Category: daily drivel
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fifteen
We are exhausted after our long, long journey to the distant city of Stevens Point, where we stayed overnight after attending the 15th anniversary celebration of the Central Waters Brewing Company in Amherst. Really. I need a nap. Oh, wait, I already had a nap. Guess I’ll write some drivel, then. If, for some reason,… Read.
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my friday
This was how my Friday began: I drove My Darling B to work yesterday because we were going to meet some friends of hers at Smoky’s Club on the west side. If I had the car and went back to pick her up after work, it would eliminate a lot of driving back and forth.… Read.
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cleanup
My Darling B and I each took a personal day from work to stay home yesterday and do a little spring cleaning. Yes, we know it’s January. Our house needs so much cleaning that we have to start spring cleaning in January. You’d understand if you saw our basement. We moved for the last time… Read.
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family camping
Pete e-mailed me the other day asking if I could remember any details about the vacations we took with our mom and dad in the mid 70s. I’ll bet he’s sorry he asked now, because the best I could do was vomit up random fragments of memories, and I mean ‘vomit’ in the best sense… Read.
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hot iron
I went to plug in my fifteen-watt soldering iron yesterday and found that it was already plugged in. Hmmm. The last time I used it was, um … hmmmm. Read.
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spoiler
Avast, matey! There be spoilers ahead! On the way home from work Friday night, I asked My Darling B if she wanted to watch the last episode of Breaking Bad. We checked out season two from the library earlier in the week and had watched the whole thing in just a couple of nights, all… Read.
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Frrronch fries!
I just heard a radio advertisement announcing special deals at McDonald’s, but only for their ‘a la carte’ items. When did McDonald’s become so frou-frou that they started advertising in French? Read.
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what then
I’m not sure I understand one of the arguments against the regulation of guns. Help me out here. I’ve read on teh intarwebs that The Most Holy Second Amendment says that we, the people, should all be allowed to have guns so we can shoot tyrants. Either my copy of the bill of rights is… Read.
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moon hoax not
Well, this is refreshing: “I don’t know whether or not they landed on the moon, but I know they couldn’t have faked it.” Read.
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worms
The worms are here! The worms are here! Ew. The worms are here. But the instructions that came with the worms say that these little guys will stay in the composter if I keep a light on, because electricity is magic. Also, warm. The blob of worms I got came rolled up in some peat… Read.
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