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We continued to go, but the distance grew. First my dad stopped coming. Then my sister. The rip was palpable; ...
882 1 Comments
With strong mechanical programs I move forward in the habit that what I feel will be taken away; sucked up ...
881 0 Comments
I was walking along a narrow path, winding through some woods when I came to an opening into a flat ...
880 0 Comments
There is no grace in what life presents you with. It's unaffected by what you want — mechanical in it's ...
879 0 Comments
Luke (our rambunctious and easy going two— yes, he is both of those at the time, I don't care that ...
878 4 Comments
For the better part of 10 years I've worked alone. I often lied to myself and said it was because ...
877 1 Comments
We all eventually reach the end of the pier, and find ourselves too tired to try and go back. We ...
876 2 Comments
I'm not sure I ever thought about what it would be like to be thirty nine years old when I ...
875 0 Comments
I've heard on more than one occasion that life isn't about the things you acquire, but the people you know. ...
874 1 Comments
I got a bit of shocking news the last week or so. First I had a very small part of ...
873 15 Comments
"Daddy, tell her I can't play"
"I'm not here Daddy, tell her I'm not here"
"Tell her I have homework"
Yet the girl ...
872 0 Comments
There is something pretty wonderful about watching a baby learn to walk. I don't think anyone can remember learning to ...
871 0 Comments
I have a problem with words. Not necessarily with what words to use, but more with the frequency and amount ...
870 0 Comments
There is something cursed about being able to create.The act of creating is always more satisfying than the result. The ...
869 0 Comments
I have a lot of small pains in my life. The average kind. The kind most all of us experience. ...
868 0 Comments
Last Christmas was especially uncomfortable, as mom and dad were separated and on their way toward an official divorce. ...
867 13 Comments
That's 26,280 hours, 1,095 days, 156 weeks or 13 months alone (give or take a few thousand hours or days). ...
866 2 Comments
I’m not what I’d call a “traditional” Christian, or even a good Christian. I have no idea what a ...
865 2 Comments
Being stuck isn't as dire and hopeless as it sounds. It's not the elephants stuck in the tar pits of ...
864 2 Comments
And all the issues and labels and classifications. Every child has some medically diagnosed problem. Every child has a personal ...
863 4 Comments
"Hipsters are the friends who sneer when you cop to liking Coldplay. They're the people who wear ...
862 11 Comments
I might have been eight or nine, I don't recall (like many things in my life, my past is nearly ...
861 26 Comments
It is possible to like, even love a single episode, but not feel it did a very good job of ...
860 13 Comments
What in The?
Some lady washed ashore on the island (who knows how long ago), she had babies, and was killed ...
859 4 Comments
Principle of Bathtub Defecation
If a subject is of the ages of 2 years or less and has within the last ...
858 7 Comments
What The Hell Is Happening?
Sideways Jack is obsessed with why John Locke would not opt to heal himself. He also ...
857 6 Comments
We've been treated to several Flash Sideways events. Kate, Jack, Sayid, Ben, James, Richard, Jin and Sun, and Desmond. And ...
856 3 Comments
I'll be honest (wait, I'm always honest when I write here, so saying that almost assumes that I haven't been, ...
855 4 Comments
Seriously, what? What happened? What ... I mean is it ... but why with the ... and that beard! I ...
854 5 Comments
I don't get out much. As a "collaborative agency" I'm not required to travel. I'm neither well-known enough nor garnish ...
853 4 Comments
Let's Chat, Shall we?
Our flash-sideways focuses on Ben Linus — or now known as Dr. Ben Linus, high school history ...
852 8 Comments
The Revelations:
Our Flash-Sideways focused on Sayid. And things are much the same, except different (where have we heard that before? ...
851 10 Comments
It will become quickly obvious that things have escalated quickly (no, no one was killed with a trident)
What We See
We ...
850 18 Comments
Watch the episode again:
TAGENT ...
849 4 Comments
Watch the episode again:
What ...
848 15 Comments
LA X Parts 1 & 2
I honestly don't even know where, or how, to start a recap. Obviously I saw ...
847 3 Comments
During a summer Sunday afternoon in 1996, after a traditional (and excruciatingly long) church service, the men had gathered at ...
846 1 Comments
It's human nature to question God in the face of tragedy. Whether natural or man made, whether personal or global, ...
845 2 Comments
I don't have an answer for what the heart needs. I only know that the heart (and to be perfectly ...
844 2 Comments
If I had to be stuck in any year in musical history I would without a doubt happily settle in ...
843 1 Comments
I'm trying. I really am. I'm telling myself that it's worth it. The tradition. The pretending (in spite of the ...
842 1 Comments
It has been a decade of firsts for me (and probably many of you). The first decade to be married. ...
841 3 Comments
The Tall and Blue Of It
By this point nearly everyone on our planet earth has heard some basics about ...
840 1 Comments
Honestly I had to go to Wikipedia to remember what albums had been released from ...
839 2 Comments
Aside from the fact that I'm starting to belive that the tradtional "blog" is dead (thanks Twitter), I've just been ...
838 1 Comments
The problem with aging is that your experiences fill you to the point of apathy. You've seen, heard and imbibed ...
837 2 Comments
I feeling every bit of my burden, but its an unnecessary weight. Time. The future. As I see my parents ...
836 4 Comments
Every parent has that moment — they look at their kids and cannot reconcile the layers of images. This child, ...
835 1 Comments
Uniqueness is overrated. I know I like to believe that I'm unique, I'm an individual, I stand out from the ...
834 2 Comments
Every year around this time networks clammor for you attention with million dollar campaigns promoting they're more than likely horribly ...
833 1 Comments
Happiness should be easy. Laughing and enjoying life should be the simplest thing in the world, especially when there are ...
832 3 Comments
It doesn't matter what you believe — what creed, faith, religion, lack of religion — forgiveness is an act we ...
831 3 Comments
Its a sad and common story, one that every child believes their parents are beyond. A cliché. And another name ...
830 3 Comments
There we are, in our tiny boxes on a hilliside, putting ourselves into other little boxes. Segmenting our lives. ...
829 4 Comments
"You are a sinner."
"You are dead in your sin."
"You can do nothing good, apart from God."
"God has ordained everything."
"God is ...
828 5 Comments
Its not often that I feel this sense of immediacy and eternity, but then again I shouldn't expect them to ...
827 1 Comments
Through a series of news and interview footage we are introduced to the story central to District 9. Scientists, citizens ...
826 40 Comments
**DISCLAIMER** If you cannot read this post without the basic understanding that 1) this is merely a reflection of what ...
825 1 Comments
There's an exchange in the film "There Will Be Blood" between Daniel Plainview and ...
824 1 Comments
“...and we can really be a community, and um make the things, and um sell them in our stores, and ...
823 3 Comments
The question is; who built the foundation of our belief and is it possible for something or someone to prove ...
822 5 Comments
I've long been under the impression that the film industry has lost its creative juices, and that television has become ...
821 3 Comments
More often than not, whenever someone asks me how I'm doing I usually say "Pretty good", without much thought. A ...
820 2 Comments
The best and only way to present these lessons is through the manidatory list format; I apologize in the smallest ...
819 7 Comments
It's not so much that I hate grass, I have nothing wrong with grass as an entity. Its harmless and ...
818 4 Comments
Anything difficult and complicated will be met with resistance. We're human and we don't like change; but rather crave stability ...
817 5 Comments
Its hard not to measure your life by the things you've accomplished (and not accomplished), to look at your failures ...
816 3 Comments
Privileges:
A special advantage, immunity, permission, right, or benefit granted to or enjoyed by an individual, class, or caste.
Such an ...
815 11 Comments
The story of the Daneil Hauser and his mom Colleen involve more than their religious beliefs (which combine ...
814 23 Comments
The Incident
You'll live far from Earth's bounty, remote from Heaven's dew. You'll live by your sword, hand-to-mouth, ...
813 3 Comments
The first season of Fringe was nothing short a brilliantly joyous ride. While it bares resembles to the X-Files in ...
812 5 Comments
Fair: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
Just: acting or being ...
811 7 Comments
Follow The Leader
What We Learned
Eloise killed her son, and she sorta feels bad. So she chooses to believe him (after ...
810 5 Comments
The Variable
What we learned
Eloise Hawking, Daniels mom (did we know that she was his mom before; I feel like we ...
809 2 Comments
Everything you do in life can be broken down into two variables: choose to do something or choose to do ...
808 8 Comments
Some Like It Hoth
In this episode we finally get a glimpse into the intricancies of Miles Straume and his "abilities" ...
806 6 Comments
There's more to being "friendly" to the earth than merely recycling or buying organic. If one cares about the "earth", ...
807 7 Comments
Dead is Dead
I realize I didn't recap last week, not for lack of want, but mostly for lack of time ...
805 2 Comments
I have a glut of videos that you can be disracted by today (I've been having strange issues with them ...
804 5 Comments
He's Our You
What We Learned:
Sayid is a killer. Always has been a killer (from breaking the neck of a chicken ...
803 8 Comments
Namaste
What We Learned
Jack, Hurley, Kate and Sayid are not in the same time period as the rest of the plane ...
802 1 Comments
Buckle up buttercup here we come.
Links!
Some lessons kids will never learn ...
801 1 Comments
"I'm thinking that I might need some minty gum ..." – my very first "tweet" on Twitter.
...
799 10 Comments
LaFleur
What We Learned
Giant Statue! Giant Statue!!For all of 2 seconds we get a glimpse of the full statue (which ...
798 6 Comments
I had no history with the Watchmen graphic novel, with nothing personally at stake in my ...
797 0 Comments
At WorkA photographic look at people at work around the world. Spectacular images as usual ...
796 3 Comments
The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham
I missed the first 10 minutes of so of this episode and came in ...
795 3 Comments
Ron Howard officially turned this rumor into reality. Hopefully that means ...
794 11 Comments
316
I call this episode a "breather" -- a more calm, slowly paced story arch, after what felt like weeks of ...
793 7 Comments
We started out so well. The hopes ran high. I watched and enjoyed the X-Men world you ripped off and ...
792 1 Comments
They say with age comes wisdom - I say with change comes wisdom. What we knew of ourselves, of our ...
791 7 Comments
THIS PLACE IS DEATH
What we learned
We call guessed that Jin was jumping throughout time with everyone else the ...
