Queenkv’s Brainpickings

In sickness and in health, Mark and I trudged through these last few weeks of a nasty little virus I picked up at work. We’re still trying to figure out who was Patient Zero in the newsroom. Outside of work, we took it easy - pampering each other and making sure we ate regular meals. [...]

I was a little late for mass this morning because my baby needed some cuddling. Daisy’s a needy puppy sometimes. But I’m made it in time for the second reading and the Gospel. This morning, Father’s Tom’s talked about being a Good Shepherd. Then he gave a shout out to male students from Hayden High [...]

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On our last day in New York…we drove down to the falls for lunch. I was amazed by all the sunflowers we saw. I’ve lived in Kansas for 9 months now, and I haven’t seen a lot of sunflowers. Maybe one or two popping up by a mailbox. But that’s it! In New York, we [...]

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My parents got a postcard from David, yesterday. He’s back in the
States after his first visit to Germany.
I’m surprised he didn’t get sick over there. He was always getting sick when we traveled. [...]

[from www.bbc.co.uk]
Just sat through the reading of the Micahel Jackson verdict. All the networks carried live footage. Soap Operas were interrupted. According to CNN - German, Japanese and Mexican stations had booths set-up with the rest of the media circus.
With the crowd and the extreme number of cops - I was a little worried [...]

FREE SPEECH CAFE, BERKELEY — I read through articles from BBC, NY Times and the East Bay Express….it’s funny to walk on campus - again - as an alumni…my account still works for wireless - so I took advantage of it. It’s beautiful on campus. Students waltzed down Oxford and Center street - dressed in [...]

LAS VEGAS — Watching “Charmed” at Ate Gigi’s place…It’s nice to have an oasis - away from the smoke and noise of Sin City. Ate G’s currently re-doing her statistics exam.
It’s about 60 degrees and windy out here. That makes it a cold day in Vegas.
I had a great time at the conference. [...]

So…waiting in line at Ryanair - the line for Dublin. Mark said he would give me a nickel if I could tell him where Flaganfurt was located. So, I asked the Ryanair chick at the check-in desk. She said it was in Germany. Mark gave me 5 P.
Then we walked up to the gate [...]

just a sample of the stories I reviewed for our year-end project…the nice thing - I didn’t have to review any of the hard news - beheadings, bombings and kids crying because their parents were dead/killed. all feature stories….

germany: bear club - soooo cute…a bear cub followed a man around, to the tune of [...]