Good morning from Stockton  - where auto thef had dropped 32%, but we are still second in the nation... never come to Stockton in a Honda Civic&#33; <br />
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Had a crazy, but great day yesterday.  Spent the morning in the office, trimming a fundraising program and then the afternoon in the box office.  It was certainly different than the time previous as all the odd questions came yesterday.  It took nearly an hour just to get the book work put together because of the phones...got through it and that&#39;s what counts&#33;  Also, I&#39;d much rather have the odd questions now while Cynthia is still sitting there.<br />
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A high point for me, and many of you can relate, for the first time in nearly three yeats, I made it through the day without any pain medication.  Even better I work up completely pain free this morning.  Might have finally turned the corner - sure hope so&#33;<br />
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Today should be a mad dash.  Have a meeting with John and will turn over the bases and a tee shirt for Irene (she get the only one that does have *ahem* extra paint on it.  Never use a new produce without testing it first - this I should know by now..  The paint remained wet for hours&#33;  <br />
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Then it&#39;s off to the theater.  I&#39;m taking the secretary and production manager to lunch today at Student Chef - both are first-timers, so I&#39;m hoping it&#39;ll be good.  <br />
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Then more box office training - whoo hoo.  Maybe I&#39;ll even be able to input all the checks and credit card orders that we got yesterday.  Between the phone and walk ups, we got to input five total sales...sigh...<br />
I hate having stuff that isn&#39;t where it&#39;s supposed to be.<br />
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Think maybe I&#39;ll stay home tomorrow.....<br />
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Cheryl - how is the rain doing?  Stopped, I hope.  Perhaps the lesson to be learned is don&#39;t wash anything (windows, dogs, cars, etc) unless you want it to rain...or unless you live in California and want the rain.<br />
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Tonia - how is the Tai Chi doing?   Anything that gives relief is worth a shot...pardon the expression.  Hey, we missed you at dinner last night.  We&#39;re doing sausage and peppers tonight - a throw together dish, since I&#39;ll be late again....or at least late enough for Chris to do all the prep.<br />
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Rose - Happy sails&#33;  You deserve a break and all that sutff will wait.  Also congrats on your son&#39;s graduation.  What is his major?  I know you mention accounting, but wasn&#39;t sure if that was it.<br />
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Joey - great photo.  I&#39;ve always had a lot of respect for her.  She never lost her sense of class or humor, no matter how dark the times.  She&#39;s also one of the few &#39;stars&#39; that I&#39;d love to sit and chat with just about life and stuff. <br />
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Maria - tendonitis is sucky, but it&#39;s better than surgery.  I have it in my leg and did battle with it for three months before going to the doctor.  he told me to stop walking so much and it calmed it down.  Am hoping your solution will be as simple and successful&#33;  I think all women have a higher tolenrance for pain, proably has something to do with child birthing and other scientific reasons, but mostly i think it&#39;s because of a long association with guys and housework....<br />
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Mary Lou - safe journey and have a wonderful trip.  <br />
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Robert - glad to hear that you are still in there swinging.  Remember, it&#39;s all good&#33;<br />
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To everyone else, have a grand day&#33;<br />
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Charlie