Real scare. Just heard a rumor from Madison that Brett Favre was retiring. Turns out to apparently be an urban myth but my heart was beating quickly for awhile.
Also last night was perusing Real Simple. The docs get magazines at my office as publishers thinks these docs have waiting rooms (haha, no waiting rooms for Pathologists...just morgues) And there was an article on best blogs. And there was zenhabits.net. Didn't mention Leo or Guam or anything but mighty impressive. I know it's won many things but seeing it in print....wow. I still think the Murphy family needs a MD but a famous blogger is pretty cool too. Speaking of famous bloggers, Seth why is Chicago the Big Potato? Alice is now in Boise if you really want to talk potatoes.....
Love this, Leo. Thanks. AP
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Instructions for the Blog
For those who need instructions for reading the blog and posting updates, here they are:
READING THE BLOG
1. Point your browser to murphyhood.blogspot.com and you can read the blog to see everyone's updates. The most recent posts are at the top ... scroll down to see earlier ones.
2. At the top of each post is the date and title, then the text of the post, and at the bottom of each post is the author's name.
3. Also at the bottom is a link that says how many comments ... if you click on that, you can read the comments for that particular post. You can even add your own comment -- if you're logged in. See below for logging in and registering.
REGISTERING
If you want to write comments or a post, you need to be registered and logged in.
1. If you haven't registered yet, you have to do that first. You should have received an invitation to sign up ... if so, just click on the link to sign up. If you already have a google account (for Gmail, Google Calendar, Reader, etc) then you can just enter your password. If you don't have a google account, you'll have to create one (there should be a link on the sign-up page). To create an account you'll have to enter your email address and desired password.
2. Once you have an account and you've signed up for the blog, you can log in each time you visit the blog and want to write a post or comment. Just go to the blog (at the adress above) and then click on the "sign in" link in the top right corner. Then enter your email address and password.
WRITING A POST
1. To write a post, you must first be signed in (see above). Once you sign in, it should take you to your "dashboard". Under "The Murphy Hood" should be a plus symbol with a link that says "New Post". Click on that link.
2. That will take you to the page where you write your post. At the top is a blank field where you can enter the title of the post (like a headline). Enter a title first, then move to the second (and larger) field where you can enter the text of your post. This is where you write whatever you want to say in your update or message to the family.
3. When you're done writing your post, click on "Publish Post". That will take you to a page that says that your post is successfully published. If you click on "View Blog" you should see the blog with your new post at the top.
4. If for some reason you need to edit your post, there is a pencil icon at the bottom of your post where you can click on it to edit. Just make your changes and then click publish.
Let me know if you have further questions!
READING THE BLOG
1. Point your browser to murphyhood.blogspot.com and you can read the blog to see everyone's updates. The most recent posts are at the top ... scroll down to see earlier ones.
2. At the top of each post is the date and title, then the text of the post, and at the bottom of each post is the author's name.
3. Also at the bottom is a link that says how many comments ... if you click on that, you can read the comments for that particular post. You can even add your own comment -- if you're logged in. See below for logging in and registering.
REGISTERING
If you want to write comments or a post, you need to be registered and logged in.
1. If you haven't registered yet, you have to do that first. You should have received an invitation to sign up ... if so, just click on the link to sign up. If you already have a google account (for Gmail, Google Calendar, Reader, etc) then you can just enter your password. If you don't have a google account, you'll have to create one (there should be a link on the sign-up page). To create an account you'll have to enter your email address and desired password.
2. Once you have an account and you've signed up for the blog, you can log in each time you visit the blog and want to write a post or comment. Just go to the blog (at the adress above) and then click on the "sign in" link in the top right corner. Then enter your email address and password.
WRITING A POST
1. To write a post, you must first be signed in (see above). Once you sign in, it should take you to your "dashboard". Under "The Murphy Hood" should be a plus symbol with a link that says "New Post". Click on that link.
2. That will take you to the page where you write your post. At the top is a blank field where you can enter the title of the post (like a headline). Enter a title first, then move to the second (and larger) field where you can enter the text of your post. This is where you write whatever you want to say in your update or message to the family.
3. When you're done writing your post, click on "Publish Post". That will take you to a page that says that your post is successfully published. If you click on "View Blog" you should see the blog with your new post at the top.
