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	<title>Suzy Says</title>
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		<title>Weekend Recap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Weekends have a magical ability to disappear. They speed by with lightning rapidity &#8211; unlike work days &#8211; and by Monday morning, it&#8217;s like they never happened at all. All that fun seems so far away&#8230; On Saturday, we had a BBQ at Jonathan&#8217;s place. The 80 foot by 80 foot garden has become the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/05/weekend-recap/</link>
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		<title>Scarred</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The guilty parties I&#8217;m up earlier than I&#8217;d like. As usual. When I&#8217;d like: 8 am or so. When I am: anywhere from 4:30 to 6:00. If I don&#8217;t stop these bad habits, I will never attain my lifetime goal of idle rich. Also, a girl must surely need more beauty sleep as she gets [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/05/scarred/</link>
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		<title>Licensed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ironically, after posting that last entry about how much I hate driving, I went to the DMV yesterday. Ever since I got my license, I have renewed it by mail, but this year, I got a notice saying that I had to go in person. I couldn&#8217;t help wondering if it was because I&#8217;m about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/05/licensed/</link>
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		<title>The Dilemma</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jessica&#8217;s school picture* this year Ever since Erica and Jessica decamped to Portland last summer, the fabulous quotient in Hooterville and environs dropped by about 1,000%. I&#8217;m glad that Jessica is living a Ramona life in the land of Beverly Cleary and that Erica is revelling in city amenities, but I miss them. Megan wants [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/05/the-dilemma/</link>
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		<title>Passé</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I realize it&#8217;s almost this weekend, and I haven&#8217;t told you about last weekend yet. Let&#8217;s look back, back&#8230;a long time ago, about last Friday. It was the first farmers&#8217; market of the year, and it was a beautiful, sunny day. The market was less crowded than it will be when summer really begins, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/05/passe/</link>
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		<title>Down and Dirty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In addition driving me crazy yesterday, Clyde also managed to get between me and the stairs, right before I left for work. I tripped down the last three steps, bruising my left forearm (and butt!) in a horrifying and lumpy manner, and doing something to my right foot which makes me a little limpish. But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/05/down-and-dirty/</link>
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		<title>Cat Fights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exhibit A It&#8217;s only 7 am, and Clyde has already driven me crazy. Here&#8217;s how he does it: Go behind the new couch. Start clawing at the back of it. When The Girl yells at you, go under the couch and start clawing there. When the girl moves the couch out to yell at you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/05/cat-fights/</link>
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		<title>Miscellaneous</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I (finally) got home last night, I covered the outside couch with a plastic drop cloth, even though it was a beautiful, clear evening and the moon was smiling down on me: The forecast said 100% chance of rain, and they were right: I woke to ran pattering on the plastic and the plants. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/05/miscellaneous/</link>
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		<title>New Couch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Also part of our Girl Day was getting a new (to me) couch! I am hideously excited about it. I have been looking for a replacement for my battered old couch for at least a year, so imagine how thrilled I was to find the couch of my dreams for about $250. The store even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/05/new-couch/</link>
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		<title>Girl Day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, I postponed work and all other obligations to spend the day with my sister. We&#8217;ve both been so busy lately that we&#8217;ve hardly seen each other. I was shocked to realize that even though Megan has had her new car for almost a month, I hadn&#8217;t been in it. That alone tells you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/04/girl-day/</link>
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		<title>Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As for my own kitties&#8230; We had a summer preview last weekend, with temperatures hitting 80. I dragged the fan out of the shed and brought it upstairs (it gets hot up there if it&#8217;s over 65 outside), and went to the Gro for Otter Pops. Needless to say, the weather changed to rain and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/04/meanwhile-back-at-the-ranch/</link>
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		<title>Digital Digit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Digit sitting in the window behind my desk I know you&#8217;ve all been dying for more pictures of Digit, the office cat, and an update on how she&#8217;s doing. So far, so good! She hasn&#8217;t tried to escape, which surprised me. She lounges on her giant beanbag bed and watches the UPS guy, Roger the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/04/digital-digit/</link>
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		<title>Office Cat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meet Digit, the office cat! My co-worker Erin and I have been (subtly) campaigning for an office cat at the jobette, facing opposition from our dog-owning colleagues. Finally, Erin was able to persuade the CEO that we needed a cat, for mouse hunting purposes as well as decoration and purring purposes. And, you know, giving [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/04/office-cat/</link>
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		<title>Number Nine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those in the know know that every April 15 is Jessica&#8217;s birthday. Far more important (and enjoyable) than filing income taxes is finding the right gift. Despite the fact that Jessica is the least material of children &#8211; when Megan asked her what she wanted for Christmas last year, Jessica replied, &#8220;a candy cane&#8221; &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/04/number-nine-2/</link>
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		<title>Last Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, my last day in the City did not go exactly as planned. I packed my bags and the car and otherwise managed to kill a couple of post conference call hours in the early morning. Around 9:30, I set off for Swan Oyster Depot, knowing that they open early. What did not know is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/04/last-day/</link>
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		<title>Stormy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Storm clouds on Polk Street Well, here I am, ending my trip as I started it, with a pre-dawn conference call. I&#8217;m drinking reheated coffee from the French bakery, which I bought just for this purpose, figuring that it would be better than the dreaded in-room coffee. So far, I&#8217;m right, though I managed to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/04/stormy/</link>
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		<title>View from the Top</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Conference day dawned cloudy, but not rainy, as predicted. I disguised myself as a responsible adult and hailed a cab. Other than the driver, the whole thing was computerized, with a disembodied voice informing me how to exit safely, and a printed out receipt which said &#8220;Happy Cabbing&#8221; on it. Is there any other kind? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/04/view-from-the-top/</link>
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		<title>Whew</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s been a long day. It started at 5:30 am, when my Moonbeam alarm clock kindly flashed its rays over my sleeping face. I almost sobbed as I turned it off in the rainy darkness. Roscoe didn&#8217;t bother moving. I was sufficiently caffeinated to hold up my end of a 6:00 am conference call. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/04/whew-2/</link>
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		<title>Spring Planting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems kind of unfair that you don&#8217;t get Easter baskets as a grown-up, which is when you need it most. I&#8217;d love to wake up to a basket full of chocolates and cuteness and then test my ability to eat the chocolate before noon. You can skip the marshmallow Peeps and substitute a mimosa. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/04/spring-planting/</link>
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		<title>Mom&#8217;s Birthday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Teeny picture of Mom at her parents&#8217; house Today would have been my mother&#8217;s 80th birthday. She lost her long, valiant battle against cancer seven years ago this summer. She was a fighter, and fought until the end. Her ability to withstand pain and not complain about it was astounding. Sometimes I wonder whether she [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://suzysays.net/2012/04/moms-birthday-2/</link>
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