790 17 Comments
It's not hard to imagine that we're all excited in this family about the arrival of Luke. We've prayed, talked ...
789 1 Comments
There are several features I still need to add and want to add to the site, the basic framework is ...
788 0 Comments
THE LITTLE PRINCE
What We Learned
Since I haven't blogged (I apologize) on LOST for first 3 episodes I'll do my best ...
787 0 Comments
Best of the Best
...
786 0 Comments
One thing I hate about political years are the immediate experts that prop up all over the place. Its easy ...
785 4 Comments
The Second Coming & The Butterfly Effect
I'll be frank -- I didn't care for ...
784 4 Comments
Its been a crazy week -- missed several days of work, tried desperately to catch up and now just want ...
783 3 Comments
After an amazing Sunday morning at church (where we saw our largest numbers ever, with 913 ...
782 2 Comments
It must be the start of Fall because suddenly, I have a cold. I'm desperately in need of some distractions, ...
780 3 Comments
Seven years ago ( to the hour and minute) our generations worst tragedy transpired. How easy it is to forget, ...
781 1 Comments
So, last Sunday Sonya and I were asked to be a main part of the sermon. A large part of ...
779 1 Comments
Fascinating documentary on the "real' Rain Man -- Kim Peek. A man who can read 2 pages at one time ...
778 0 Comments
There's a great article over at Slate.com about a new revolutionary economic tactic, using ...
777 3 Comments
Lets go:
Charley Harper was a local (to Cincinnati) illustrator/graphic designer, specializing in posters. I've seen his work ...
776 4 Comments
I think all of us will inevitable find themselves constantly going back to a certain period of time (in our ...
775 5 Comments
C = D * V * F > R The Gleicher formula. A business model for change, but ...
774 1 Comments
You know the drill by now. Get up in it.
My Name is Mitchell; welcome to my study. ...
773 5 Comments
So here's the finished movie. Last night (Tuesday, Aug. 5th) was the awards show for the ...
772 0 Comments
I'm shooting a wedding today, and trying to finish up a few other projects, but for the upcoming weekend I've ...
771 6 Comments
Its been five months since we realized we had to tackle our debt problem. Not merely address it, not ...
769 6 Comments
Apparently you can. And I just took part in making one. But let me backtrack.
...
768 0 Comments
I'll be heading to Nashville in a few hours to take part in the 48 ...
767 1 Comments
C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves ...
766 1 Comments
Its never easy saying something. Not anything, but something.
Something that might matter. Something that might make someone laugh or ...
765 1 Comments
As a little boy I liked to draw, quite a lot. In church I'd use the bulletin cover to draw ...
764 2 Comments
So, Michael has a new Summer Mix Series™ starting again (which is always good times) ...
763 0 Comments
I need a bit of randomness and distractions today -- perhaps lots of us do, a little humor, intrigue and ...
762 0 Comments
I just finished a book on Eustace Conway ("The Last American ...
760 4 Comments
Another vacation has come and gone, mixing both extremes of time -- going at once too fast and at times ...
759 1 Comments
We're sitting 500 miles away from Abigail in a city of the same name — as she goes to a ...
757 3 Comments
Somehow we've made it from southwest Ohio to southeast North Carolina (going from we'll see if we get a vacation ...
756 2 Comments
"I wanted that money and then it was mine". "I'm ...
755 4 Comments
It's Paul's birthday, so make a big wish for him, send him offensive texts or just leave a nice message ...
753 1 Comments
This looks promising. Great cast (insane really). Great writers and directors.
...
754 3 Comments
Elliott is somewhat "eccentric" in his though processes -- as what we like to say as "abstract" (which is just ...
752 3 Comments
There's No Place Like Home
What we Learned
Wow. Time travel, space relocation, dead people, dramatic rescue, dramatic reunion, dramatic death ...
750 3 Comments
We had a great weekend in Tennessee this following weekend ... friends, food, great, go-karts (getting kicked out of said ...
749 2 Comments
Being a person with a very hard time remembering things (thankfully, I have the excuse of having a diagnosed condition), ...
748 1 Comments
Only God can see my tears of thankfulness for the gift given to me by a nameless family who signed ...
747 0 Comments
We're about to embark on a little trip to Pigeon Forge Tennessee with some of our ...
746 1 Comments
So disturbing (yet, I have to keep looking) -- ManBabies
Picasso's Guernica in 3D (very ...
744 4 Comments
The first issue we had to address was -- me. I'm not a business man. I'm not organized. I'm ...
745 3 Comments
Never heard of the hit sitcom "Heil Honey, I'm Home" -- you're most likely not ...
743 0 Comments
I know this is an old clip but I think more relevant than ever (and not just for our family ...
742 0 Comments
Yeah, I know it's been awhile. I've just had my head down and have been focused on work (finishing ...
741 5 Comments
After school yesterday, Elliott said to me, "Mom, Mrs. Zwarg (the gym teacher) said to me; 'tell your Mom to ...
740 0 Comments
Most of my life has been lived in what you could metaphorically call a minor key. I am familiar ...
739 2 Comments
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME I've been lax (to say the least) in doing any sort of comprehensive recap. ...
738 2 Comments
The American sitcom has a torrid relationship with, well, relationships, specifically when it comes to main characters finding "love" (where ...
737 2 Comments
So last Friday morning (around 5:30am) we had ourselves a little earthquake (my ...
735 2 Comments
Yesterday Flickr unveiled a new tier to their online sharing community -- video. This morning the functionality ...
734 3 Comments
Ben Stein (you know, former speech writer to President Nixon and famous one liner deliverer from ...
733 5 Comments
Many of us have been affected by bullies growing up, one way or another; either you were one or you ...
732 0 Comments
I've been far too busy with work, which is a great great thing. But, that's also taken me away from ...
731 3 Comments
So many people are missing the complete brilliance that is Arrested Development (a show I actually, for once, saw when ...
730 6 Comments
Here we are, at the bottom of our lives. Its sunny outside, and you can sense the sprouts ...
729 0 Comments
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does ...
727 1 Comments
Watch this freaky little 4-legged robot made by Boston Dynamics, ...
726 2 Comments
MEET KEVIN JOHNSON
This is it; till the end of April.
What We Learned
Flashfoward: Michael
So Michael's on the boat, and he's there ...
725 2 Comments
I've been tagged by my friend Lee on this fun little meme. I'd tag Luke, ...
724 1 Comments
In honor of Saint Patrick's Day, I'm (attempting) to "theme" this post around all things St. Patty's related. Which in ...
723 5 Comments
I can't even believe this is something that's even possible ... I mean, you read a headline like this and ...
722 0 Comments
My friend Ryan showed me a great opinion article written by the great director/writer David Mamet (Glengarry ...
721 9 Comments
I'll just be honest — because that is what (I attempt) to do here, be candid and honest because you ...
719 2 Comments
I've been terribly inconsistent and wildly silent the last several weeks, for too many numerous reasons; both good and bad ...
720 1 Comments
One of my few constant outlets for the troubles and pains that life brings has been to write. I ...
718 16 Comments
This past weekend in Nashville was simply put -- one of the more amazing times I've had in ages (or ...
717 1 Comments
What We LearnedFlashforward: Kate
After being rescued, Kate is on trial for all her past crimes. Jack testifies as to her ...
716 1 Comments
In about 13 hours (give or take) I'll be on the long highway between Cincinnati and Nashville, meeting about 50 ...
715 3 Comments
Amazing (and I mean, amazing) treehouses --- not the kind your dad would ...
714 3 Comments
THE ECONOMIST
It's been awhile since I've recapped, hope you'll forgive, but there's some amazing stuff to dive into. Quick Recap ...
713 11 Comments
Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart. Ecclesiastes 7:3
I've never been able to ...
711 3 Comments
This will be short as I'm sleep deprived and helping take care of Abigail (who has had a stomach virus ...
709 5 Comments
Kinetic Typography -- here are a few (fairly) good examples of the process of taking dialog (or sometimes lyrics) and ...
710 11 Comments
This past weekend we had a documentary film crew came to The Circus, filming the Whiskerino process and visiting ...
708 4 Comments
Can the moon break, because i would be scared to death and I would not like it one bit
Elliott, age ...
705 3 Comments
You Suck at Photoshop #1 and You Suck at Photoshop #2 -- to you, this will be STUPID ...
707 3 Comments
I feel like a sell-out or copycat, or fill in whatever adjective that describes someone devoid of originality; and sprinkle ...
706 13 Comments
So, this thing happened. Not a big thing. In fact, its a very very very small thing (as of right ...
703 1 Comments
We've been back in our home for a little less than a day, after a nice (but quick) visit with ...
704 3 Comments
Man, I'm so tired; I'm gonna have to take off my underwear. Elliott Armstrong (age 6)
Your assignment: work that quote ...
702 4 Comments
Drunk Santa. Healthy dose of Santa doing a face plant.
Clark flips out after he sees his ...
701 0 Comments
I've Scrooged myself. You can too over here. Pointless and fun, but sorta not fun ...
700 3 Comments
After a long absence, I'm making my triumphant return! The VERY first Family Guy pilot. The animation is ...
699 8 Comments
Life has been, well, shit lately. There isn't many words to mince when I look back and say out loud ...
697 3 Comments
So, what the heck I decided I would tackle a large summary of Heroes since the ...
696 0 Comments
This is one way to stop those speed-demons from ...
695 0 Comments
It's gonna be light here the next few days -- to week. I am going to write up a monster ...
694 4 Comments
I identify with this rant so very much, its funny and sad all at the same time. Just substitute "writer" ...
693 1 Comments
Its the type of day, cool and overcast, slight fog hovering just above the rooftops, where when presented with quiet ...
692 0 Comments
I lived through these fashion times, and I don't know how it ever looked good
...
691 0 Comments
Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of ...
690 5 Comments
I have no idea what to make of this clip -- weird, bizarre, disturbing, magina, and Bailey's from a boot. ...
689 5 Comments
There seems to be an epidemic of anemic blogging going through the webbery (I just made that up and I'm ...
687 3 Comments
I'm not completely sure what even to say before I post these anymore -- its a hit or miss, a ...
688 0 Comments
Approach each new problem not with a view of finding what you hope will be there, but to get the ...
686 4 Comments
I sent out a mass email to as many people as I could ...
685 2 Comments
Elliott has strep throat, Abigail has MRSA (which is sweeping the nation) and somehow things keep piling on ...
