Posted in Kid Stories, Lovin' Life on January 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A conversation today between Jake, his best buddy from down the street (both age 4), and me (not 4):
Jake: “It’s true, in real life, for real!!!”
His little friend, A, to me: “Why does he always say that?”
Me to her (A): “I don’t know. You should ask him.”
A to Jake: “Why do you always say [...]
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Posted in Silliness on January 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is going on my wish list. I love pens. Have I mentioned that? I do. And office products in general, but mostly pens.
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Posted in Silliness on January 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Those were my answers to the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” from about the age of 12 until I graduated from college and knew that I wasn’t about to go back for a Master’s (much to my mother’s continued dismay). From then on the mom thing was it, [...]
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Posted in What is it? on January 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Here’s the second photo of the season. Now, while the objects in the photo might be easy to identify, the point of this edition is to tell me what is happening in the photo. Yeah, yeah, I’m tweaking the rules a bit. If the reality shows can do it from season to [...]
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Posted in What is it? on January 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yep, this:
is from this:
Yay, Auntie Jackie!!! 2 points for you.
Next one coming soon. And, again, thanks for playing, all!!!
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Posted in Good Friends on January 25, 2008 | 7 Comments »
A friend posted this video earlier today. He doesn’t read music. He has no training, but plays the guitar. He just took a stab at the piano last summer, if I’m remembering it correctly.
A big house? More money? A nicer car? A cooler place to live? Those don’t [...]
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Posted in Ranting, Silliness on January 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
So, Bald Man and I are leaving Sam’s Club today and we’re almost to the car when we overhear the following conversation behind us between a father and son. Keep in mind that Bald Man is wearing his Columbus Crew hat and coat.
Kid: “You probably don’t like soccer because you didn’t really grow up [...]
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Posted in What is it? on January 20, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Yep, that’s right. A new season has begun. Who needs stinkin’ writers to keep us amused? Although the return of American Gladiators is quite entertaining. I actually stopped and watched a bit of it the other night. They’ve gotten a bit more extreme since the last round of [...]
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Posted in What's going on... on January 16, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Infinity is both the largest number ever, and not a number at all. Discuss.
(This, btw, has been a topic of conversation b/w my 6 and 4 year olds for weeks, thanks to a neighbor friend who introduced the theory to them. “How much is infinity plus infinity?” “What about infinity plus two?” [...]
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Posted in What is it? on January 15, 2008 | 9 Comments »
First off, the reveal of What is it? #11. Sorry it’s taken me sooooo long!
First:
is from this:
While it is technically a flower, I was specifically looking for Gerber Daisy. 2 points to Jackie.
This:
is from this:
Peach! No points for anybody.
This:
is from this:
Dental tools. No point rewarded. (And that one [...]
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