6 things

1. my mom is a lesbian--parents were divorced when i was 5ish. she had a serious partner during most of my growing up (grade shool to past high school). the partner had 2 daughters ("my sisters")--when they "broke" up, i lost complete touch with the sisters. Her current, and hopefully last, partner is one year older than i am. she and her SO have been to 3-4 hash events.

2. my dad is the oldest of 7 kids, alter boy, corp at A&M, masters degree in micobiology--now he is a hippy living on a comune is washington state. he goes by "lone turtle." during most of my growing up, he lived in a VW camper van, traveling the US (even alaska), canada, and central america. he'd pick my brother and i up for summer vacations. my mom never asked for or rec'd child support. i think he is one of the smartest men i know. recently he had a stroke, it affected his speech and language areas. he is fine physically. he and his SO have been to a hash.

3. i was in the navy, 2 years active duty--philly, norfolk, st thomas, rio, acapulco, san diego--"did you like it?" yes, now that i am out--it was a real motivator to get a job that i like and that would pay well. i wish i was hashing then.

4. have been an RN for almost 15 years at texas children's hospital--i feel that i am overpaid and underworked. i used to tell alot of people about hashing at work--they all seemed intrested, several came out once.

5. dispite having a hr in the low 50's, fairly good endurance, eat pretty healthy, i am on blood pressure and thyroid meds--fucking genetics! i don't take my BP at work often--i don't like the numbers

6. at any given day, i can tell you my daughters exact age--today, she is 6 years, 4 months, 30 days old. she has hashed several times and was named CAlandar girl.

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just some recent pictures

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easter

girls with my mom for easter 

Happy Selena Day

an extremely tragic story--hits a little close to home since Lake Jackson is close to where i grew up and she played in Houston area alot. I never saw her in concert, nor would i have really been a fan, none the less, the story is very sad http://www.selenaforever.com/

truth

ever wonder what my name means 

a shaved cat

googling is fun, never know what you'll come up with 

cars and sports teams

how many can you name? cars that share a name with pro sports teams:
astro van/houton astros
chevy blazer/portland trailBLAZERS
ford ranger/texas rangers
dodge charger/SD chargers
ford? falcon/atlanta falcons
dodge/LA dodgers

chevy cavalier/cleveland cavaliers

dodge colt/iny colts
jaguar/jax jaguars
ford titan/tenn titans
dodge ram/st L rams
ford bronco/denver broncos
? pacer/indiana pacers

bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?

ever watch those shows with the cops chasing criminals and they ditch the car and try and run from the cops. rarely do they get very far. sometimes, while hashing in and around houston i think, "now this would be a good place to ditch the car, run through those woods, into that tunnel, across that abandoned bridge and then......"

i know that we cannot outrun the radios and may not be able to hide from the helicopters, but if you bail before the call the helo, you might have a chance.

has anyone else thought about this?
where would you bail and run, if you had to?

i am considering letting my hair grow out

which one of these styles could i pull off? should i also let my beard grow out as well? HEY, day old fish--is that you under the big "O" wit your head on his shoulder?

this one is for you EZ, you were tired of seeing me naked, so how about these guys? does it remind you of the navy?

and brownie, i know you are intrested and you have lost all of your music--i suggest you start here: http://porktornado.diaryland.com/albumcover.html

don't you just love golf

some "holes" are more scenic than othersmy

golfing buddies and i have taken some trips to play golf in austin/san antonio area--we especially like lago vista because it contrasts the flat houston courses

BUT, I've heard the courses in hawaii are the some of the most scenic

play ball

baseball season is upon us! a long way to the fall classic but should be entertaining along the way. some fans do not even get excited until the playoffs (some don't care at all). myself, while at home, it is good background noise for the TV or radio--"tuning" in when you hear the announcers getting excited, or see a couple of men on base. it can also be a good distraction while running, play by play broadcasters creating an image for you.

there is a conoco home run pump in the outfield, it counts up every astros' home run. our first picture at ENRON field was 12. my last visit to Minute maid park was 594. also, we have a brick for calendar girl. we bought one for puddle jumper, but i don't know if it has been 'installed' yet.

btw, it is virtually impossible to watch a game with two little girls. all they care about is going up and down the steep concrete stairs, eating 2-3 bites of a hot dog, drinking a spirte, getting ice cream and catching a ride with the "bike taxi"

beee-live it!

i kept noticing bees flying around near my garage--further investigation revealed a swarm in my neihbor's bush (stop giggling!). they called a local bee keeper and for $65 he vaccumed them up and took them away. learned some things, getting better at trivia every day