684 0 Comments
Sorry I missed last week, I figured most of you would understand (if you don't; just read a few posts ...
683 6 Comments
On any given day one of our kids will come shrieking into the house, proclaiming "Blah blah blah (fill in ...
682 3 Comments
Its long been a plan of ours to begin to offer our gourmet, organic, fresh roasted coffee to you -- ...
680 0 Comments
Back to our regularly scheduled list of internet awesomeness (or maybe not so awesomeness) -- sorry many of them are ...
681 0 Comments
When despair for the world grows in me, and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear ...
679 2 Comments
All in all weddings are a difficult thing. I certainly don't want to be a wedding photographer. I don't believe ...
678 2 Comments
The last 2 days have been a (nearly) spot-on reenactment of the movie "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" minus the train ...
677 4 Comments
CHAPTER 3: KINDRED
What We LearnedSylar's alive (gee, who didn't see that coming?) captured and unable to use his abilities (very ...
676 7 Comments
I made my action debut this weekend, in relation to the "Porn Sunday" weekend. I dressed up in a pink ...
675 6 Comments
So, here's my thoughts on the new Fall TV line-ups thus far:
Cavemen
As lame as a show borrowed from an insurance ...
674 3 Comments
CHAPTER 2: LIZARDSWhat We LearnedPeter doesn't remember anything, but then he remembers and saves a nice Irish girl. And there's ...
673 2 Comments
So I stumbled upon this amazing instrument called the Hang -- it looks like a combination of ...
671 15 Comments
This will be a short list of things, as I have much to do, much to ponder, much to ... ...
672 14 Comments
I've had far too many discussions in life over originality, plagiarism and the cost of creative endeavors with friends and ...
670 2 Comments
I don't often write things about family life, or having kids -- and there a few reason for that; partly ...
669 6 Comments
CHAPTER 1: FOUR MONTHS LATER (or Thanks For the Nissan Rogue Dad Infomercial)
What We Learned
Mohinder is in Cairo, Eygpt (4 ...
668 7 Comments
A new fall TV season is upon us (on a side note, doesn't it feel like new seasons start later ...
667 21 Comments
Sometimes its just hard to find something to blog about that isn't repetitive (which, that is about all I can ...
666 2 Comments
Today is national Talk Like A Pirate Day me hardies! How did it start, ...
665 4 Comments
Sometimes you get something that isn't yours and you keep it, and sometimes something of yours is given to someone ...
664 4 Comments
This has been a trying week here at the Armstrong Circus; mostly personal things, life changes, big decisions, lots of ...
663 3 Comments
The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. Because its ...
662 0 Comments
Today is a day of quite a bit of emotion for me, and many of you. Like the generation before ...
661 6 Comments
I try to be candid and honest with whomever is out there reading about our life, family, struggles (as I've ...
660 4 Comments
Summer is over, but that doesn't mean the movie season is ... in fact, my favorite season of all is ...
659 0 Comments
For awhile innovative home manufacturers have been making modular home systems -- wall pre-fabricated in a factory, with built in ...
658 1 Comments
The leader who refuses to move until the fear is gone will never move. Consequently, he will never lead. There ...
657 5 Comments
Life is full of patterns, full of repetition and corkscrews (propelling forward with repeated themes). The patterns of my life ...
654 0 Comments
I should just change the name of this site to "Distractions Forever", I'm not sure if its more entertaining to ...
656 1 Comments
So Abigail posed this question to me yesterday, and I quite honestly had no answer. All I could assume was ...
655 0 Comments
Sorry for posting nothing personal, but right now I need words from others to help make me feel stable, or ...
653 0 Comments
In the entire history of the universe, let alone in your own history, there has never been another day just ...
652 5 Comments
Miss Teen South Carolina attempts to redeem herself and make us feel stupid (too ...
651 0 Comments
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk, This will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
Mark Twain ...
650 10 Comments
This is word for word what Miss Teen USA South Carolina answered in response to this question:
"Recent polls have shown ...
649 3 Comments
I am not ready for school to have started. I'm tired and out of sorts, getting up so early and ...
648 6 Comments
I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but you're dead meat.
Very shortly I will driving to the Home ...
646 11 Comments
I'm an 80's kid, with my formative (8-18) years happening during the odd decade. The music was eclectic, and often ...
647 0 Comments
Since the terrorist attacks in 2001 our country has had a mix of healthy security and -- not so healthy ...
645 4 Comments
If there was a way to plan for these kinds of days, then I would rest up, take my vitamins, ...
644 5 Comments
Creepy eyes -- make her stop following me
10 Most ...
643 4 Comments
I've been in a semi-coma, restless slumber of hell for the past few days -- or what some people like ...
642 6 Comments
This image is the greatest nature picture ever taken -- and I'm not just ...
641 2 Comments
No more will these be called "Friday" distractions, and the reason is apparent. So, no need to explain, let's just ...
640 4 Comments
The past week or so our church (I know, snore ...) has been talking about parenting, family and relationships. There's ...
639 11 Comments
Christopher Walken cooks -- If this were a series, I'd watch it, just to see what ...
638 2 Comments
I found this site yesterday, man -- I love it: Fred and Friends, has some amazing, ...
637 5 Comments
Twenty two -- 22! -- "episodes" into this weekly distraction thing I call The Case of the Tuesdays (because I'm ...
636 1 Comments
I'm back "up" and fully operational, after waiting from noon till 8pm for Time Warner to come by and fix ...
635 4 Comments
Yesterday we got back from our first (sort of) restful, short break as the Armstrong Circus (meaning: just us 4 ...
633 1 Comments
Wow, I've done 20 of these things? That's either impressive or pathetic -- that I so avoid disclosing anything about ...
632 1 Comments
Today is a big and busy day for many reasons. As some of you (or maybe all of you?) know ...
631 1 Comments
So, I started the morning by spilling coffee all over my keyboard -- rendering the entire left side worthless. I ...
630 2 Comments
I'm assuming there are people out there who still look at these; I know I enjoy finding them and watching/looking/reading ...
629 2 Comments
The work of Theo Jansen is nothing short of breathtaking. His kinetic sculptures are ...
628 0 Comments
I'm not really a "fireworks" guy, not that I don't enjoy watching things blow up, but living in the backyard ...
627 4 Comments
Happy (Belated) Anniversary to us -- the Armstrongs. We celebrated 12 years this past Sunday (July 1st). We didn't do ...
626 1 Comments
Get it while its hot
Scale of 1:100,000
Hilarious retro voice over: ...
625 7 Comments
It's going to be another one of those weeks, so rather than apologize for my lack of posting later this ...
623 1 Comments
Remember that schedule thing I talked about a month ago -- with the neatly planned and timed daily updates that ...
622 0 Comments
Since Saturday we've been staying with our friends the Worley's of Wilmington North Carolina. Its a nice wind down and ...
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It's later in the evening on a Friday and the sun is going down. Everyone is running about gathering markers, ...
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So we're here in Sunset Beach, North Carolina and its been perfect. Its been low ...
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Friend, fellow beard grower and amazing photographer David Bean has a ...
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I don't often talk about our faith and spirituality (or religion if you will — though religion is a markedly ...
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It's my birthday -- the big THREE-FIVE. But that doesn't mean I'll shirk my responsibilities to you, the viewer, the ...
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Time for the lists of lists of lists -- and a few non-list but worthy items. I love lists. And ...
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Chronic Flatulence is a serious problem. No, it really is. Don't laugh. Stop laughing.
...
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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
What We LearnedFLASHBACK FOCUS:Jack
So, Jack got really depressed, tried to kill himself (by jumping off a bridge) ...
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The best ecards ever made -- for those with a cruel and dysfunctional sense of humor.
...
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CHAPTER 23: HOW TO STOP AN EXPLODING MAN
What We LearnedIn the season finale (and what is supposed to be a ...
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Sheffield Quigley: Professional MySpace Photographer. Hi-lar-i-us. I can only hope for his success...*sigh*
...
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Another of my long time most favorite bands of all time is a quiet, subtle, fragile and beautiful group called ...
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On my daily commute to school with Abigail we run across an area that ...
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GREATEST HITS
What We Learned:FLASHBACK FOCUS: Charlie
Again, completely unnecessary flashback. The emotion of the scenes without the flashbacks were fine. I ...
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Its been quiet over here for awhile. I'm having some difficulty in keeping up with my own blogging schedule, but ...
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CHAPTER 22: LANDSLIDE
This episode should be subtitled Bloodbath as so many people are killed in this episode
What We Learned:Peter gets ...
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It seems that lists are the best way to blog about culture -- 10 Best TV Feet, 25 Best Computers ...
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For people who live in the area, the fabled Cincinnati Subway is quiet a sore spot. It represents the large ...
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This will be a short, but sweet, Friday Distractions -- look for the very first Armstrong Circus Podcast in the ...
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Slowdive is a band near and dear to my heart, and many years since breaking up, still are ...
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THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN
What We Learned
FLASHBACK FOCUS: Ben Linus
Wow. One of the more meaningful flashbacks in the past 2 ...
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The other day while driving Abigail to school we overheard the news on the radio mention the recent tornados in ...
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CHAPTER 21: THE HARDEST PART
What We LearnedWhen we last saw Hiro and Ando (sorry I didn't recap Chapter 20) they ...
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I was so distracted today that I almost ran out of time to put up the "Case of the Tuesdays".
...
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Today's the first day of the new line-up at Armstrong Circus, and the focus is on our local/extended community of ...
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I'm tired from staying up way too late seeing a so-so movie, so let's get right to it so I ...
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I've been slowly instituting a scheduled and predictable blogging post system. So far most of you are aware of "The ...
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Perhaps the dumbest idea ever. An open, continuous flame indoors! Yeah, that can't be a ...
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Let's forget the Alec Baldwin incident or the ...
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Will Ferrell (and the glorious fro) does a little skit about the upcoming ...
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Doc
What We Learned:
FLASHBACK FOCUS: Sun and Jin
Sun and Jin were happy early on in their marriage.
Crash-land Chick is INCREDIBLY language ...
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Bah, it's already Wednesday and I had an insane weekend, so no "Case of the Tuesdays" for this week (I'm ...
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CHAPTER 19: .07%
What we Learned:Nathan finds out that Linderman wants to destroy New York to make people change. United through ...
