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The 12 Days of Christmas – A Photo Project

It’s Christmas Day! And this photo meme comes to an end.
The link below will take you to the results of my 12 days of Christmas photo meme. I took the challenge from Ladybug Heather, although I think sh meant we were supposed to take all 12 pictures and post them at once. Since I like [...]

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New FriendFeed Podcast – FFundercats

What did you do yesterday? Yeah? Cool. Oh, me? Nothing. Except I maybe launched a podcast with 2 friends from opposite corners of the earth: John Worthington of Brisbane, Australia and Mark Wilson of London, Ontario, Canada. Yeah.
I have neglected this blog sorely, yes. But now I’m here, so zip it!
I have been over at FriendFeed [...]

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My Nerd Score?

Uh…OK.

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Dearest Zoe,

Happy 6 Months Old Day, Zoe!
Precisely 6 months ago, and also on a Saturday, you came screaming into this world, strong yet so fragile. I held my breath as you took your first. I loved you instantly.
Your smile and captivating eyes have brought me and the whole family an extraordinary amount of joy. You greet [...]

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I Just Started A Fire and Vanquished A Demon

I started a fire today. It was neccessary. The stupid thing was asking for it. For days now, this thing has brought nothing but sorrow and pestilence to our household. It made the strongest of my children shriek with terror when she felt the chilling effects of this unwanted beast.
My patient wife spent the days [...]

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I’m Grounded

My wife just grounded me. Seriously. My office has become SUCH a mess that it has come to this unprecedented need for discipline. “You can’t buy anything, like, ever again until you clean up this office.” she said. To tell you the truth, I’m relieved. It means she might be OK with me buying something [...]

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Open Letter to Lottery Winners (and Losers)

Dear Lottery Winners,
I invite you to firmly point your fingers right at me and laugh out loud that you pulled off the near-impossible and won a sum of money, large or small, by playing the lottery. Go ahead. Enjoy it while you can.
Now for the other 99.99% of you, aka “Losers”, I ask only this:
STEP [...]

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