A Great Idea
November 10th, 2001 @ 12:00 pm

Gators won big over South Carolina yesterday. I made Jen’s veggie chili, and she and Mom & I watched the game. It was a great one! Today we all went to the Gainesville Festival & Craft Show. It would have been great, but I am so out of shape, I could hardly manage a couple […]

Missing Salty
November 9th, 2001 @ 12:00 pm

Betsy Shenckman said they were hoping to make a decision by today. But she didn’t call. I hope they didn’t call Jim and get a negative reference for me. Or maybe it’s good news and she’s waiting until she can get me more money. Missing Salty. Cleaned out one of the places where she got […]

Salty
November 8th, 2001 @ 12:00 pm

Salty is gone. It turned out her kidneys were failing. We tried pretty heroic measures (sub-cutaneous fluids 2cc a day, medications), but she got worse. She hadn’t really eaten anything or kept anything down since about 5 days ago. But she was still smiling. And, then, she started laying around, almost out of it. If […]

Nana Moves In
November 4th, 2001 @ 12:00 pm

David is back in L.A.; he sent us each a postcard — sounds like he had a really good time. Couple of bad days with Salty. She threw up at least twice yesterday and once last night. But her wound looks better. She’s just sort of laying around today. I put some food near her […]

Job Hunting
November 1st, 2001 @ 12:00 pm

When I got home from seeing Susan yesterday, there was a message from Peggy Mathes at CCR. I was heading there anyway to drop off my application, so I stopped in to see her and she offered me the job at $35,000. Then she said they wanted to know if I would move to Palatka. […]

I Have Value
October 30th, 2001 @ 12:00 pm

I have an interview today in Palatka — for a job as Putnam County Facilitator. It’s too far to travel every day. I don’t feel good about my chances. No one has offered me a job yet. I don’t feel like a failure about it — it’s just that the skills required are not in […]

Concentrate on Now
October 27th, 2001 @ 12:00 pm

So David’s in Maui, about 5500 miles away. He was hoping to see the UF/Georgia game, but it would have to be on at 9:30 AM. Jen and I went to see Star Wars on the Gainesville Plaza last night. It was pretty cold and, for the first time, the movie looked rather primitive to […]

Cantina Chili
October 25th, 2001 @ 12:00 pm

Jen came over for Mom night and we watched the Thursday shows. She made Cantina Chili (from Star Wars — vegan). It was great. David is flying to Maui tomorrow with [redacted] & her dad. I hope he has a great time. Jen and I wish he was here. We both had pictures of Sunday […]

A Nice Surprise
October 23rd, 2001 @ 12:00 pm

Jen had a movie date with Andrew Saturday as planned. While I was sort of waiting for her to call, David called instead. He never calls during the day, so it was a nice surprise. We made small talk for a while and talked about football a little. Then he asked if I had any […]

Something to Do with That
October 19th, 2001 @ 12:00 pm

I went to meet Jen at Cafe Doye tonight. She was picking a movie with a young man named Andrew. He’s really adorable, a poet, she says, and he’s been in there a few times. They’re going to the movie tomorrow afternoon. I’m happy for her. I hope she has a great time. I’m very […]