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So, I'm here in Atlanta for another 10 minutes or so -- and felt like I could quickly post something. ...
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The greatness of YouTube allows me to dip back into the past and find some of the great moments of ...
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Another pretty solid outing by the LOST crew. Let's dive in and see if we learned or discovered anything.
...
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Good lord its been a busy week (and its only Tuesday) -- do I hear an AMEN? I thought so. ...
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Learn a little bit to why and how Friday the 13th became so "unlucky"
Wonderful animations and short films set ...
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One of Us
What we LearnedFLASHBACK FOCUS
Juliet, Juliet. Well, there was quite a bit more to learn about Juliet. We ...
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I apologize for being perptually late (on everything)
I'm a sucker for those "Top 10" lists, mostly because they are so ...
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Abigail:
Today you are eight years old. Eight! I haven't a ...
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Yeah, I'm late -- wanna fight about it?
This dog is obviously insane
The list of 300 parodies is quite ...
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What We Learned:FLASHBACK FOCUS:
Kate. Again. Not a completely necessary flashback, though we do see that Kate had a lengthy and ...
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Yesterday, the Armstrong clan and Abigail's good friend, Amelia, went to the Newport Aquarium and enjoyed pizza (which ...
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Ok, its not Monday, but Tuesday just works better for me schedule-wise; from hence forth this shalleth be called The ...
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I need this like nothing else, as I foresee a week of programming, coding, designing, photos, editing, taxes (finishing). Ugh. ...
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It sounds so selfish; to love yourself. I find that it is harder to love myself than it is ...
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This is probably only interesting to me; not because its political or what its about, but because the person is ...
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EXPOSE
What we Learned:Flashback Focus:
Nikki and Palo, oh how little we knew thee. The show opens with a frantic Nikki digging ...
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Seeing Mute Math in concert at 20th Century Theater last night was a great break from my normal everyday life ...
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You know the drill.
It might be Monday, but at least...... you're not the air traffic controller at this airport ...
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Instead of enjoying the brilliance of an early spring day I'm confined to the cluttered darkness ...
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Let's dive right into the linky goodness that I've attempted to find for you amusement today (and tomorrow and maybe ...
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The Man from Tallahassee
What We Learned
Flashback Focus: How long have we been asking how John Locke got in his ...
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It's Monday (and Spring Break for some of us -- but not me) and things could always be worse; so ...
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After getting Abigail to bed last night I went downstairs, had a Guiness and watched some basketball (it is March ...
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A foot powered rollercoaster. And to be honest, it looks like quite a bit of fun.
Happy St. Patty's ...
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This past weekends "spring forward" clock adjustment has had its usual affect on the families collective sleep habits (its dark ...
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Yeah, its Friday. I've been looking forward to this all week. Don't forget, this weekend to "spring forward", so we ...
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Chapter 18: Parasite
What we learnedSimone is actually dead. The dark haired girl we saw in last weeks episode (with ...
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Trying to explain what's been happening in our lives as of late is somewhat akin to explaining the color red. ...
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I thought I'd resurrect the "Case of the Mondays", for myself, more than anyone else. I need regularly, scheduled blog ...
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Before I spill out the link goodness, I wanted to say that I didn't do a LOST recap on purpose. ...
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In my book, this was the best episode of the season, hands down. Incredible.
Chapter 17: Company Man
What we learnedSo ...
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strangers in a strange land
What we learned:FLASHBACK FOCUS: Jack
We learned that Jack got a tattoo in Thailand from a ...
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The best sign EVER
Mmmmm, new Canon cameras ... I'm in heaven
I wish I could be a scambaiter ...
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Chapter 16: Unexpected
What We Learned:
Someone flies. Someone dies. And this was all very true.
Mohinder and the "Zane"rator travel ...
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Its been well over a month since I've had a new project come my way. During this time I've been ...
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Oh my good lord. I have no idea what to say
Those crazy French -- seems fitting, this video ...
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It looks like everything has turned to crystal; like something from a fairytale. And although it is beautiful to ...
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FLASHES BEFORE YOUR EYES
What we learned
FLASHBACK FOCUS: Desmond In a very atypical flashback we see bits and pieces of ...
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CHAPTER 15: RUN! What we learned:
Nathan is willing to pay a lot of money to make his mom happy. His ...
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So, Office Space was on this weekend, so I saw that as a sign to continue on with my "The ...
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If you ever needed an animal sound (and frankly, who isn't?), this site most likely has what you're looking ...
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What we learnedFLASHBACK FOCUS: Juliet:
Juliet was a brilliant medical researcher, who worked under the thumb of her manipulative ex-husband. Her ...
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CHAPTER 14: DISTRACTIONS
What we know
The psychiatrist was being a bit to haughty in wanting to talk with Jessica, and ...
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I'm attempting to get "themematic" with this blog, not only to make things interesting for you, but to give myself ...
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"This is a one of a kind piece". You know something was going to be bad when he said ...
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I try not to labor on what seems trivial about our lives. The normal ins and outs of marriage or ...
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Chapter Thirteen -- The Fix
What we know:
We last left our Heroes as they each clamored to find their way to ...
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No need for introducing this (well, I guess me saying that is in itself an introduction, so nevermind that I ...
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Godsend
I know I'm late on this recap, but we weren't able to watch till last night (hey, life is busy). ...
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I was left a rather random message on Sunday evening. At first I picked up the phone and said hello ...
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I'm quite late on this, but it's been an insane and soul-searching week, so cut me some slack (behinds trying ...
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So far this year has been overwhelming. Not in terms of work or stress, but the little things of life ...
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I don't really know what that phrase means, but it's what popped into my head when my hands felt cold ...
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I've been collecting interesting, amusing, weird, beautiful, horrible, dull links all week just to stretch you distraction quotient (and yes, ...
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I decided to enter a photo (and maybe others later on) to JPG Magazine, just to see ...
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I've started, restarted, typed and retyped, I've mulled and pondered all the various things I could or should say to ...
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No reason for me to explain what this is; let's just dive right in
Steve Irwin with Ross the Intern ...
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This was a superb year for music with many incredible albums released by the likes of Belle and Sebastian, Midlake, ...
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I'm back from vacation and I don't want to work (thought the lists pile up, the work awaits, the bills ...
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What we learned
The seagulls outside of Italy are too friendly
People that use strollers as bulldozers should be arrested.
Riding in ...
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We were sizzling like bacon on a Sunday morning. 8:10 am and the van was packed, the flight confirmed, the ...
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Next year, remind me Not to go anywhere for Christmas.
When I planned this trip (our first family trip ...
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Honestly, I don't have the time to do this everyday, with our impending trip in 2 days; but fear not ...
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I'm not doing to well with this "Song-A-Day" shananigans that I've set myself up for. But, I DO have the ...
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As I eat my breakfast (sitting down for once!) Elliott approaches and says what only can be interpreted by me ...
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Now to interrupt our schedule of a Christmas song a day by Paul, I will blog about an unlikely super ...
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Sorry I missed yesterday; here are you Holiday Song-A-Day's for yesterday and today PLUS a special bonus.
Phantom Planet -- ...
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I've been obsessed with watching Battlestar Galactica as of late, and just completed watching Season 1 yesterday. Drawn by ...
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Day 3 of the Holiday Song-A-Day and I found this nice little rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry LIttle Christmas" ...
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In keeping with my promise to post a Christmas song a day; here's a band I love doing I song ...
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I figured with 12 days till Christmas that I'd post a daily (uncommon) Christmas song. All I have to say ...
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So, I've been doing this experiment -- really just some creative motivation to do something different and unexpected, and to ...
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Chapter 11 -- Fallout
Shockingly Claires' dad confessed that he's known for a long time about her abilit; which obviously doesn't ...
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This part of the list is really difficult, again I'm limited to the range of music I know (and mostly ...
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Ok, I'm going out on a limb to create some controversy with yet another top 10 7 list. This ...
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Its Friday and the weather is dropping quickly, and the wind is stirring the pot. So, to keep with my ...
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I've held off giving a "LOST" like recap of Heroes for a few reasons. 1) I had to give ...
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I almost always have a wonderful time visiting with my family over holidays. Lots of good food, drink and conversation. ...
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In honor of "Black Friday" here are some distractions of the purchasing kind; enjoy:
The coolest thing in the ...
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We've arrived safely and (somewhat) soundly in Delaware sometime in the early evening last night. Its rainy and cold (lovely ...
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Let's just dive right into the links
Musicovery. Awesome tool to introduce you to music based on mood -- Click ...
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In terms of "crazy", this is up there with base jumping and eating fugu. Fox -- in a ...
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A little story I pondered after yesterday's message (its nothing special, honestly).
I stand at the top of a rocky, ...
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I took a mini leave of abscence yesterday, after several weeks of non-stop coding, trouble-shooting and late nights ...
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Are we really only 6 shows in?
What we learned:FLASHBACK FOCUS
We focus on Kate. She was going to get married, apparently ...
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I'm not an overtly political person. I find the entire "enterprise" disheartening -- necessary (in terms of needing leaders, governance, ...
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Fridays are notoriously busy(to me at least), with a majority of clients "getting around" to things they put off all ...
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What we learned
FLASHBACK FOCUS
Mr. Eko. Nothing new revealed -- just shows us how Eko continues his life as a "priest" ...
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Its a rainy and dreary Halloween evening, I just dropped off a good friend at the airport, and in ...
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Ok, its Friday, let's get this day going with the some distractions!
JK has been documenting himself with a daily photo ...
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What we learned:
FLASHBACK FOCUS:
Tonight was focused on Sawyer and his time in jail. He and the warden don't exactly get ...
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In-Law doesn't have to be a cold term, and I'd like to just say, Dad, but I'd confuse a lot ...
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So Abigail stayed home from school today with a fever and went to the doctor tonight. Well, she has the ...
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Its Friday and I have far too much to do and too little time to get it done. But, nonetheless, ...
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About a month ago Abigail saw ...
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This is long, so be prepared... What we learned:
FLASHBACK FOCUS John Locke. We John pick up a hitchhiker (who ...
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So, I had a major scare. I was ... sitting and reading in the only quiet place in the house, ...
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My secret thoughts live as if some of the people from my past have gone on to the afterlife........remaining as ...
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What we learned:FLASHBACK FOCUS
Sun and her affair with that dude she was originally arranged to marry, well; Sun's father catches ...
