April 3rd, 2008
Heather Armstrong managed to capture just how I often feel about my 3-1/2 year old princess:
That sweet little baby has turned into a sweet little girl, and believe me, there are days when I want to glue a bucket to her head just to muffle the whining, and then position her so that she’ll walk blindly into a wall, but on days like today, I understand that she is and always will be the best thing that has ever happened to me.
(emphasis added)
Okay, maybe I’d skip the glue. Just sayin’.
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March 8th, 2008
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September 8th, 2007
After the Carnival of the Godless earlier in the week, I surfed on to a different site. Then another site. Then, eventually, landed at a web comic called Irregular Webcomic. This pretty much sums up my free time since then:
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Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I haven’t spent this much time reading a single web comic since when I first discovered Sluggy Freelance in May of 1999 and read the whole archive front to back. That reminds me…I haven’t read Sluggy in probably a couple years (the alien story just kind of — should I go there? — alienated me).
Of course, this webcomic now has 1000 more strips in its archive since then, yipe, yipe, yipe!
Carry on. And you’re welcome.
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March 1st, 2007
From wordsmith.org:
omphaloskepsis (om-fuh-lo-SKEP-sis) noun
Contemplation of one’s navel.
[From Greek omphalos (navel) + skepsis (act of looking, examination).
Ultimately from the Indo-European root spek- (to observe) which is
also the ancestor of suspect, spectrum, bishop (literally, overseer),
despise, espionage, telescope, spectator, and spectacles.]
I’m going to use this. I’m just not sure how yet.
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February 5th, 2007
Maya has a new love in her life. Well, actually, she has four of them, dressed in yellow, blue, red, and purple shirts. Yes, Maya loves the Wiggles. It all started when Mike saw a smidge of an episode on Disney one Saturday morning, then commented later, “you know, that was kind of cute.” When I was at Sam’s a week or so later, I saw a 2-DVD package for under $10, and thought, why not?
Maya is now a Wiggle-addict, and asks for them multiple times per day. With only two videos, this gets old very fast — but at least she’s singing and dancing with them. And really, I kind of like them.
Just now, Maya pointed up at the Granny Smith apples sitting on my counter:
“Apples! Wiggles eat apples.”
Yes, honey — Anthony eats apples, doesn’t he? Would you like some apple?
“YEAH!!!”
This is a kid who’s mostly turned up her elfin nose at apples lately (in favor of pistachios and grapes). Ah, the power of a good role model.
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January 25th, 2007
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You know that smile I was rhapsodizing about yesterday? Here it is. I mean seriously. Tasty.
Me, I’m being a goof, as usual.
Thank you Sean for the pics!
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January 19th, 2007
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January 6th, 2007
Since I have weightier matters to address (including, but not limited to, the comments on my answers post), but don’t have time, I’ll give you some filler for today, courtesy of i do doodle.
You Are Surrealism
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Dreamy and idealistic, you’ve created a world that is all your own. It’s very likely that you’ve either dabbled in drugs or are naturally trippy. You are always trying to push beyond the boundaries of your culture and society. You believe that art, love, and freedom can change the world.
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As I’m 99% certain is also the case with i do doodle, I come by my trippiness a la naturel. My favorite drugs are alcohol (specifically wine and dark beer) and caffeine — ones which don’t tend to provide me with delusions, only sleep or the lack thereof.
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December 7th, 2006
…but I reserve the right to post bullshit like this! :)
Your Language Arts Grade: 100%
Way to go! You know not to trust the MS Grammar Check and you know “no” from “know.” Now, go forth and spread the good word (or at least, the proper use of apostrophes).
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December 3rd, 2006
Your ‘Do You Want the Terrorists to Win’ Score: 100%
You are a terrorist-loving, Bush-bashing, “blame America first”-crowd traitor. You are in league with evil-doers who hate our freedoms. By all counts you are a liberal, and as such cleary desire the terrorists to succeed and impose their harsh theocratic restrictions on us all. You are fit to be hung for treason! Luckily George Bush is tapping your internet connection and is now aware of your thought-crime. Have a nice day…. in Guantanamo!
Do You Want the Terrorists to Win?
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Via Bitch PhD. At least I’ll have some great company in Gitmo.
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