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Now that Mother’s Day is behind us, let’s get back to reality, shall we? My recommendation to you, guys, is to print this up, frame it, and hang it in a prominent location in your home. Preferably near your wife’s vanity. Marital Rating Scale UPDATE: 1943 Guide to Hiring Women. Thanks, Mara! UPDATE UPDATE: And […]

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*breathe* HA HA HA HA HA HA *gasp* HA HA HA

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From CNN: “Reports: Twister kills two mothers protecting kin” Kin? I take it this was after the mothers jumped up from their rocking chairs on the front porch, spit out their hay stems, and ditched their moonshine jugs in the root cellar.

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Thanks to Greg for pointing me to this sweet photo viewer Web browser add-on. If you like looking at pictures like I like looking at pictures, this is a really nice piece of software to have on hand.

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Leah and I went to see Iron Man last night, and since we get to movies so infrequently, it seems worth posting about.

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Gosh, this post could go anywhere with a subject line like that, eh? But I’ll keep it clean.

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I’m trying my best to remain above the political fray this year, but I’m reading up on the process when I can and trying to stay up to speed. This tidbit really sums up my feelings about the Democratic race this election and speaks to my general apathy about the political process: “After the Reverend […]

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When it’s time to go inside and get ready for bed, but you want to stay outside and play “owl:” Take notice of the green Croc in the upper right. It was removed and tossed during the course of the meltdown. We’re loving 3 1/2 so much!

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Poom Poom and G.G. were in town over the weekend to spend some time with Ava. The stay began with a bout of what Leah and I like to call “Madison weather:” Cold, wet, and windy. But things shaped up steadily as Saturday wore on, and by yesterday, the weather was downright amazing. We got […]

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Our tasty stimulus “check” arrived in my account this morning by the magic of EFT. Remind me to give Ava an extra big hug this evening when I see her; she was worth another couple hundo! We’d put the money in savings, but sheesh, I may as well cash it, roll the bills up real […]

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Ava was stoked about going around to deliver May baskets to her friends in the neighborhood this evening. These were headed for Aaron and Claire. We also hopped into the car and went out to Grandpa Chuck’s; he sure was surprised to see us. G.G. and Poom Poom are coming to town this weekend to […]

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