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Time to bring the world of the useless and time wasting diversions from around the web (and right about now ...
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I know I am. I'm hoping that the show is able to continue the creativity, intriguing, mysterious atmosphere it has ...
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What we learned:
The "Others" have a very nice Leave it to Beaver community situation. Or is that "had"? Until ...
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Why is that after a short, energic, lively and altogether great "vacation" (albeit short) that you need another vacation to ...
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I keep waiting for life to resume back to normal instead of being banned from our basement due to the ...
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Its that time of the week again, where I just toss out things that are humorous, interesting and/or amusing (wait, ...
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A few years ago dad and I went to New Orleans for the Final Four (to see the Jayhawks ...
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Its raining here -- literally and metaphorically. While was out on my weekend trip with ...
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We (the kids and I) said good-bye to Paul as we quickly headed out the door for swim lessons - ...
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Its Friday and my mind has checked out (as I'm sure may be true for you as well). So, in ...
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Since the craziness of the past weekend, accompanied with the adventures of basement flooding, I've not had much time to ...
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So I was sitting at my desk doing work (which I guess is pretty self-explanitory so I have no idea ...
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I hate you. Why is there any need for you? Apparently you are the cockroach of the plant world. Pulling ...
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Its never a good sign to walk into your childs room and to be encountered with a wholly different looking ...
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Well the basement is still bare but dry (mostly dry, except not fully dry). The "stuff" is all over the ...
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There's been a pile of bricks in the corner of our garage since we've moved in - collecting cobweb, dirt ...
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This morning it was still dark when I took Sirius out for his morning walk, and it will get darker ...
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I just got back from ...
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I remember clearly driving in Boulder not long after the murder wondering if "the house" was nearby -- stewing the ...
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Those of you who are shy or turn red easily when discussing matters that are personal may want to skip ...
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I don't have much to say; I'm so busy with work (photoshoots, finishing up various web projects, print projects and ...
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In the aftermath of discovering the seat belt of our new van being almost completely chewed through by Sirius (our ...
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As summer winds down (and the heat intensifies) I thought I'd give you all something to help pass the waning ...
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There have been several times that I've made the ...
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Today we went to Strasburg Pennsylvania to go the railroad there.
We took a detour to avoid construction, and ...
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It's very early. Very. Very. Early. The sun rises much earlier on the coast than it does in our end ...
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Saturday the heat was nearly unbearable. The act of standing brought about driplets of sweat. So we decided to attempt ...
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I don't ever write about sports, mostly because I think it bores most of you who actually read this blog, ...
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I'm weird. Quite weird actually. I don't mean weird in that tender-loving idiosyncratic way, I mean weird in that I'm ...
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Does anyone else feel incredibly disjointed, out-of-sorts, off-kilter? Hungry but unable to find something that satisfies? Wanting to be entertained ...
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I wish I were making this stuff up. I really do.
I can picture it now:
22 years from now ...
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Oh how children can cause you to stumble and grow like you wouldn't believe. I find it hard to ...
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That I changed the blog again. For no real reason, other than I got sick of what was there before. ...
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Happy Anniversary to us. Today is Sonya and I's 11th Wedding Anniversary - which we didn't actually realize till about ...
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It is only 7:12 AM and I've already stepped in cat pee becasue Socrates was locked out of the downstairs ...
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I think I've said this before, but I mourn the loss the summer. The time when all I had to ...
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There's a verse in Colossians 3 (Colossians 3:21 to be exact) that talks about not exasperating your children, ...
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As Paul already mentioned in so many words, we made that quantum leap from vacation on the sunny coast of ...
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As we shake the last grains of sand from our clothes and smell the fleeting traces of salt in the ...
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There's at least a few people in my life who acknowledge and relate to feeling alone in a group or ...
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Well, I came across a mood necklace in the form of a flip flop and my memory took a trip ...
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So, Sunday we went to the Worleys -- after an unexpected detour at Scotchman and finding that left ...
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There are a few rules of inevitability when traveling long distances (confined) in a van.
1) you will always leave ...
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Little boys are trouble makers. Its true. Like puppies, you can't leave them alone for a moment withouth them finding ...
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I guess I was not the typical teenager in that while my mother and stepfather were very ...
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So we're leaving on vacation (about time) this weekend, Friday to be exact, and I have quite a bit of ...
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Well, I'm a year older. Whoopee. Birthdays are complex mess for me, as I stated last year (and the ...
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I've had a week to stew and marinate on the finale for LOST. I'm still as floored as I was ...
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The past few days have given us a taste of summer; the sweat, the heat and humidity, filling the little ...
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Sirius had an attack of the "crazies" and decided to uproot a plant that I had planted in the ground ...
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So one of my favorite tshirt repositories is having a 50% off sale. That's right, right now you can get ...
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Today Elliott is a big 5 year old. My parents come into town today and Saturday is a fun little ...
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Whoa.
Whoa.
Whoa.
Whoa.
Whoa.
Whoa.
Whoa. Did they say the sky turned violet? But seriously. Whoa.
What we learned:
I don't know where to start.
Henry ...
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Coudal Partners is one of more favorite interwebnet places to visit in the world, and this is just another ...
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I don't know if it's from years of subconsciously adhereing to the principle of resting on the Sabbath, but my ...
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What we learned:
No flashbacks this week, instead we follow Michael on his journey immediately after he left the hatch in ...
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First off, I want to say a huge congratulations to the Smokers on the birth of their little girl ...
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What we learned:
Libby is not dead (yet), but mortally wounded. Or maybe mildly damaged. Michael is obviously not too happy ...
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Given that Sirius Black has played soccer with me in the back yard today, eaten all of his small portions ...
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John sent these very intriguing images (most likely from someone who works on the set of LOST). The first thought ...
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It seems our family has a tendency to get animals with health problems. It started with Socrates, our Colorado cat. ...
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**The only people that will probably understand the title reference is Paul and Dan Todd =-). Anyone else who ...
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What we learned:
First off. WHAT THE HELL!!? Michael shoots Ana and the Libby and then himself in the arm (and ...
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This past week has been a cloudy blur. I think the ...
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Not sure if any of you watched this, but it was a nice way to refresh our memories on what ...
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Since reporting my woe's with getting payment from a client there were some requests about how I've dealt with the ...
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This doesn't feel so much like a myth as it does just an interesting story (because I wasn't aware it ...
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"DADDY! COME WIPE MY BUTT!!"
Endearing, is it not? ...
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Today is Free Cone Day at Ben and Jerry's. So if you have one in your town, be sure ...
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These things happen so I hear, but its not happened to me in my 5 or so years of working ...
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Its been a very busy week, thus my limited posts (and mostly useless News additions) - I've also been toying ...
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I'm writing to you from the living room of my parents house in Delaware after the weekend of the ...
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Michael got me thinking about songs that I haven't heard in awhile (specifically from Sesame Street). I was able ...
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What we learned:
Bernard and Rose bicker so more -- Bernard wants to build a giant sign that can be seen ...
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I'm becoming an expert Barbie (and Ken) portraitist. Hasbro should hire me. The last 2 days I've been shopping, ...
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The night before Abigails birthday, she asked me to tell her about how she was born (not "how" she was ...
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Ok, its time to play "Guess That Myth" - where I give you one clue and you guess the "myth" ...
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Here's the conversation as Elliott and I drive down the road that reaches to Abigail's school:
Elliott: "Mommy, what does 'on ...
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Yesterday, Abigail turned 7 years old and had her little girl birthday party which included 3 neighborhood friends and 3 ...
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It's quiet now - alarmingly so. Like the dead calm after a storm with only the trickle of rain and ...
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What we learned:
We get a glimpse of why Hugo/Hurley was in a mental hospital -- although a vague one. Something ...
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Somehow this site completely missed my gaze but it has a plethora of information - screen grabs, maps, theories, ...
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That's what I've been telling myself. Why needlessly ramble on when I have very little to say? Its not because ...
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I've been married into the Armstrong family for 10 years now and am definitely not excluded from what my mother-in-law ...
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What we learned:
Locke is back into my "intriguing characters" list (along with Ecko).
Sayid, Charlie and Ana do find the ballon ...
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I supposed I should feel guilty about publically exposing the idiosynchrocies of my children to the world - but in ...
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The long awaited and much needed update to the Armstrong Family Circus has arrived. I hope you enjoyed viewing the ...
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I promised several weeks ago that a new and improved Armstrong Circus would soon be replacing what you see now. ...
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What we learned:
Sun is pregnant (something we've know for weeks now), but apparently she's unable to have children, we find ...
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I'm tired. Friday was St. Patrick's Day and I had a few Guiness's at the new (and improved?) Dubliner. ...
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In my pissy, stuck-at-home- with- the- kids- on -spring -break-while -PMS'D -mood, I've come to the conclusion that Mom's who ...
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I seriously don't get the rerun madness. What is preventing them from showing new episodes!? Lame. ...
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Never in my wildest dreams would I think we'd be the parents of "that kid" - the one that taught ...
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In related kid news, Elliott was informed by their chapel leader/speaker of his pre-school that he has "the devil in ...
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My good friend Jason is the youth pastor at Crestview Presbyterian in West ...
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Ok, I'm lazy today (and tired) and LOST is a rerun (again -- lame). So here are bunch of funny, ...
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When there is too much to say sometimes its easier to say nothing.
Yesterday was my first experience at Abigails ...
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What we learned:
So Claire is having flashbacks from the 2 weeks she was taken (in Season 1) and seeking some ...
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So its typical after dinner for me to go to the basement with the kids (wow, that right there sounds ...
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... but the beard will grow on.
This past weekends' festivities in Nashville for the North American Free Beard ...
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So, in the midst of all of this marketing work, I've been slowly piecing together ...
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In a scant 20 hours I will be zooming along I-75 South toward Nashville, for what will be without a ...
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I posted the mixes I made Sonya if anyone is interested.
Don't Leave my side
Download here
...
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The feeling of sickness has since passed me. The feeling of an old Polaroid. Desaturated colors. Blurry edges. Details lost. ...
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What a weekend. This weekend was Sonya's birthday celebration weekend. My parents came into town on Thursday evening. Friday evening ...
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Joshua regularly amazes me with his talent, creativity and humor -- and he continues to raise the bar of ...
