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The high winds we had here in southern California put a damper on my blogging.  I missed the last two days not because of lack of inspiration but because my cable connection was down.  I had no TV or internet access.  It is weird when that happens because it makes you start to think more and find creative activities to keep busy.  I really did miss blogging and stumbling.  Now that I have it back I am easing back into it.  I spend many hours in front of a computer.  Probably between 6-8 hours everyday and that doesn’t include work.

Another crazy thing when these media sources are cut off from me is that I don’t get any news from the outside world.  I only realized that I didn’t have a radio inside the house.  I think I will pick one up for emergencies.   I did get an old antenna temporarily to watch TV the old fashioned way.  Of course the reception wasn’t as good but it was definitely better than nothing.

I also had about 15 movies waiting to be watched on my DVR that I thought I lost but sure enough when the cable company restored everything it was still there.

Over Christmas I visited my family and got to see Mom, my 3 sisters and  1 brother and all their families.  They are all married.  I only learned recently from one of my sister’s personalized gift that had both their onscreen nicknames of both her and her husband that they actually met online though Match.com.  I didn’t know how that actually worked but they are definitely a success story from that.  This is probably the happiest I have seen my sister with a guy so I am truly happy that she and her husband met.  I found the whole thing fascinating and wished I had more I could write about it.