will be improved if I wear a cervical collar during the interview?
Monday, November 07, 2005
Exc-EYE-ting News!
Today I received a phone call from Robin Graves, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Services at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis. She called to let me know that they had received my updated OAT scores and were impressed with the amount of improvement from the previous scores (it really helps having the course work that you are tested over). Her primary reason for calling was to give me the chance to secure an early interview -- this Friday. I jumped at it and will be interviewing Friday.
This is a good thing on many fronts.
1. She called me... and will later be sending the formal invitation for interview by mail (as usually happens).
2. I was called by her... not her secretary (as usually happens).
3. Acceptance and scholarships are awarded beginning with the first set of interviews, held each Friday beginning in October and running until the end of April.
4. The first day of interviews was two weeks ago (I interview on the 3rd day of interviews).
Now I have to figure out what to wear. Danny booked the hotel. We leave Thursday evening. Remember me about 12:30 Central (1:30 Eastern). Wish me luck!
This is a good thing on many fronts.
1. She called me... and will later be sending the formal invitation for interview by mail (as usually happens).
2. I was called by her... not her secretary (as usually happens).
3. Acceptance and scholarships are awarded beginning with the first set of interviews, held each Friday beginning in October and running until the end of April.
4. The first day of interviews was two weeks ago (I interview on the 3rd day of interviews).
Now I have to figure out what to wear. Danny booked the hotel. We leave Thursday evening. Remember me about 12:30 Central (1:30 Eastern). Wish me luck!
Sunday, November 06, 2005
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