Want.
It is my birthday soon.
That is all.
Lisa.
Getting shirty
Posted by episode81 on January 3, 2012
Shirts? Or not. I'll go with not in this case.
I love giving presents to people. Let’s be honest, I love getting them … slightly more 
ThinkGeek is a great source of ideas. O. M. G. They have Stargate coasters! Want.
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From Elvis to Neelix
Posted by episode81 on December 31, 2011
Not a great look
I have been watching Star Trek: Voyager on NetFlix. I am up to Season 5 and I still loath Neelix. Neelix’s favorite Talaxian poet? Durex. I kid you not.
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Less is more
Posted by episode81 on November 30, 2011
The first hit is free
I have accumulated too much stuff. Too many clothes I don’t wear. Ditto shoes. And <gulp> ditto handbags. Yes, that’s right. Too many handbags!
I started buying decent handbags after my handbag was stolen in Munich nearly 20 years ago. I was there on business and someone took it from under the table where I was eating breakfast. Creepy. In the bag was all my money, credit cards, passport and plane ticket home. Bugger.
I hurried to the UK Consulate as my flight was that afternoon. I needed to get a temporary passport and some money. I was declared destitute and given enough cash for a passport pic and to get the ticket reissued.
Ah, paper tickets. How I don’t miss you.
I got back OK, but I was really annoyed to lose my handbag. On the upside, my handbag was insured and I replaced it with a Coach handbag. That was my first good handbag.
If I ever go back to Munich, I have to repay the money that the UK Consulate gave me. Unsurprisingly, I have never returned.
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Naked 2.0
Posted by episode81 on October 31, 2011
Old Turkey
I have mentioned before that Alan loves to bark at nothing on the fence. He seems to particularly love barking at the place where the bird was rather than where it is now … but then he wouldn’t be able to see it it, so he wouldn’t bark. Ah, there is method to his madness.
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Apple. Nice people.
Posted by episode81 on October 5, 2011
1955 - 2011
I have mentioned before my love affair with handbags. I have bags that I have never carried because I am terrified of getting blemishes on them. My most fabulous bag is a Fendi Spy. It has been out of the house precisely once. I carried a trash bag with me in case of rain, dust storms, tumbleweeds or plagues of frogs.
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Cooler than Apple. Or not.
Posted by episode81 on October 3, 2011
Insanely cool
I arranged to meet a friend for lunch outside Borders – a great central landmark with shade, books to browse and seating while I wait. Now that Borders has closed, there is no shade, no books and no seating. As I am almost always early, this is a bit of a pain. However, it is right across the street from the very cool Apple store, so I switched our meeting point. No books or seats, but, aaaaah, air conditioning on a hot day 
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Phil
Posted by episode81 on September 11, 2011
Santa Clara
I worked with Phil at Sun – even though we were on opposite coasts, our paths crossed frequently as we were both in the same group. Nice guy. We had a bit of a disagreement over a project and then our paths just crossed less often.
Quite a while later I ran into Phil in the corridor. He stopped me to chat – I was just going to keep walking. We talked about that project. We had a bit of a laugh. We agreed to spend more time together, perhaps on his next trip, to see if there was a joint project we could collaborate on.
Phil’s next trip was on September 11th 2001.
I am so grateful that he made me stop and we had that chat.
Now I never delay resolving an issue. I don’t even wait a day.
I went down to the old Sun campus today to take a moment to remember Phil.
Thank you for your friendship and sage guidance Phil.
Lisa.
RIP
Phil's Bench
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Safe? Safer? Safest?
Posted by episode81 on August 4, 2011
Hang on a minute, lads. I've got a great idea!
I realized a few weeks ago that I needed somewhere to stash my important papers. I used to have a fire safe. In fact I had two, but now I don’t.
I started looking online for one – or two – but couldn’t decide. They come in all shapes, sizes and prices. I really think it is a crap-shoot. Who knows which one will survive intact, or not?
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Einstein – even cooler than you thought
Posted by episode81 on July 30, 2011
Fancy
Every now and again I find myself searching online for a picture from way back. No rhyme or reason to the searches, but I usually end up finding something completely different and way more interesting. On occasion, I stumble into something most unfortunate. Like the time I was looking for lemons and …
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