Monthly Archives: October 2007

Going Ape

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Monkling

Yep, that describes what is going to happen around here, or, rather, what I am going to look like. Why? Because I am giving up shaving. Apparently it is hazardous to one’s health. There I was, in the shower, minding … Continue reading →

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Adventures In Parenting

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Monkling

Here’s something new in the category of, “Things you don’t want to hear when you answer the phone: “Mom, put on the TV.” The rest of the conversation went like this: “I can’t. I’m on a bus. Why?” “We’re under … Continue reading →

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Soundtracks

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Monkling

I don’t want to do it but it looks like I don’t have any choice. I have to go down into the dungeon and dig through boxes of CDs. You see, I had packed them all up just about a … Continue reading →

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Modern Medieval

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Monkling

There’s this place on the north shore of Long Island called the Sands Point Preserve that we like going to. It has winding trails that go through the woods and one path leads out to the Long Island Sound. They … Continue reading →

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Sign, Sign, Everywhere A Sign

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Monkling

We took a little ride today & I was sitting shotgun with my camera. Unfortunately, I missed the shots I really wanted like that sign that said, “Wink.” I’m not quite sure what that meant. It may have been a … Continue reading →

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Oktoberfest Italian Style

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Monkling

Being Italian and all, I couldn’t just serve burgers and hot dogs to my company today. There’s this rule that you have to have so much food that everyone ends up feeling like they are going to explode. There’s a … Continue reading →

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Buried Treasure

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Monkling

This morning I went on a treasure hunt. It was a difficult hunt because there was no treasure map with a nice big X on it. Today I found out exactly why those pirates made treasure maps. It’s because they … Continue reading →

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Winds of Change

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Monkling

Since this is a long weekend, Stephen decided he was going to come home. The plans have changed at least 3 times and counting. He’s still coming home, however, the exact dates seem to constantly shift. “When you say you’re … Continue reading →

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It’s October

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Monkling

For most people, that doesn’t mean anything. For baseball fans, on the other hand, it means the playoffs. I didn’t always like baseball. Sure we’ve always been Yankee fans but that was more because of genetics than anything else. I … Continue reading →

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Going To The Fair

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Monkling

All right, so we’re not really going to a fair but hey, thinking up post titles is hard work. Yesterday, as we were walking into the hospital, I felt compelled to share with Frank the sign I had just seen. … Continue reading →

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