4. If for some reason you need to edit your post, there is a pencil icon at the bottom of your post where you can click on it to edit. Just make your changes and then click publish.
Let me know if you have further questions!
Yea for Kerry and Bobby! and yea for Dad turning 81. Such a nice party that Mom gave. Wish you were all here. We tried to take photos but I'm not sure they turned out as it was rather dark and the flash wouldn't work.
Robert and I are home with Samantha, Lennon and Bella tonight. Katrina and Ana went out to a girlfriend's birthday party. Yesterday we had baby Noelle while Leo and Eva and the other kids went to the movie. Lots of kids around here! We love 'um.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Kerry's new home
Kerry just called to tell me that they have rented a very affordable small home in Santa Rosa. She will be in by the first and will contact every one when she gets her computer hooked up. She was also happy to say that she (with Bob's help) have a job cleaning homes or apts. We all know how good she is at that. I guess her new title would be maintenance engineer.(wrong wording?) They sounded very realistic when they laid out their plans to live within their budget. I hope that their health holds up and that things start looking up! Mom
Saturday, February 23, 2008
81 years
All of the Guam relatives showed up for grandpas birthday. They all loved his favorite "beef stew" except for the vegetarians so we had lots of other choices. I'll try to post a picture after Leo shows me how. Grandpa is doing surprisingly well after the rough summer he had. We love this blogging and hope we hear lots from everyone.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Happy 81st Birthday Grandpa!
Granpda is the oldest person I know.
We're at his house right now celebrating his birthday. Grandma cooked a big dinner and we're all drooling. She cooked Grandpa's favorite, beef stew, plus casserole, squash and salad for us veggies.
The Guam branch of our clan is trickling in now, and Grandma has asked me to show her how to do this blog thing.
Leo
We're at his house right now celebrating his birthday. Grandma cooked a big dinner and we're all drooling. She cooked Grandpa's favorite, beef stew, plus casserole, squash and salad for us veggies.
The Guam branch of our clan is trickling in now, and Grandma has asked me to show her how to do this blog thing.
Leo
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Kerry has called
Kerry just called. She and Bobby got off 5 by talking too much and not reading signs and they didn't notice until they got to Bakersfield on 99, so it took them an extra hour or so but they spent the night in a motel in El Cerrito and are planning to visit Danny today and look at a rental in Fairfield. She wants to see her grandkids soon and she sounded happy and hopeful. She has expressed lots of gratitude to Bob and me for having her here. We have a much cleaner house than before she arrived and if she can manage to find a way to get settled we will be very gratified.
She promised to stay in touch and I will post whenever I hear from her. All Murphys should call and write her and wish her well.
Michelle
She promised to stay in touch and I will post whenever I hear from her. All Murphys should call and write her and wish her well.
Michelle
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Greetings from The Big Potato
Cool idea! I had thought about launching such a beast previously, but never quite got around to it. So, howdy to all.
Tonight there's a lunar eclipse, and I'm up on my building's roof with my Nikon D80 (and a really crappy tripod). Cloudless night, so hopefully will get a good shot or two. Main problem is that the temperature (on the weather LED display on the street below) is 12 degrees in Chicago. The roof is significantly colder, and windier, than the street level temperature. I had to duck inside just now to grab a little wine to fortify myself, or else. Don't even mention what the weather is in Guam, I might get perturbed.
Oh, if anyone wants to buy me a better tripod, I won't stop you. Ahem.
"Gitzo GT1540T 6X Carbon Fiber Series 1 Rapid Column 4 Section Traveler Tripod" (Gitzo)
Oh, one other thing, for the more adventurous, you can also use third party software to compose your blog posts with. I am typing this in a program called ecto, which started out as a Mac program, but now includes Windows versions as well. Just a thought - I've been a long time user of ecto, makes blogging even easier.
Back to the deep freeze, ahoy.
Seth aka swanksalot
Update on Kerry
This was posted in a comment but I thought it should be in a separate post.
From Michelle:
To catch you all up. Bobby drove down yesterday and he and Kerry left at ten this morning to head north. Their plan is to stay in a weekly (or nightly) place until some of the rental prospects Bobby has been checking on pan out.
