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I'm so sorry to have to tell you that our friend Dave died at 3 am this morning. He was in the hospital and his niece said it was a peaceful passing.

I just spoke to Dave, who has been in the hospital in Intensive Care since last Saturday. He got moved to a private room a couple of hours ago, but is in very serious shape. Apparently he developed pneumonia and that combined with the bone marrow disease made him very ill, indeed. He has had 6...

I just spoke with Dave and he asked me to post an update. His computer died yesterday and he won't be able to have anyone look at it until Monday at the earliest. He got some of his results back from his bone marrow biopsy and it indicates he has a condition called MDS, which stands for...

This is kinda creepy - everyone is gone. Hello..... (echo, echo)

my 2 teen sons will be starting college next Tuesday! I knew the date was creeping up but it's here already. I'm so proud of them and excited for them but also kinda sad - that this will be one of their biggest steps toward independence.:sad: (It seems way too soon - they were just babies...

I've been gone for a while tending to my mom but I'm dropping in to share our good news. Mom had a tumor in her lungs that was very suspicious for cancer but her health is very complicated with severe COPD. Finally, a couple of weeks ago, she was scheduled for a needle biopsy that went very...

I can't believe it! I've read all of his books as well as watched ER for years.

If any of you have favorite wedding toasts and/or speeches you would share, I would be so grateful. My boy is getting married this weekend and his brothers and I would like to have some good toasts and speeches ready. They can be traditional or funny, long or short. Since ya'll are such a witty...

This happened to me last Friday and I wanted to share. I took my mom from Ike-stricken Houston to my house near Corpus Christi. She has no electricity still to power her oxygen equipment. Unfortunately, she didn't manage to gather enough of all of her medicines when we left. We discovered this...

I just saw that he died today at the age of 89. His book, the Gulag Archipelago, had a profound effect on me as a young girl. It was the first time I began to realize how different and privileged our life is in the United States compared to many other places. I'm saddened at his death but glad...

Help! We got a new puppy yesterday - not planning for one but a neighbor had this pup that she had found somewhere and couldn't keep and Fisher fell in love. His birthday is this weekend so the timing is great. BUT, I have never actually house-trained a puppy. I've always gotten grown dogs that...

I wanted to see if someone here has had a spider bite (or other kind of bite) that looks anything like this. I woke up this morning with this on the top of my foot. It wasn't there last night. It looks like a big bruise but I don't remember injuring it or anything. It is totally painless. It has...

I have gotten pretty good with white flour yeast breads and rolls and my family was thrilled. Now, they aren't on my diet. I've been eating the Pepperidge Farms Oat Nut bread and it's good - no complaints. But I'd really like to do is bake some whole grain breads I can. I've never made wheat...

I noticed we are talking a lot about health and fitness and self-improvement so I was wondering if anybody has tried the Wii Fit? I got one because it looked like a fun thing for me and the kids that isn't a classic video game but I really didn't expect much in the way of a fitness program. Wow...

Since we have had such a huge loss here at DC with Buck's passing, the topic of how our loved ones go on has been on everyone's mind. I was thinking this might be good for us to discuss things we can do to make it easier on those we leave behind when we go. If you've lost someone with or without...

I've been at my mother's house since my brother died on Saturday. He was only 50 but he had 2 heart attacks last year and had been in poor health for a number of years. He was an amputee and had moved in with my mom after my dad died 3 years ago so they could look after each other. It was my...

So today, I put my reading glasses on and actually looked down at my keyboard - eeewwwww! It was really dirty. So I've spent the last couple of hours cleaning each key and blowing out the lint and dust that gets down in between the keys. It looks and feels great. I gave my mouse the same...

I have this very fat, old cat named Jack. He pretty much sleeps all day but never sleeps through dinner! He's a very friendly and interactive cat but he isn't much of a lap cat. (It's kinda hard for him to haul his belly up into someone's lap.) Anyway, for the past 3 or 4 days, he's been my...

Here's another huge thing I've learned here at DC. I kept reading about how so many of you depend upon your food processors (especially you, ChefJune). I thought, what's the deal? I have good knives now, thanks to all of you. Wouldn't this be just one more thing to clean? But I decided to take...

My family loves the boxed Original Rice Pilaf by Near East. It's expensive but the bigger problem is that I have a hard time finding it regularly anymore. I know it has orzo, which I can get. But I am no good at spices and the real key to this stuff is the spice package. It says on the box it...

I don't know if ya'll have seen this but my sons put me onto it: Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny BTW It's a cartoon animation with a song but it does depict some violence/blood. It's not bad but I thought I'd warn you anyway.

I want to wish you a very Happy Birthday, GrillingFool! Sorry your special day is so close to Christmas but I hope Santa takes that into consideration! May the coming year be the best ever for you!

After making bread for the past year at least 4 times a week, I finally ordered King Arthur flour. I had heard from many sources that it's one of the very best for bread but actually, I wondered how much difference it could really make. I've been using Diamond bread flour that I got in a 20# bag...

Today is your special day, Marge. I know it doesn't feel very special for you this year so let me say that it's special to your friends here at DC. It's the day our good friend was born. I hope you have some peace today and that next year is better for you. Love, Terry

My 15 yo son Myles is having surgery Wednesday morning. It's a welcome thing - he had a titanium bar put in his chest to correct a severe defect 2 years ago. It worked wonderfully and fixed all the other problems he was having. We thought it would be in another year but the surgeons surprised us...