Friday 9/3/10
Michael & I were both off work today.
The plan was to bike 63 miles (a metric century).
Somehow our distance got messed up & we only rode 58 miles.
guess it’s better than not riding at all……
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snack time…
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home-made fig bar – this was NO fig newton,,,,
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Michael working while we were on break
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We saw our friend Tommy 🙂
he is a Certified Barista at the Starbucks in New Hope, PA!
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We saw over a dozen dogs on out ride today –
we try to keep count!
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picked up a dog toy for Chester at the Pet Store
in Milford, NJ ….. i had a gift certificate….
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the sock monkey toy at the end of our 58 mile ride!
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the sock monkey toy after 60 seconds with Chester
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We saw about 900 squirrels today — mostly LIVE ones…
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
September 2nd 2010
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(the Christian…. as opposed to
Denise the neighbor or Denise not the neighbor) thought it
looked like an OWL in Picture of the Day on Monday.
I told her I’d get another picture of it
(got a picture of ME too…..can you see?)
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see the curly Q tail ??? (and me?)
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Saw this dog driving….wonder if he has a license like
Princess WEASEL Great Dog?
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another dog driving…..
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9/2/10 ~ Thursday bike club ride ~ 17 miles tonight.
bringing my total miles YTD to 858 🙂
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Speed limit 40 mph….
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41.8 mph for me….
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I was CLEARLY exceeding the speed limit…
I usually go faster… i was pokey tonight…..
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answer to test question…..
“he could find out by checking his speedometer“
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(……from WHY TEACHERS DRINK)
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Woman at Point Zero….
my friend Joslyn sent me the reading list for Girls High School.
so i had some fun with it….i checked out AMAZON REVIEWS –
only looked at the ONE STAR reviews….. If you want to
laugh – you have to read them too!!
here is the review for this book:
Horrible
This review is from: Woman at Point Zero (Paperback)
Horrible
This review is from: Woman at Point Zero (Paperback)
The book was not boring or distasteful, I think that it STUNK!
The grammar, description, etc. was ALL very poor.
I actually found *several* errors in the book.
Grammatical and spelling!
All in all, I did not take a fancy to the story at all!
With money you can buy a clock but not time
With money you can buy a bed but not sleep
With money you can buy a book, but not knowledge
With money you can buy a doctor, but not good health
With money you can buy a position but not respect.
– Chinese saying
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If you could live one day of your life over again,
which day would you choose?
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With money you can buy a house but not a homeWith money you can buy a clock but not time
With money you can buy a bed but not sleep
With money you can buy a book, but not knowledge
With money you can buy a doctor, but not good health
With money you can buy a position but not respect.
– Chinese saying
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2 virtues…. wisdom & patience…
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
September 1st 2010
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http://www.wallstreetwarfighters.org/
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Black Skimmers in Brigantine, NJ
http://www.howardsview.com/BSkimmers/BSkimmer.html
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my friend Steph out in Napa Valley, CA sent me this photo…
“NOT A STEP”……hmmmmmm ….
then WHAT is it???
i guessed PETS
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( a dyslexic sign painter….??)
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“Very often
a change of self is needed
more than a change of scene.”
– Arthur Christopher Benson *******************************************************************************************
– Arthur Christopher Benson *******************************************************************************************
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What animal are you most drawn to?
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funny photobomb… see my pit??
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
Tuesday 8/31/10
Tonight I had a “date” with my neighbor Denise.
A little midweek dinner outing.
We tried a new restaurant in Newtown, PA called PALATE (byob)
It’s about 20 minutes from Ivyland.
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It was busy tonight but not packed……
It’s pretty small, I am CERTAIN you would need a
reservation on the weekend.
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artisanal bread to start with GOOD butter….
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Local Warm Cheese Steak and Onion Tartare, Traditional Accompaniments, Smoked Mushrooms.
~ very interesting & nice combination of flavors — on the side were capers & mushrooms
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Panzanella Salad, Roasted Tomato Dressing, Fresh Tomatoes, Aged Pecorino, Basil Cucumbers
~ again, enjoyable dish. flavors all came together nicely….. tomatoes perfectly ripened, cucumbers had a crunch…..
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Seared Sea Scallops, Farotto with Summer Squashes,
Yellow Beet and Walnut Puree, Brown Butter ~our FAVORITE dish of the evening. The scallops were tender & juicy. Farotto (is like rice and) was DELICIOUS. I could have eaten a bowl of just this. The puree was a smart/perfect combination & the flavors together worked well.
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BBQ Seitan Cutlet, Salad of Smoked Corn and Chilies,
Sweet Potato Fries…. ~loved the sweet potatoes, the BBQ seitan was …interesting…. I didn’t LOVE it but am glad we tried it. If someone is a vegan/vegetarian and likes Seitan they would most likely really like this entree.
