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So yesterday while we were figuring out where the restaurant was, Ted got out his mobile to call and ask how to get there. For some reason, the mobile wouldn’t let him dial properly at first, and, being my mother’s daughter, I thrust out my hand to make him give it to me to look at. Then I thought, quite clearly, “Well, if he doesn’t know what’s wrong with it, why would I?” and pulled my hand back. Too late, though; Mom said, “Wonder where you got *that* from,” which…

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golly what a day

Wow. Long, tiring day. Mom & Dad, who’ve rented a car for the week, came down from Dublin to pick us up and drive us down to Cork, where Ted had a job interview. Shaun came with, so we all piled into a small car with not-very-comfortable seats, and the 3 of in the back seat had an ongoing comedy of errors regarding the seatbelts. :) It took about four hours of driving, but we eventually did make it to Cork, where Ted went in and talked with the general…

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weigh-in

Weigh-in this morning: 155. That’s down somewhere between 2.5 and 3.5 pounds in the last week. I am very, very happy about this. It helps the old motivation, it does. Today’s probably going to be difficult to count, as we’re going down to Cork and I imagine we’ll be eating out for lunch and dinner, but I’ll try not to go overboard anywhere. In the unlikely event I could keep up 2 pounds a week, I’d be down around 150 for I-Con. That’s my goal. It’s a pipe dream, but…

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