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What we learned:
Flashback character this week is (drum roll) > Sayid (we all breathe a sigh of reliefl, thankfully an ...
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After 10+ plus years of marriage, Valentines Day (sadly) becomes just another day in a long line of days of ...
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While coming back from lunch with Jason and Jared (at Montgomery Inn) I ...
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So I was going to waste (even more) time to write a review of The Brothers ...
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Hibernation has been my mode of survival as of late, it seems. Not only is it so very cold ...
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Netflix is a great company, and up till this point I thought they were the "David" that knocked down ...
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I heard about Death Cab shooting a video in Cincinnati at Ryan's birthday party back in early December, from ...
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So, today starts the Bazillionth Winter Olympics in Italy. The opening ceremonies today in Turin (yes, were the famous shroud ...
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Would it be in poor taste to tell a client (whom you personally don't want to work with, nor wanted ...
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What we learned:
Jack and James (aka Sawyer) hate each other again. The statute of kindness when hurt has expired.
Jack and ...
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As I wait for the LOST to begin I'm channel surfing and remember the (ho-hum) Grammy's are on. Now Coldplay ...
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Its hard not to reminisce and see failure. When we smiled wide at those nuiances that made Abigail "Abigail". She ...
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In the background, the 77's play while downstairs, voices of creative, happy children drift up to my sleepyheaded self, sitting ...
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Abigail: "Daddy I have a crush on a boy. Well Ben actually. Benny. I have a crush on him and ...
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So, I've had 2 photoshoots in the last day (for church), and today got a litle "out ...
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Why? Why? They couldn't pick a worse time for a rerun - after a lame episode, make a linger on ...
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Excuse me while I put on my Chandler Bing hat -- but could I be any more busy? In the ...
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I got this because of Joshua.
Four jobs I?ve had in my life
Pittsford Farm Dairy - mixed the half ahd ...
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There really is no preparation for the reactions we'll get to the change that is internalized in Abigail. We knew ...
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We arrived home from our trip to Franklin TN a few hours ago. The Bean family was kind enough to ...
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Well, Jeremy just headed out the door, northward to Columbus (and to see his friends ...
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What we learned
For some reason it seemed important to give us yet more insight into Charilie's past. In the family, ...
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I can't believe its Wednesday already. I have a list longer than Manhattan. I'm beat down. Worn. I've not gotten ...
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If today has been gloomy and depressing for you, well now you can officially blame it on the case of ...
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Somehow this little picture has a certain interestingness to it.
...
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I'm not a man of many words. I'm prone to the captivity of thought. For over ten years you've been ...
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Paul and I finally got a sitter for a Friday night so we could go out with our friends, ...
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I've been lingering in nerd-dom the last 2 days. Its frighteningly easy to transform myself into a nerd (Elliott too). ...
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So ... that took a decidedly different turn (at the end).
What we learned:
Michael has, in fact, lost his mind. He ...
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If you happen to think of it, say a prayer for us today. We take Abigail to an occupational therapist ...
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Friday's are not one of those days where Sonya and I look forward to getting out - seeing a movie ...
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Yet another theme over at Whiskerino brought amazing results. Its always fun to be apart of these grand ...
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I can't recall a week that was so full of meetings, proposals and invoices. And through it all I managed ...
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So, I have channel 9 on (WCPO) and am ready to get myself caught up on LOST, after over of ...
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I have no idea why I titled this the way I did; but there it is. I decided to create ...
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What we learned:
Mr Eko was a bad man. Drug dealer. Killer. In an effort to save his brother from either ...
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First it starts with one thought and then I find I'm surrounded by many more that threaten to drown me ...
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Today is Abigail's first date. I know, I know - she's only six, but it is 2006 so you need ...
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So, I've been consumed by this photography thing lately. Obsessed more like it. Since buying the 20D ...
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I wish I could say I eagerly roll out of bed every morning, ready to start the day singing or ...
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I can understand not bending the rules so as to keep civil order. I can understand setting standards so that ...
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Since I'm waiting around for my very large Photoshop file to save (a 7' x 4', 300dpi, 2GB file ... ...
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So we got a post-Christmas gift from "Santa" (you know who you are) and wanted to be sure to show ...
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Happy New Years to all of you our friends (and family)! Here's to remember to write /06 (I know it'll ...
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... possibly in the next 3 days, before I kill the kids. This long with them together, with no school ...
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The idea of remembering the year gone by appeals to me more and more the older I get - mostly ...
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Dear Lady at the 8pm showing of King Kong,
Next time you decide to bring your young son to a three ...
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We hope that this weekend (and the coming week) are joyous, wonderful, entertaining, without (bad) incident and radiant! We love ...
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I just got my free iPod Nano video in the mail. I won it post-participatorily(?) from the ...
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see the riverbirch
guardians of the waters
branches raised upward ...
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I learned about this Death Cab venture when I was at ...
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So, the kids weren't feeling well most the weekend, which tends toward a long and tiring (and whiny) time. Overall ...
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We went to an annual Christmas tradition in Cincinnati - the Over the Rhine concert at ...
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We were looking through some old photos today, for no other reason than to see how our kids look like ...
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Today Elliott had a mini-Christmas show at his pre-school; where the kids sang a few songs and teachers told the ...
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We've had our differences Adelphia, and you've done your best to make me happy. For months ...
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As promised, here is the story I tell the kids (when not falling asleep).
The Legend of Little Billy Tickle
Not long ...
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I'm not even sure I should be telling this story, but for the sake of free information and a great ...
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My best attempt of recreating Led Zeppelin IV album cover.
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The bedtime ritual can be either incredibly easy and effortless or a battle with a relentless, excuse-laden and twisting foe ...
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Since I threw Abigail under the bus a few days ago it seems only fair that I throw Elliott too. ...
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The world is saturated with self-diagnosis. I'm not a fan of all the marketing driven "emotional issue" products that seems ...
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What we are learning:
Sun and Jin are happy and smiling. I like that (and Jin finally got those cuffs off; ...
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How was Thanksgiving you ask? Good. Overall good. Its never a vacation as a parent, though as the kids get ...
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To all our friends and dotcomrades ... Happy Thanksgiving, we love you.
What are you all thankful for? ...
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What we learned:
Kate is back, and she can play golf.
Ana Lucifer continues to make me hate her. I hate. Hate. ...
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I can't think of anything else to describe the fact that I have so much to do and am overwhelmed ...
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I just got home about 15 minutes ago. Here's a summary.
Joshua is a man among men and ...
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I don't travel much, and I'm thankful. But in roughly 3 or so hours I'll hit I-75 South to Chattanooga ...
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What we (now) know:
The beginning of the episode -- brilliant. Was as captivating, horrific and unnerving as Episode 1.
The tail-enders ...
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I updated some of my beard growth progress.
Have I said how much I love the new camera? I'm getting much ...
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What we know:
The Tail-enders where preyed upon heavily by "the others"
Ana Lucifer remains a bitch
Shannon's father was the guy in ...
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I love being "incognito" in the office and what I get to overhear the kids say. 10 seconds ago here's ...
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For any of you who have children, and any of you who have boys, and any of you whose boys ...
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Morning drips through the shutters.
This is my new Whiskerino 2005 concept. Tell a story through each ...
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Here's my progression on the second day.
Yeah. Not much. My Morrissey pose. Daper. I've gotten some funny comments on ...
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Moving when your in middle school is never easy. Moving from the only home you knew to an area far ...
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So, I shaved off my goatee and am about to embark on a hairy excursion into untamed male aggression know ...
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Free M&M Mini's and Twizzlers to a good home!
Must have experience with candy. Strong teeth required. Good hygiene habits. ...
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"The woods are lovely, dark and deep
but I have promises to keep
and miles to go before I sleep
and miles to ...
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A few snapshots of funny things; which are the only highlights of this day so far amongst all the fighting ...
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I know we get along pretty well on most occassions - minus your periods of manic mood swings (what was ...
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned ...
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Gas prices are down. Its like they're giving it away - or at least that's how it feels. So, was ...
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Rainy, cold October days are my least favorite days unless I can just curl up by the fireplace and get ...
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Here are the lyrics to a song written and sung by John Mayer. He's one of my new favorite singers ...
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I'm not sure why you were parked by our mailbox. Nor do I understand why you waited till the kids ...
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Sonya has been (frequently) urged to try her luck with a talent agency to perhaps do some print ads, commercial ...
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Sin City
Starring : Bruce Willis, Micky Rourke, Jessica Alba, Benecio DelTorro, Elijah Wood
Directed : Robert Rodriguez ...
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Whoa. Great episode.
What we learned
It seems as if Walt is apart of The Others (the Teddy bear).I don't think I ...
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Elephant
Starring : Nobody except the GW impersonator and star of "That's My Bush" (come on, don't you ...
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So I went solo bed time with the kiddo's tonight and here are some of the strange and random things ...
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I know this is going backward. I'm lazy. Get over it.
The Island
Starring : Ewan McGregor, Scartlett Johansson
Directed ...
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To follow in line with the aforementioned Friday movie-going highjinx I'll add quick reviews of the other films we've seen ...
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I spent the afternoon blowing off work and seeing a movie with my friend Ryan. Ryan is a movie guy. ...
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Apparently bullying starts younger than I remember.
Every year Abigail's school switches up the class make up (for whatever ...
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What we learned:
As suspected, they are not the others
Anna RosaAna Lucia (or Ana Lucifer as I call her) ...
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Somehow I've become the guy that spends 2 and a half hours on a cool and gray Saturday afternoon vacuuming ...
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Synposis and analysis time. What we have learned:
Locke was obsessed with the man that took his kidney (could this ...
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When does realism turn into pessimism?
I first started to think about this as I watch my Chiefs get humilated on ...
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Sweet Lincoln's mullet its finally (99%) done! The church site has been a labor of love for about ...
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What we now know:
Sawyer and Michael are fine - but bicker like married senior citizens.
Jin was captured by the ...
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I'm addicted. I really am. Obsessed might be the word.
Its never a good sign for your sanity (or career) when ...
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I know we're quite late to jump on the bandwagon. Criminally late. But wow. WOW. We watched your first 4 ...
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Yesterday turned into a series of catastrophes.
I spent most the morning fixing some issues with the old church site (I ...
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Once again we have striked out in obtaining a babysitter for tonight, so I will be staying home, as usual ...
