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by Denise Sawicki on April 20, 2009
So the second crest didn't exactly happen. The first crest was 40.8 (already an all-time record) and originally they said there was a 75% chance the second one would be over 41. As it happens the second crest was only 34 feet, so they were way off. Out of superstition I suggested we leave all our stuff in the upstairs living room for the entire month so we wouldn't have to move it down and up again. Yes, I'm a bit superstitious when it comes to Murphy's law. I guess Fargo has us to thank since our preparation meant there was in fact no second crest to speak of. Other cities in ND have it pretty bad though...
Also, wanted to mention Roxana Saberi - I don't know if it's actually news that people would be hearing about a lot outside of Fargo but she was in my grade school and high school class - I actually had a sleepover at her house once. She is a journalist who has just been convicted of spying in Iran and sentenced to 8 years in prison there. I am sure she is not a spy and naturally I hope they will release her before then!
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Scott Hardie | April 20, 2009
Her story isn't just Fargo news; it's international news. Iran's government is corrupt and these are charges are theater, but at least this didn't happen in certain other countries in the region, where she would already have been executed. I hope for her safety and early release.
Denise Sawicki | April 21, 2009
I know it's big news (Obama said he was deeply saddened by her conviction!) but over here we probably hear more about it than elsewhere.
Her parents met her and say she is doing fine. I think she will be OK. I hope so.
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stupid water
I guess I'm just not cut out for dealing with anything the slightest bit stressful. Well, I already knew that. So we had our all-time record flood and it has dropped almost 6 feet since then but now they are saying there is going to be a second crest of the river even higher than the first sometime in April. Go »Why have I not checked this show out before?...
So I happened to find disk 1.1 of Queer as Folk (American version) at the library and it is rare to see disk 1.1 of anything so I checked it out. Go »Cereal
Scott mentioned having 5 boxes of cereal - that is nothing, I just did a quick count at home and we have at least 25! Some extras might be lurking in other rooms of the house! It's quite unbelievable really. Go »My stupid brain
It seems I have quite a lot of former friends who wound up really, really, disliking me. So I am always alert to signs of that happening again. It's nobody's fault but my own, I assure you. Go »Vacation
Well I requested some time off work until January 3rd... For the price of 4 vacation days I get 11 days off. We're going to go visit my husband's older brother in Wisconsin around New Years... Go »
Amy Austin | April 20, 2009
Wow! What a way to reconnect with an old friend -- that sucks!!!