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Treacle Tart, Lemon Sage Anglaise, Crushed Pecans,
Vanilla Caramel Sea-Salt Ice Cream. ~ really a different dessert that we LIKED. It was odd that the LEMON tart wasn’t yellow but it sure WAS lemony & i loved the locally made Vanilla Caramel Sea-Salt Ice Cream.
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Wine for the evening….. Girard Chardonnay ……
if you are not a real fan of Chardonnay — try this one…
It’s like none others that you ever tried…. smooth & crsisp
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Kathryn Kennedy Lateral (2004) is one of my favorite
re
d wine blends. Kathryn Kennedy the winemaker
d wine blends. Kathryn Kennedy the winemaker
died last year so I tried to stock up on whatever
the stores had left made by her. I think I have
one bottle left…
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Me & neighbor Denise!!
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We should look for someone to eat and drink with
before looking for something to eat and drink…
~Epicurus
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
Monday 8/30/10
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however…..we’re now back to being slow so it’s time to resume
job hunting…..let me know if you hear of a job that I would
be perfect for…. THANK YOU!!!!!!
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Punch the Pig
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is a life size interactive advertisement for some bank.
It was on my way to the train so I didn’t have time to play…..
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I was telling my friend Shannon about the new Facebook function PLACES –
(see the icon in the middle?) it’s like FOURSQUARE –
where you can “check in” somewhere & your friends can find you.
We decided we like FOURSQUARE better than PLACES …
as an experiment… it tried PLACES but it was all weird.
I was trying to type Warminster Train but it kept prompting
EARMUFFS so I just kept EARMUFFS as the place I “checked-in”.
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Double-crested Cormorant
my friend Howard Eskin took more awesome bird pictures…
check them out……
http://www.howardsview.com/BrigBombay/BrigBombay.html
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The one thing “bad days” have over “good days,”
is that they’re completely optional.
Every day is a “whooohoooo” day.
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What personal prisons have you built out of fear?
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Sometimes taking a few shortcuts in life
doesn’t make you lazy, it makes you AWESOME.
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
Sunday 8/29/10
I always have Grand Illusions of relaxing on Sundays.
I kid myself week after week. For the record: I DO like to relax but I
always find “stuff’ that has to be done…..
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I actually did this today — see my Funky Monkey Mug?
I was also using my monkey pen to write up my
To Do List …. which obviously meant I would not
be relaxing as I always aspire to. Alas, I would be productive.
While sitting on the deck I did witness an amazing sight.
I watched a frog climb out of our pond onto a rock
& try to catch a bug. It was so totally cool & happened
way to fast (milliseconds) to even consider getting a picture.
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so what’s up with the dress……??
Yesterday when I was at the beach, the bath house lady
Socorro gave me this dress. She said it was from Mexico
(where she is from) and got it for ME! Aren’t I LUCKY ? –
(where she is from) and got it for ME! Aren’t I LUCKY ? –
making friends with the bath house lady, beach tag
lady AND they give me GIFTS!!! too funny!
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here is a close up of the design. If it is hand sewn it is A LOT
of work, In any case …. it’s the thought that counts?
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sister Pat & I were off running errands –
Here we are at Wegman’s getting stuff for dinner.
We always like to get the mini carts & always bring
our own bags!
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i grilled some carrots for dinner & learned
one pound of carrots does not make much.
they were VERY TASTY.
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mmmmmmm MEAT!
We ALWAYS enjoy the rib eyes from Wegman’s……
i was in the “meat mood”…..
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these were called Potato Au Gratin but they didn’t taste
too cheesey to me – isn’t that what au gratin is?
Michael liked them. I could live life with out potatoes.
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Weasel actually knows how to eat corn on the cob.
We just have to teach her how to hold it herself….
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almost finished my to do list…..I still want to read the paper….
Sometimes it takes me ’til Wednesday to finish the
Sunday paper – but I always do…..
….before reading the paper tonight
i still have to get clothes out of the dryer
& pack my gym bag for tomorrow morning……
5 a.m. comes quick…..
There were a couple of other things I did
before re-writing & re-prioritizing my list….
No wonder it is 9:30 and there are still
OPEN ITEMS on my to do list…..
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life is good 🙂
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Stop the mindless wishing that things would be different.
Rather than wasting time and energy in explaining
why we don’t have what we want,
we can start to pursue other ways to get it. – Greg Anderson, basketball player ****************************************************************************************
Rather than wasting time and energy in explaining
why we don’t have what we want,
we can start to pursue other ways to get it. – Greg Anderson, basketball player ****************************************************************************************
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WHY DO YOU MATTER?
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dog diving in pool
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always positive,
Helcha 🙂
http://helentdiehl.posterous.com/
What would helen do? 