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I got this spam (well, I seem to get it regularly). I have no idea who in the world would ...
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Now, don't take pity or get upset, I actually find most of this highly amusing - but here are a ...
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I read this while sitting on the couch.
To think people are coming here, not just to a ...
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Improvements are on the way to this little site (trying to figure out this RSS feed thing -- so very ...
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Perhaps it is too soon to start crying about Elliott going off to school everyday, like Abigail is, but perhaps ...
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Shortly there should be a review I wrote of the newest Death Cab for Cutie album (on RelevantMagazine.com. ...
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What can I do when gas prices go to $4? I don't think I'll stop driving (although working at home ...
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I pee'd on a church. Well, not "on" a church, but in the bushes, next to a church. ...
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It's been a summer full of changes and I have been blessed beyond belief. It is funny how I ...
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Days upon days pile on each other, until eventually there is a mountain of things past and little to show ...
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I often get foreign spam mail (I attribute it to my CIVA email account - which in China is the ...
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... had fun (I had no idea what else to say, I'm truly uninspired). We literally Just got back to ...
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Sonya and I are finally getting away for a few days, without the kids, to NYC for our 10 year ...
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Yes I have fully matriculated into full robot-dom. Aaron and I have convinced one of Evok's interns that ...
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Suddenly the week is gone (and I didn't exactly tear up with the four times a day updates - but ...
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So we've been here only 2 weeks which means its hardly enough time to call this a "continual" issue, but ...
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There was a quote I heard in church that has had my brain turning. The basic ache we all have ...
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Because I have immense security issues.
I fear for the next day when someone will call me up and decide ...
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... no one away (or something like that). I've recieved a challenge, and I shall do my best to accept ...
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I love obscure cultural reference, especially obscure cultural references that I understand - I feel like I'm part of a ...
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I hate your face. I have been using high speed internet (at home) for over 5 years. I've used Time ...
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I'm not sure how long this feeling of "this can't really be our house" will last, but for now I ...
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Lovely rustic, durable, practical, enjoyable and delicately packed brown corrigated boxes are available to you, for a limited time -- ...
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After some 2000 miles of travel between Maineville and Oakley, 100s of boxes scattered in all the wrong ...
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Well, we made it home in one piece and have been so overwhelming busy that I haven't had time for ...
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Conversations overheard at the Cracker Barrel, somewhere in South Carolina:
"Daddy, don't zip my penis in my pants. That'll hurt. I'll ...
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A frog was in our bath tub last night. Cute little guy. Bright green and very small, perched on the ...
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I was up at 6am this morning for no reason. Its quiet. I watched the ocean. Santa was on ...
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South Carolina is the state of "Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places", but apparently the tourism board has never been ...
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Dear Food Service Representative, who worked at McDonald's in Florence SC (and whose name was rubbed out),
I know your shift ...
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24 hours and we'll be on the road to Hendersonville, North Carolina for an overnight stay, before we finally get ...
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Summer is here - with a vengance. 90 degrees. No school. Sweating. Irratibility. Discovering a summer schedule. Vacation on the ...
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Some things are easier to be candid about than others, yet it's the things that I am more apt to ...
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I'm going to write at length -because I can - about everything under the sun. So, rest your eyes. Get ...
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I'm 33 today. I have no idea how this happened. But it might be contagious, so everyone take a step ...
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From now on, the titles are all Family Guy quotes because my brain is far to exhausted to be original.
My ...
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Oh dear God; what on earth has caused this rash on my neck?!
As if allergies weren't bad enough in Cincinnati, ...
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Come on everyone; try it, it's fun! At least Elliott is all for getting on his brand new Hoppity ...
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Not much to report in the circus. It feels as if we've pulled into a sidetrack waiting for others to ...
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Thank you to Sha for passing me the musical baton. I shall try my best to hold ...
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Funny I don't feel a thing this morning
Guess I cried all my tears by Mary's side
Sad thing is that there's ...
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It feels as though I've been swooped up by a current and it's a bit exhausting. I'm just about zapped ...
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That's all it took. 3 Days. 72 hours. 4,320 minutes. 42% of a week. 0.8% of a year. Not long. ...
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The inspection is done. Radon was found at high levels. Radon seems to be the new "mold". Everyone fear it!! ...
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The race continues. Today Tony comes over to take some pictures, have us fill out paperwork and I'd assume in ...
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
Not much planned today. P.F. Changs. More house work, so that we can put the house "on the ...
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So, we were up late last night with Tony (again, let me reiterate, the best realtor) making our offering, signing ...
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There's not turning back. The offer is "out there" now. Better still - our current house isn't even on the ...
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Well, we looked at quite a few houses again today, and feel very solid about making an offer on the ...
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Nothing yet. We do have a heavy favorite in Maineville. One drawback is a smaller, valley-like backyard that ...
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Well, it's not quite 11:30 p.m. and it feels like 2 in the morning. I've quit painting the kitchen ...
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Last night I went up to Columbus to catch Matt Kearney and Mute Math show at the Little Brothers (trash) ...
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House hunting has already proved to be frustratingly longwinded. Email after email. But thank God for the internet - and ...
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There is snow falling this lovely morning. Its April. The end of April. Spring I tell you, SPRING! What in ...
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It's always lovely to wake up and gaze out the window at a van that is covered in a orange/yellow ...
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I've been listening to this somber, quiet song. The lyrics are beautiful poetry. Not often have I been so impressed ...
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As Paul hunkered down and worked his butt off, putting up two more sections of fence, I planted my first ...
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Having a cold certainly dulls the senses. Yesterday I enjoyed two, full helpings of coffee in my travel mug. Throughout ...
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I promise to have the birthday pictures up shortly. Been a crazy, tiring week, and yet I feel like nothing ...
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Since the weekend marathon of the birthday celebration it feels as if everything has become weighed down. House hunting. Illnesses. ...
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There are 18 purple and pink balloons, silently hugging the ceiling, strings hanging down around me, as I type this. ...
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------ (on the way to the van, going to school))
Elliott : "Daddy, put on 'Let Go'."
Me : "Ok"
Elliott : ...
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Saturday is the big day; Abigail will be celebrating her sixth year of life and words cannot adequately describe how ...
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If I could put my finger on the day Elliott started to become as he so eloquently calls, mischievious (you ...
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I felt exactly as a child going on a playdate, decked out in the raingear I, as a mother, so ...
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April Fools (as if it weren't obvious by now I suppose)! I tried though. I really really tried. Overall it ...
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God has been blessing us as of late. After wandering through the valley (in what seemed like an eternity) things ...
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Christ draws us to Him. There is nothing more simple, more heartening, more comforting than knowing that my ...
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The sun continues its deception. This little dance of brightness and blue skies, the clouds drawn back, and the birds ...
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Long overdue, but long in the works, the new site is obviously complete (for the handful of people that actually ...
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Some days I enjoy being a mother; other days, when my outlook is grim, I do not enjoy being a ...
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The turret in the mammoth white Victorian home on Summit Avenue, Winchester, Massachussettes was where my father lived ...
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Morning comes way too soon when you stay up into the wee hours of the morning talking to your babysitter ...
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The kids are in rare form today. Both incredibly cute and playing better than they've played together in a while, ...
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"How do you do Nothing?" asked Pooh, after he had wondered for a long time. "Well, it's when people ...
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Go with me on this. I had to ramble and explore words today. With no aim, and most likely no ...
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I'm not dead. Not just yet. Although I'm sequestered in my small corner of the world staring at lines of ...
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It's march and the icy cold is penetrating my bones. Where's the subtle warmth and the green? It's ...
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"Splendor in the Grass"
Though nothing can bring back the hour
of splendor in the grass, or glory in the
flower; we ...
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Aside from sugar and spice, they produce a healthy dose of tears, thrive on tattling, and form new and different ...
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A letter from my Mom has come in the mail, which wouldn't necessarily be noteworthy except for the fact that ...
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Things are back to some semblance of "normal". The big invoices have come in (with still a few "out" there). ...
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Maybe I'm just dreaming about being sick, and I'll wake up with no aches or pains or the abscent memory ...
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As I came down the stairs from tending to a very sick and possibly dehydrated, Paul, I witnessed the kiddos ...
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Paul informed me last night that he was NOT going to get sick, as if anyone has any control over ...
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It's 4am. I'm about to roast some coffee and put Family Guy on and just soldier through the night. ...
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There's just enough snow lightly falling to the earth to break up the drearyness of a gray winter day.
And as ...
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This cup of Starbucks coffee tastes no better to my taste buds than a cup of instant Folgers, now that ...
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My ears are perked and listening, as they always should be. As we grow older, we become more aware of ...
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CIVA is done, it's finally done! And by done I mean that it's not done (but the site ...
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I hate Caillou. I really really hate Caillou. ...
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Our TV broke on Saturday. We're watching our portable car DVD player. We can't afford a new one. Any time ...
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It's Wednesday morning and that means our Hyde Park branch library is having story time....my favorite; i probably love it ...
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I'm here on my way to Orlando (via Fort Lauderdale) at the very back of a small plane. My butt ...
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As is usual in our life, we're at another money crisis point. It seems every 3 months or so clients ...
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My least favorite season is winter. Winter in Ohio. Winter in Cincinnati. If the days and months were filled with ...
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One can watch in wonderment and amazment at how creative children are if you just stop to look and listen ...
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1. You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. Do you understand?
2. Anything you do say ...
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Sonya and I have been utterly exhausted as of late. Drained. We've been getting adequate sleep; perhaps we're just begetting ...
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I know much (well, all really) of what I post is very domestic and bland daily life rambling, but this ...
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I just downed a few nips of NyQuil, and now am just waiting for a glassy haze and some rest. ...
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Happy New Year to all. It's a nice, quiet day with our best friends in town and time to just ...
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We're our last evening at mom and dad's. Its been a pretty tame, uneventful week. Minus the lack of sleep ...
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I've been imbibing "Imagine : A Vision for Christians in the Arts". I'm humbled. Convicted. Envigorated. That which I felt, ...
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Christmas Day is now behind us, and what a day it was. Christmas Eve was spent making cookies, ...
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Traditionally the longest night of the year is the December 21st but in our family it's the 23rd.
Last year I ...
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Upon receiving a Christmas letter from someone in my past, I find myself being mentally transported to that place in ...
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It was a beautiful snow morning. Flakes filling the air, making a hazy glow to the atmosphere. I thought for ...
