I've decided what I want to do with what's left of my life. Actually, I decided what i wanted to do over a year ago, but just got sidetracked a little.....a lot, really. I'm applying for a Private Investigator's license. I started the classes last year, whilst I was working patrol for a security company, and managed to do quite well....before getting involved in other things (Dave leaving, the accident, etc, etc). I just got despondent, depressed even, about a lot of things, and learni...

I'm going to do something a little out of character now - toot my own horn for a bit. As you all know, we had a monster storm come in over the weekend (see my blog and associated pics for more details), and everyone got buried in snow. My neighbours got it pretty bad...their truck got drifted in, as did their house. We all spent most of yesterday digging out..I got done around lunch time and retreated inside for hot tea and a nap. Just as it was getting dark, I heard engines revvin...

I had what can only be described as a sublime experience this afternoon. I had purchased George Harrison's Greatest Hits and was contentedly doing some housework whilst listening to it. "My Sweet Lord' came on...and I was, for some reason, moved to tears. I was in the kitchen, singing along at the top of my voice, giving it all I had, clapping, dancing, with a big manic grin on my face and what can only be described as tears of joy streaming down my cheeks. I have never, ever had any...

Hmm...where to begin; there's so much to tell.... I'm listening to Harry Connick Jr, and I'm liking it. I used to be vegan, but couldn't resist the lure of a nice sirloin...which I eat rare, just so you know. I know how to lift latent fingerprints and have my own lifting kit. I like brussel sprouts. I don't like lima beans. I once tackled and cuffed a woman who was attacking a fellow officer (she was 4" taller, a good 20 lbs heavier than me and she bit me on the inner thi...

..I have roosters in my kitchen and frogs in my bathroom (decorations, we're in base housing and we're not allowed the real thing) ..I have a 'thing' for shoes...just can't seem to get enough of them, especially ones with pointy toes and stiletto heels. ..I hate, hate, hate, driving in the snow and am sometimes reduced to tears at the prospect of having to do it. ..I'm not athletic at all. ..but I practice yoga regularly and am very flexible (for my age) ..I fish almost dail...

Dear Sir Peter, If you'll excuse my being so forward , Sir, but I think I'm your daughter. From what I've been able to ascertain so far, Sir, my mother was in your parent's employ as a housemaid from the summer of 1968 until early 1969. I shan't give her name here, Sir, but I think you'll remember her: she had fair hair, blue eyes and she took your virginity...or should I say, you took hers. Given what little I know about your background, Sir, and the dates, places etc, I have a snea...

I got a new tattoo today. I had been thinking about it for a while. I have a theme as far as tattoos go, and had an idea that I thought would work really well, so I went off to Matt Thrash's place this morning to talk to Mikey about my idea. I told him what I wanted, he drew it, I loved it, and off we went to his chair for inking and a chat. You can see the results here: Link The infinity symbol is the new one. The ones on my back were done by Mikey, and the ourobour...

I'm bored with my red hair. This happens fairly regularly. I'm usually dissatisfied with my hair in some way or other. If it's long, I want it cut. When it's short, I wish it were longer and can't wait for it to grow out. Straight? I want curls. Curly? I long for silky smooth locks. If it's dark, I envy all my blonde headed sisters, and if it's blonde I want to darken it. I've been red pretty much constantly for over 10 years now. I'm naturally a reddish brown color, and I star...

Apparently, I'm getting old. I had this fact pointed out to me a couple of weeks ago. Someone made the comment that what i was experiencing was "perfectly normal for a woman your age". Huh? What d'ya mean, "a woman my age"?? I'm only 34....hey, wait a sec, I'm 34!!! I'm in my mid 30's?!!! When did that happen? I've never been the kind of person who let herself be defined by her numerical age. I've never said to myself 'K, Dharma, you can't wear those tight pants anymore, you're 30';...

Isn't it funny how certain smells remind you of certain things? When I was pregnant with Davey I had horrible morning sickness....actually it was all day sickness, there really wasn't a time in the first 24 or so weeks that I didn't feel nauseated. Dave had bought me a bottle of 'Giorgio' for Christmas and I wore it all the time when I was first pregnant.....I smelled it today for the first time in ages and about barfed. As soon as the smell hit my nostrils I had a wave of nausea wash o...

I'm so excited! We have tentative dates to leave Ellsworth!!! Dave's going to be back from Greenland mid-August, we'll leave Ellsworth a couple of days later (after we clear housing), drive to Indiana for a couple of weeks leave and then fly to England the first week of September! My Mum is going to be sooo excited, she hasn't seen us in....well, 9 years by that time. I can start writing all this in my diary now....makes the time we have left to be apart seem so much shorter somehow......

Sand &Stone A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. They began to argue, and one struck the other in the face. The one who was struck was hurt, but without saying anything, bent down and wrote in the sand: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND STRUCK ME. They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to bathe. The one who had been struck began to sink in the mire and drown, but the other one saved him. After he was rescued and somewhat recover...

I have a couple of questions that none of my friends seem to be able to answer, so I thought I'd tap into the plethora of wisdom readily available on JoeU and see what you all had to offer. #1 I scored at the thrift store today and bought a single breasted leather blazer for $3.99 (whoo hoo!! Sorry, i'm still rejoicing at my find). It smells musty, you know, that thrift store smell? How do I get rid of that without getting the jacket dry cleaned (there's nowhere around here that dry clea...

I haven't felt needed much of late. I mean, I feel neccessary around my home - who else is going to wash dirty socks and clean toilets - but apart from that I've felt at a loose end. I used to volunteer over at the base Legal Office, and quite enjoyed myself. Made friends with an attorney over there who thought I wrote well and gave me stuff to do. In particular I wrote letters of affirmation for Line Of Duty (LOD) cases. The involved going through the files, reading all the informati...