Kerry intends to get a tooth (she has an implant but needs the tooth) and a job (maybe temp at first) and live in the Bay Area happily ever after.
Bob and I are feeling sad because we are not sure we were of any real help to her. She's a little fatter. She had some good times here I think, but she is not, in our opinion, facing up to the realities of
her prospects for the future. Maybe her dreams will all come true.
She got her California ID card in the mail yesterday so she is able to fly, even to Guam as long as she doesn't go though Japan as she doesn't have a passport, but she didn't want to go to Guam. Bobby
called a GP doc from here and plans to get her to see him by Friday.
She needs to have her Coumadin levels checked soon but they have been steady so that shouldn't be a problem. She's been told that she needs
a liver biopsy in 6 months (after she gets off the coumadin at least for long enough to do the biopsy) because of bad liver numbers.
In general her physical health is ok for the state she is in.
She seemed a little less depressed to me while she was here, but she spend a lot of time alone watching tv. She could use encouragement
from her family. She might manage to get by with a little help form her friends.
We can all hope so.
Love, Michelle
From Michelle:
To catch you all up. Bobby drove down yesterday and he and Kerry left at ten this morning to head north. Their plan is to stay in a weekly (or nightly) place until some of the rental prospects Bobby has been checking on pan out.
Kerry intends to get a tooth (she has an implant but needs the tooth) and a job (maybe temp at first) and live in the Bay Area happily ever after.
Bob and I are feeling sad because we are not sure we were of any real help to her. She's a little fatter. She had some good times here I think, but she is not, in our opinion, facing up to the realities of
her prospects for the future. Maybe her dreams will all come true.
She got her California ID card in the mail yesterday so she is able to fly, even to Guam as long as she doesn't go though Japan as she doesn't have a passport, but she didn't want to go to Guam. Bobby
called a GP doc from here and plans to get her to see him by Friday.
She needs to have her Coumadin levels checked soon but they have been steady so that shouldn't be a problem. She's been told that she needs
a liver biopsy in 6 months (after she gets off the coumadin at least for long enough to do the biopsy) because of bad liver numbers.
In general her physical health is ok for the state she is in.
She seemed a little less depressed to me while she was here, but she spend a lot of time alone watching tv. She could use encouragement
from her family. She might manage to get by with a little help form her friends.
We can all hope so.
Love, Michelle
Monday, February 18, 2008
Hello Murphy Clan! Welcome to the new blog
Hi everyone! I hope you don't mind, but I've taken the liberty of creating a blog for our entire family (whether you're named Murphy or not is irrelevant -- you know who you are!).
Why create a family blog? It's because we all get these email updates, and some of us are on Facebook, but it's all piecemeal and it's hard to keep up with everyone. This is one central place where we can all post.
Who can post? Anyone who wants to! I just need to add you to the list of authors -- just email me and I'll do it ASAP.
What can we use this blog for? Anything! Some ideas:
You can also subscribe to the blog if you know how to do that, so that updates will be in your feed reader. Or just bookmark it and check back once or twice a week or however obsessive you want to be.
Also be sure to read the comments below each post, if there are any, and comment on other people's post. It's a good way to keep a discussion together, instead of everyone creating separate posts on the same topic.
Welcome to the hood.
Why create a family blog? It's because we all get these email updates, and some of us are on Facebook, but it's all piecemeal and it's hard to keep up with everyone. This is one central place where we can all post.
Who can post? Anyone who wants to! I just need to add you to the list of authors -- just email me and I'll do it ASAP.
What can we use this blog for? Anything! Some ideas:
- Updates on your family. kids playing soccer, taking ballet, getting good grades ... maybe you're moving, or buying a house, or whatever. Good way to stay in touch.
- Announcements and celebrations. Wish people happy birthday, announce a graduation, celebrate an anniversary, winning the lottery, anything!
- Updates on urgent situations. We've had a couple of close calls recently, and everyone is hungry for information. This is a good central way to get that info out to the whole family!
You can also subscribe to the blog if you know how to do that, so that updates will be in your feed reader. Or just bookmark it and check back once or twice a week or however obsessive you want to be.
Also be sure to read the comments below each post, if there are any, and comment on other people's post. It's a good way to keep a discussion together, instead of everyone creating separate posts on the same topic.
Welcome to the hood.
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