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Just a few short days away from filling the van with boxes, presents, bags, toys, pillows, a cat, setting up ...
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Ok, I have an idea for a new board game. It's called The Waiting Game. The aim to collect ...
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Things seem to get more backwards with age. Perhaps I'm on my way to pants to my arm pits and ...
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I think I'm going to give my advance notice that if by the end of December I do not know ...
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It happened.
Around 5am this morning. I was haunted all night. Uneasy.
Elliott woke up with a bad dream and came to ...
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It seems I'm often writing as I watch morning TV shows with Elliott. Alas again ...
When God calls, we listen. ...
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It's one of those days where everything is directly made to boil me over. I made 5 batches of roasted ...
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Wow, time is flying by. I can't believe Christmas is right around the corner. Oh wait, maybe I should say ...
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Well, it's early Thanksgiving morning, the turkey's in the oven, cranberries cooked, sweet corn bread pudding made, the kids watching ...
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There's a peace and a melancholy kind of comfort that come with these gray daysThere's a familiar kind of ...
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I'm fearing there's a distance coming between us that words cannot fix....a distance that's swallowing up my belief in ...
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It's nearing the time of year when everything is bare, gray and lifeless. While being peaceful and calm, winter is ...
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How can a Presbyterian Church, one over 150 years old, institute a new method of service, while retaining the ...
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"Well your gums - right here, the front - are bleeding more than I'd like to see (as I dig ...
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I have a dentist appointment today. I am not looking forward to it. I've never had a cavity, but I ...
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The sky is a brilliant winter blue, dashed with the scribbles of airplane exhaust and the fading breath of clouds. ...
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There are many people now saying that it is up to the President to heal this division. I say, ...
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I stayed up most the night, just hoping that Kerry would have the grace and good sense to put the ...
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Our voting polling place was at an apartment complex near our Kroger. In a basement. I parked at the Post ...
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Well, with the apparent "intimidating" tactic of asking voters to prove who they are, it seems we in Ohio can ...
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Michael W. Smith called over the weekend. Sarah Jessica Parker called on Friday. Sometime Saturday morning Ron ...
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Well, it is good and I recognize it can be bad soon enough, so I just accept and thank God ...
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There has been a definitive halt in our bathroom. All it needs is cabinet doors, but they apparently aren't ready ...
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"Mommy broke the balloons cover daddy. She broke it. See. She broke it. She put the groceries on ...
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How is the ACLU not demanding the revocation of the tax-exempt status of the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church ...
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Jewel makes me violent. Anything she sings. I cringe. I want to punch someone. Repeated. She's not good for the ...
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It's a dark and rainy cool October morning. Abbie is home sick from school - not only because of a ...
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We have a sink! Well, a sink with no water. The littlest touches take the longest time to finish it ...
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The bathroom is usable; but not quite done. Our sink is on special order and still not in yet. We ...
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DAY 21:
Not much happening today. The cabinetry is all installed, except the doors and the shower "cubby" area (next to ...
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DAY 18:
The walls are painted (this very light "frost" blue). Right now the cabinetry is being installed. We are able ...
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DAY 12 (or something)
The tile is grouted and done. Looks beautiful. There is a toilet in a box in the ...
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DAY (whatever):
No work done today. The tile is setting. We're so close the finish that waiting now is annoying. I ...
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DAY 9:
The bathroom should resemble an actual bathroom by the end of today.
I miss Saturdays. What they once meant. Getting ...
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DAY 9 (?):
No one showed up yesterday (again). Getting tired of the inaction. Just want progress on this dinky little ...
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DAY 8:
Notoriously abscent of any workers today. I was hoping they would be finishing around the tub and preping for ...
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The coffee is brewing, the final Sumatra beans roasting, the dishes put away and I'm dressed and ready to leave. ...
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DAY 7:
The drywall is up and now drying with the second mud. I hope tomorrow the cement board, tile, toilet ...
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DAY 6:
Today the drywall is going up. Hoping the week goes smoothly and a bathroom starts to emerge. To be ...
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This morning in my email inbox (besides the usual 45 or so emails from China) I had one "How one ...
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DAY 5:
Yesterday all the plumbing was adjusted and installed. The new tub looks great. A drain that will work. Right ...
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DAY 4:
No one showed up yesterday. A day behind now. Nothing to report.
I'm scurring about, roasting coffee, putting on my ...
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DAY 3
The plumbers are to be here sometime today. It's 11:30am, nothing yet. The water lines are supposed to be ...
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DAY 2:
The bathroom is fully deconstructed. It's lovely. I prefer the bare studs and exposed pipes and wires to the ...
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3:30am. Abbie has an ear infection. She's been up the entire time. In pain. We're helpless. I just went to ...
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It's hard to enjoy coffee when ones throat feels like crackling fall leaves. Everyone in the house is hacking up ...
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Thursdays will be interesting. Sonya spends the morning at Abbie's school helping out. I take Elliott to school, although today ...
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It's late.
Where has my sadness gone? What do I feel? What is in me? Why only anger? Why ...
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I'm sitting with Elliott on the over sized chair watching Sesame Street, as he sucks his thumb and "mines" on ...
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Repitition all over again. It's not really Monday already, is it?
Ought to be an interesting week, as we try ...
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Abigail has created a revised, and much more apropos, Golden Rule :
"Do unto others as they have done unto you".
No ...
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Elliott and I were playing last night on the couch. He would tell me to close my eyes, then he's ...
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It's a cool day, with a light drizzle, makes me want to walk into a deep forest in the foothills, ...
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It's week three of Abigail's kindergarten and we are all still adjusting to the newness of it all; the change ...
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I just finished roasting some coffee - Kenyan Tegu Peaberry. Can't wait to try it tomorrow.
The lights went out for ...
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The sun is out today and the air cool. I lived for 10 or more years in absolute terror ...
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A new month already - time to send out invoices. ...
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What is "ministry"? Our church has often had sermons about us, as a congregation and as individuals in the church, ...
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I remebered Mr. Hubert's science room - that looked out onto 79th street and the circle drop off drive - ...
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Does anyone live in reality? Anyone? Does anyone know how to be honest and examine themselves without projecting their deficiences, ...
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I'm in a stupor. Lost. Aimless. It's been weeks now of having a void of feeling. I feel neither loved ...
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Some days music is the only solace to a mind troubled with clouds and a dull glow. ...
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I'm not sure what is going on. Since our trip back from mom and dad's a few weeks ago things ...
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It's a late start for the day. Abbie just got back from (a short day of) her very first day ...
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It's a rainy, somewhat dreary day out. I'm listless and sulking. Nothing feels important or real or tangible. A lack ...
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I'm a coffee addict.
I was too tired to roast last night; for fresh beans this morning. I have a splitting ...
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God forgive us.
I'd love to see the "techie" N.T. — websites that Jesus would approve of, Biblical technological advances, how ...
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Driving for hours in the car leads to nothing but over thinking, especially our drive through Pennsylvania and Ohio with ...
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My dad told us a fascinating story last night about my grandmother (his mother), and the power of one bad ...
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The effects of hurricane Charley are making the kids quite unhappy. Right outside the numerous windows of the house they ...
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I'm listening to the kids giggle till they're hiccuping, as they play with their granddaddy. The simplest things bring the ...
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I'm back to my roots - the towering trees that darken the windy roads through lush farmland, the musty manure ...
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It's another lazy Sunday. The day seems to drag it's feet, never being officially full or complete; but mostly just ...
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It's as if late September is upon us here in Cincinnati. The brisk breezes and overcast skies instill a nesting ...
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Tomorrow I will be attempting to play golf. I haven't played for over a 2 years, and it has horrible ...
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Hopefully soon there will come a time when I will be able to write again (aside from this format). The ...
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There's a certain pull on us to speak honestly, as Sonya and I enter into our 10th year of marriage. ...
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I'll say it. I'm angry at God.
We all are. It's inborn. Our nature. Deep in all of us we're ...
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July 4th. When you have kids, it becomes the longest day of the summer. Keeping them up well past their ...
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I have not written in quite awhile. It's still a duanting task, although completely of my own making, to write ...
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There's an ache in my side, a slight jab, a constant rub. My eyes sting. Everything is salty and sour. ...
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Hourly the sounds of ocean waves crashing, the musty clear breezes, gritty sand whipping on my face become fading memories ...
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I don't want this anymore. Adulthood. Responsibility. I just want to walk down the sidewalk into the trees, past the ...
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It's been a whirlwind week. I'm 32, as of Tuesday. Not a big deal - but my beard has spontaneously ...
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We celebrate Elliott's birthday today. Unfortunately he is not at 100%, being up most the night with cough and most ...
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Today I have officially lost all of my "quiet" spots. I no longer care if anyone walks into the bathroom; ...
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The layers of God's providence astound me, yet I still don't trust, I still doubt His love and fear for ...
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A house divided cannot stand.
I hate politics. I understand fairness. I do not understand trying to point out any little ...
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Yesterday we had a 3C's family picnic most the day; outside at Parky's Farm. It was hot. Kids everywhere, running ...
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Brave Sonya. She was able to catch 2 cicada's, at the request of Abigail - who is inexplicably in love ...
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It's closing in on 1 am and the rain picked up the beat and through the window sounds like an ...
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Supposedly cicada's taste like butter. At least that is what Abbie told me, because her friend Jessica told her ... ...
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Our lives are stories intertwined. Sometimes incongruent, sometimes parellel, sometimes merged after a long journey down a stretch of road ...
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Motivation is ever harder to come by. The more I have to do, the more I stand still.
Wait.
Listen.
Reflect.
Panic.
We're down to ...
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I'm faced with the dilemma of needing, or at least feeling the pull, to confront some friends on what directions ...
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Spring is here finally. But the wind is still quite chilled - shivering in your nostils and bites on your ...
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I'm so tired today. I feel so small. ...
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There is a sweet smell of milk to his breath when he wakes in the morning. He'll grab my neck ...
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It's the start of something new. Everday I suppose. Life will never cease to move, and I'm becoming more at ...
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I think I am going to redesign. I suppose updating or changing the look for me is therapeutic - ...
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"It's not the spark that caused the fireIt was the air you breathed that fanned the flame ...
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My Wife. I'd be a bastard if I didn't start there. I know my wife well. The idiosyncrasies. The hurts. ...
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