Freak Magnet Vox 2009-09-24T20:44:56Z deirdre http://deirdre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c22520617cf219/ And then.... tag:vox.com,2009-09-24:asset-6a00c22520617cf21901240b60c155860e 2009-09-24T16:24:49Z 2009-09-24T20:44:56Z deirdre http://deirdre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Just got off the phone with my youngest brother (the calm one) who is very agitated about this whole trip to the beach. He talked to my mom this morning and found out my dad had a really bad day yesterday (fever, extremely low blood pressure at d...

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]]> Good news...sorta. tag:vox.com,2009-09-21:asset-6a00c22520617cf21901240b5fc6ac860e 2009-09-21T20:49:32Z 2009-09-21T20:49:32Z deirdre http://deirdre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom So, just today, we've finally received some conclusive word on why my father is filling with fluid: the replacement bovine mitral valve that was put in five years ago is not working properly (I'm going to try to focus on being grateful that we fi...

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]]> Being a Baltimore Juror tag:vox.com,2009-08-28:asset-6a00c22520617cf219011016c8f4a7860d 2009-08-28T19:38:26Z 2009-09-01T13:57:22Z deirdre http://deirdre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom So for the past two days (Wednesday and Thursday), I had the privilege (?) of serving on a Baltimore jury. Thankfully, it was a civil rather than a criminal trial (despite my interest in all things morbid, I did NOT want to serve as a juror in ...

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]]> Being a Baltimore Juror tag:vox.com,2009-08-28:asset-6a00c22520617cf219011016495969860b 2009-08-28T19:38:26Z 2009-08-28T19:38:26Z deirdre http://deirdre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom So for the past two days (Wednesday and Thursday), I had the privilege (?) of serving on a Baltimore jury. Thankfully, it was a civil rather than a criminal trial (despite my interest in all things morbid, I did NOT want to serve as a juror in ...

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]]> Emotional Consumer tag:vox.com,2009-08-13:asset-6a00c22520617cf219011018617b1e860f 2009-08-13T17:25:00Z 2009-08-17T21:00:38Z deirdre http://deirdre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Some people are emotional eaters. Turns out I'm more of an emotional consumer of goods. In the past week, I've shelled out about $2,000 on various crap, mostly scuba gear (even though I'm leaning towards postponing next week's dive trip for a few...

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]]> Congestive heart failure. Ventricular... tag:vox.com,2009-07-29:asset-6a00c22520617cf219011017f9f564860e 2009-07-29T16:04:33Z 2009-07-29T16:04:33Z deirdre http://deirdre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Congestive heart failure. Ventricular stretching. Phosphatase levels out of whack, indicating a problem with either his liver or his bones. Low blood pressure, which prevents the doctors from taking off too much fluid because that could cause car...

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]]> T.S. Eliot had it wrong tag:vox.com,2009-07-28:asset-6a00c22520617cf2190110167dc99f860c 2009-07-28T17:08:51Z 2009-07-28T17:08:51Z deirdre http://deirdre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Or, at least, July is turning out to be my cruelest month. My father is back in the ER as of this morning after spending most of the night throwing up. He's being prepped for a cat scan so hopefully, hopefully they can figure out what's wrong.

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]]> Terrapin Adventures tag:vox.com,2009-07-27:asset-6a00c22520617cf219011017f888ef860e 2009-07-27T19:20:51Z 2009-07-27T19:20:51Z deirdre http://deirdre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Alex Andy Rope2 Scary! Swing

I managed to make it through the first level of this thing (the log Alex is walking over was actually pretty easy to negotiate, unlike the wire, which, for me at least, was a complete bitch). This log, on one of the higher levels, ...

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]]> A Sympathy Card tag:vox.com,2009-07-22:asset-6a00c22520617cf21901101634a538860b 2009-07-22T20:36:30Z 2009-07-22T20:36:30Z deirdre http://deirdre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Card

A sympathy card from my niece after the death of my cat Max two weeks ago. Being the world's worst aunt, I managed to spill Sprite on it, which is why it's a bit blurry. So, yeah, Max is gone. He was over 15 years old and had always been a bit o...

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]]> Sailing... tag:vox.com,2009-06-30:asset-6a00c22520617cf2190110166a7ab3860c 2009-06-30T14:19:22Z 2009-07-01T15:21:19Z deirdre http://deirdre.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Dsc Doggie Avam Sailboat Skipper Sailing Domino Water taxi Pirate ship Pier homes

A few weeks ago I volunteered at an accessible sail at the Downtown Sailing Center (DSC). The thing I really dig about DSC is their total commitment to get everyone who is interested in sailing in a boat, regardless of financial or physical abi...

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