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Kids
The reason 90% of you are here, and two of the coolest people I know.
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I woke up in the wee hours this morning in a cold sweat. In my dream, my parents had joined a newfangled cult and one of the cool "features" was the surgical removal of their hands in a "welcoming ceremony for our visitors." Some extra-terrestrial Read More
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Here's a surprise. I'm a professional System Administrator. My standard joke here goes, "Because I get paid for it, not because I'm any good at what I do." I have long and hard declared my own ineptitude along the way. Yes, I forward Read More
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I have an affliction.
I am a geek. A nerd. One of those social dysfuntionals that loves freshly printed circuits more than the soft caress of life itself.
Once I spoke with a recruiter who was supposed to be helping me fill out a list of my Read More
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We're coming up on Halloween, and if you know me, you know what I'm thinking about..Get a poppy. Wear a poppy. It's time to start right now.From the St. Catherines Standard, talking about donations to the Poppy Fund.“We’re not selling them. Read More
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I'm from a family of story tellers. Structuring thoughts into stories is something I remember from generations on both sides of my family. I assume this is something that happens in all families. The passing of lore, of shared memory, Read More
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So my son is playing Alien Assembly Required (yes, Virginia, the web does have some very good kid friendly areas) when he says to me, "I'm going to make these aliens with no arms and no legs. They're floating above the ground - see? They're Read More
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Well, that was good. It's been ages since I've been out camping. Probably the last, best camping I've done lately was the Zarquil Zonar's Wonderful Weekend in the Woods series of camps. The basic premise was you grab a bunch of buddies, Read More
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Water. Giver of life. Salvation in a desert. Cleansing. Purifying. Requisite for all things living on earth. A weekend revolving around water restores one to one's own being. Yet another significantly overbooked Read More
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A decent weekend with the kids - not quite according to plan, but when are they ever? Friday night we did a quick stop at home, fed the animals, fed the pets, then cracked open the piggy banks for a little practical lessons in the world of budgeting Read More
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When I turned six my cake was a train made from cake made in bread pans. It was the coolest cake I ever had. We played on the front lawn and I made my best friend annoyed because I wanted to run the three legged race with another kid instead. Read More
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I try, oh, how I try.. It's the end of the year. We're coming up to Christmas concert season. I've been asking Rebekk what she's been practicing for the concert and she's answered, "I don't know." Well, it's gratifying to know Read More
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So it's a weekend with the kids, Firefox 2.0 is released, and it's the perfect mix of "something to do" and "let's celebrate for the sake of celebration." And "Lethbridge had one scheduled, but Edmonton still doesn't." ;-) If you're Read More
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Step 1: Mix the ground corn meal and water in a bowl to get
approximately the right consistency. Mess around for the next 20
minutes trying to get it to where I'm happy with the consistency.
Step 2: Mess around trying to Read More
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"Daaaad," my son says, "I can't wear these underpants. They're too small." Awkward moment of silence. "Are they pinching?""Yeah. My knees really hurt." Read More
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44 to not enough. The Stamps are on a roll and looking good. Four in a row under their belts as this boy's mind turns to football. Photos going up now. Quite the weekend with Highlanders, waterparks, and of course, the aforementioned Read More
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