http://janicewilliamsaustin.com/blog Where Janice goes, who Janice hears, what Janice is thinking about... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:40:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I came home tonight, intending to write about the show at Hill's, but Mark delivered sad news to me. Danny Roy Young, the "Mayor of South Austin," passed away today from a heart attack. I am so sad. He was such a vibrant wonderful man. If you didn't know him, ... http://janicewilliamsaustin.com/blog/2008/08/21/sadness/ Mark bought himself some unscented Speed Stick deodorant at the CVS Pharmacy this evening. I'm sure you are relieved. Carole responded to my post about the grocery stores and the advent of new cheaper stores that just stock milk and eggs and the necessities of a grocery. It has just made ... http://janicewilliamsaustin.com/blog/2008/08/19/grocery-stores/ Hi, how are you? What's shakin', bacon? How's things in your world? Hidy! Howdy! Howdy do! Hey! Hey hey! Hey there! Look at chu! I'm sorry--- I'm late, I have nothing to say, and I am sleep deprived, but I thought I should at least say hi today. *** and sure, now I think of something to write about . . . Tuesday ... http://janicewilliamsaustin.com/blog/2008/08/19/greetings/ I heard on a talk show this week about a new kind of grocery store that only stocks the items that people most need at a grocery and they don't have a wide variety. Supposedly, 15% of the things in a grocery store bring in 90% of the grocery's income. ... http://janicewilliamsaustin.com/blog/2008/08/17/mens-deodorant/ Through the week I always think that great things will be accomplished here at the house if I just had the time to do it. Then the weekend arrives and I sleep the day away. I have high hopes of organizing my genealogy a bit more. I visited cousin Paula last ... http://janicewilliamsaustin.com/blog/2008/08/17/closet-digging/ I read other people's blogs and they tell hilarious tales about the foibles of their families and co-workers and the idiots that surround them day to day. I love that stuff! I would like to write that stuff. But every time interesting, blog-worthy stories happen, I also think about THAT ... http://janicewilliamsaustin.com/blog/2008/08/14/the-untold-stories/ Ah, the PC is back and that is a relief. It is a wonderful thing about knowing a "computer guy." He fixes it, he brings it back, he doesn't charge an exorbitant amount, yet lets me pay him so I don't feel like I'm taking advantage of a friend. I'm still ... http://janicewilliamsaustin.com/blog/2008/08/13/more-about-the-long-center/ Did you hear my computer crash this week?  Over and over and over again? I think, like me, it was so relieved that the family reunion was over, it just needed a good rest. It has been resting for 24 hours at my friend/computer guy's house and will be back ... http://janicewilliamsaustin.com/blog/2008/08/13/did-you-hear-it/ I had the beginnings of a good story started earlier this evening - - - I really did. I had two photos I wanted to include with the story because they really told it more than I could. Then the photo program crashed and then the computer did. Eeeee! Scary ... http://janicewilliamsaustin.com/blog/2008/08/12/lost-post/ After I had a reasonably good connection on Friday night at my cheap motel in Brownwood, I didn't have it on Saturday night so I missed updating and broke my promise. I'll catch up and there will be plenty to read in the upcoming days. I had a wonderful weekend ... http://janicewilliamsaustin.com/blog/2008/08/11/a-no-internet-weekend/