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portico

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the difference one day can make

it has been a good day for my daughter. no, it has been a great day. she has not had pain meds in over 12 hours and doesn't feel the need for any now. she has not been nauseated in about the same l...
Posted by portico on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:00:00 PST

thank you!!

God.........thank you for not striking me dead when i vent.thank you for always being near even when i think otherwise.thank you for being active and involved in the lives of your children.but today, ...
Posted by portico on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:57:00 PST

please, God, enough already!

this has been the hardest day i have had in lots of years (eleven years to be exact). i am blessed to have the most amazing kids. they are very different which, i suppose, is how it should be. both...
Posted by portico on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:03:00 PST

upon dressing my age

have you ever been out in public and seen some lady who looks to be in her early 70's wearing a mini skirt or maybe a pair of daisy dukes? well, i think i'm that lady. well....i'm not actually a la...
Posted by portico on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:54:00 PST

squirrel flatulence

some people struggle with the notion that things can be true beyond their own experiences. in other words, some people would say that if they have not experienced something.......it can be true or ca...
Posted by portico on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:28:00 PST

i can't stinkin sleep

i can't lie (actually i can lie and sometimes do but this is not one of those times)......getting old is a pain in the butt. truthfully, it hurts in other places more but you know what i mean. one o...
Posted by portico on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:44:00 PST

transformers

denise and i go to the movie......a lot. what can i say? i have been dating denise for 31 years now and it's still fun! anyways, we went to see "transformers" last night and i thought it was great....
Posted by portico on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:50:00 PST

10 Things I Hate About Christians

Most people are ok with Jesus.........it's just Christians they can't stand.  Ghandi is reported to have said, "If it weren't for Christians, I would be a Christian."  I think that sums it u...
Posted by portico on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:43:00 PST

one year ago today...........

one year ago today my baby girl got married.  in my view of things she became, very literally, ben's wife first and daddy's little girl second........one year ago today.  don't misunderstand...
Posted by portico on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 07:34:00 PST

it's my profile and i'll blog if i want to

some have asked why i have not blogged on over a month.  well........i didn't want to.  today, however, i do.  i suppose the problem is that i really don't have anything to say.  b...
Posted by portico on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:33:00 PST