Monthly Archives: May 2007

The Great Debate

There is a huge debate going on around here. Okay, not really huge. Just semi-big. There are good, valid points on both sides. No, this is not some local political debate. It doesn’t even involve more than 1 person. This … Continue reading

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A Blog Public Service Announcement

We interrupt this blog to bring you the following close-to-useless information. Anyone who knows me, knows I cannot just leave well enough alone. Oh, no. If there is any fiddling around to do, I will do it. No way was … Continue reading

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The Mundane

Last week (or maybe the week before or the month before, for all I know with my memory!) there seemed to be this trend on a lot of blogs with the bloggers questioning whether or not their blogs were boring. … Continue reading

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Miss-Seen Words

Yes, I like to make up words like “miss-seen.” There is probably a real word to describe that concept but I’m ignorant and too lazy to look up the right word. Moving on… I remember reading something that said people … Continue reading

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An Emotionally Draining Morning

I’m not sure if I can summon up anything funny today to write about but I promised myself to write something in this blog every single day so here I am, anyway. This morning I attended the funeral Mass for … Continue reading

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Spiderman 3

That was the original plan. I can’t even remember the last time we saw a movie in a real, live, actual movie theater. Then Frank had the idea, “Why don’t we go into the city to see it at the … Continue reading

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Dinner For 14

What happens when you put 11 adults (or almost/mostly adults) and 3 children in a room by themselves? Among other things, there was the Wizard of Oz impression. My 2 year old nephew was wandering around the table and my … Continue reading

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Computer Allergies

Only a psychopath would do the strange things I do. Why was I compelled, after over a year of putting up with a broken CD writer, to suddenly replace the thing at the height of allergy season? It hasn’t worked … Continue reading

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A See-Saw Kind of Day

It’s been a strange day of laughs and sadness. It started off pretty awful. When I went to Church this morning, I found out a classmate of my kids had died. He was only 21, a year younger than Steve. … Continue reading

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The Princess Turns 19

Nineteen years ago today, Darling Daughter made her appearance. It’s strange realizing so much time has passed. I can still remember lying in the hospital bed with the nursery just opposite, hearing people saying in amazed voices, “Look at that … Continue reading

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