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Aloha, I'm Donna, known everywhere on the Internet as "Champuru." I'm a Christian, blissfully wedded to my perfect match (the yang to my yin) of 16 years and a stay-at-home mom to my miracle baby, born in October 2008. Living life in Hawaii, less than 5 miles from my hometown, seeking balance in my pursuit of family, faith, recreation, and rest. Read more on the About page.
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Dot-Com Days
In the days before dot-net.
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Okay, maybe not “hazardous” per se, but definitely stinky.
This afternoon, we donned masks for a short period while a burning ballast in the building was located and replaced. It never fails, whenever a flourescent light goes on the fritz, it’s always in a location where our A/C duct can suck up the fumes and pipe it directly into our office.
Today, instead of evacuating to the cafeteria, which isn’t necessarily a bad idea, we found some dust masks (leftover from the Anthrax scare) and wore them. Wearing a mask in an office environment can make for interesting conversation starters — and of course, photo ops.
 The cows have come home. Hubby signed up for MySpace tonight.
I don’t think my previous musings about it was really what sold him on the idea. Actually, a few of his close Army buddies have sites and blogs hosted on MySpace. It would be only appropriate to keep the gang together, even online.
Remaining true to his oath of anonymity, he doesn’t list his real name anywhere and even posted a picture of a Japanese superhero (not Kikaida) on his profile. Being the possessive doting wife that I am, I gave him strict supervision input on his profile. If I could have indicated “MARRIED” in ALL CAPS and boldface, I probably would have. Nevertheless, Hubby is a man of integrity that I never have to worry about. He even wrote a nice blurb about being married to a “wonderful Okinawan girl” without me having to twist his arm – much.
All kidding aside, it’s quite exciting to see the Hubby getting his feet wet on the Internet. Next step: KikaidaHubby.com!
So, I was thinking about what I wrote last night about online networking sites and my statement about “losing interest in forging friendships with people that I would probably never meet.”
The more I thought about it, the more contradictory it seemed. After all, why is it that I find myself surfing blogs for hours on end, reading about the lives of people in far off places, and being completely absorbed by their words and images? In certain instances, I find a kinship with the author who penned the entry and even feel compelled to express my own opinion. I leave a comment and check back periodically to see if they responded. Sometimes, I may even get an e-mail from the journalist and thus begins a spark of a friendship, maybe. At the very least, with the volleying of a few messages to and fro, you may even venture to call yourselves “online acquaintances.” Continue reading Contradicting Myself
A typical conversation between Hubby and I.
Having said our goodnights, the lights were turned off and Hubby and I were lying in bed. Feeling some stiffness in my wrists, I extended my arms and started stretching them.
Hubby: What are you doing?
Me: Carpal tunnel prevention. I’m stretching.
Hubby: Oh, that’s good.
Me: OWW!!!
Hubby: What happened?
Me: I just hyperextended my elbow!
Hubby: There aren’t many people I know that can hurt themselves while lying down. That’s usually why they say “lie down before you hurt yourself.”
Me: Okay, that’s enough stretching.
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