The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #27: Of Shakespeare and Private Messages To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

I got a pleasant private message early this morning, which I read before my usual early Saturday morning jog (sometimes bicycle ride), from someone named Kate, and she wanted to talk about some of the stuff I wrote.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #25: Anticipation To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

My partner's done with her interviews in Manila, and she passed three of her four interviews.   So I guess we are pushing through with it.   She visited her family, and is having a wonderful time.   Turns put that she didn't need to check in at the hotel she had reserved a room in.   But the biggest, most important thing, is that she's coming home tomorrow.   Yayyyy!   I'm excited!

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #23: Blonde Ambition To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

I may have mentioned before that my partner had resigned from her job, for family reasons.   But as is typical with her, she had it all planned out.   Prior to resigning, she had sent out her CV and had lined up some interviews.   Moe is going abroad this week for interviews with the ADB, the Thomas Jefferson Cultural Center, the WHO and JICA.   Not for any big position, mind you, just a position with their PR or research departments.   So she had an appointent at the hairdressers this morning, to get all gussied up for her interviews.   I went with her to get a trim, but mostly to keep her company.   But as these things always seem to go with her, I got roped into trying something.   So guess what?

I'm a blonde now.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #21: Christmas Aftermath - Tummy Trouble To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

Those that chat with me regularly online know some stuff about me.   Among them is that I ain't too tall, I have chronic insomnia and, aside from chocolate, I don't eat all that much.   It's not anorexia or anything like that, or any other kind of medical condition.   I guess I just don't eat much.   But yesterday was different.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #19: Pre-Christmas Mayhem. To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

Ma is coming later tonight.   By some artful arm-twisting (not literally, of course) by Ma, Moe n I are playing   host to eighteen people for Christmas tomorrow. And one Shetland Sheepdog.   And Ma's invited herself to stay at the house tonight to help us prepare for the family Christmas lunch tomorrow.  

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #17: Flying Back Home. Again. To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

It's 5AM here in Manila, and I'm all packed, waiting for the front desk to call me for my short ride to the   airport. I'm going home.   After all of twenty-one hours here... This is getting old real quick...

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #15: Flying is fun? Hah! To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

I am leaving for Manila at 8:30 this morning.   It's for work, not fun.   I'm arriving in Manila thirty-eight hours later, or Monday 10:30AM Manila time.   And I'm flying back Tuesday 8AM Manila time, and arriving in Reagan twenty-five or so hours later, or Tuesday, 8PM Eastern Standard.   Sixty-three hours, or more than two-and-a-half days of flying time, for all of twenty-one hours in Manila.   and much of that would be time on the road, getting ready, or whatever.   I'd probably just have eight hours with the office guys... yeesh...  

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #13: A discussion about Story Universes To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

I just had a long discussion about story universes with someone here in BCTS, via Private Message, and it was a long discussion.    Pretty long discussion, though it had the feel of a slow motion kind of discussion since we did it by taking turns and responding to each other's PMs.   

Gay penguins to undergo reparative therapy (good thing they weren't at the Tehran Zoo!):
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/gay-penguins-separated-...

Buddy and Pedro, a married pair of male African penguins at the Toronto zoo are being seperated
and paired with female penguins. Apparently this wasn't done for religious or moralistic reasons but
because the population of this species is in perilous decline. Let's hope they can rise to the occasion.

There was a certain amount schadenfreude mixed in with fascination when I read this story on a blogsite.

I don't have the blogsters permission for the link, but I've never heard of a blogger refusing traffic.

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The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #11: The pluses with the minuses Or, "So that's what it's like?" To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

Two weeks ago, I was scheduled to go abroad, but that got changed quick, coz, the Saturday before, one of the guys in the office died.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #9: The shopping excursion of death! or  "Killing your credit card with kindness" To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

Last weekend was Labor Day Weekend, as you all know,  which as most know is when sales usually happen.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #7: Blackout Bagels To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

Moe hasn't come home yet, which is a good thing, I suppose.   At least she skipped the power blackout.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #5: Gonna make it after all To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

I'm sure you've had one of those. You know - one of those songs that refuse to go away, that keeps on rolling around in your head and you keep on humming or singing it for days on end. And, sometimes, you even end up "infecting" those around you, and they end up with the same song in their heads, too? I've had my share of those kinds of songs. And I have a new song to add to this list.

The Family Girl Blogs (aka "The New Working Girl Blogs") Blog #3: Getting back to writing To see all of Bobbie's Family Girl Blogs, click on this link: http://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/28818/family-girl-blogs

After about seven months of being away from BC, I finally posted a new story.