Apple iPhone releases tonight…yawn.

Hey all, Well, the much anticipated Apple iHype…er, I mean…iPhone releases tonight, and I can sum up my near frantic anticipation with two words….WHO CARES? 
No, I’m not blogging this morning from a sleeping-bag on some chilly sidewalk outside the Apple store. A new Star Wars movie might elicit that kind of fanaticism, but not an over-priced, [...]

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Late Nights

Hey all,
Sorry I haven’t been posting as regularly, just trying to get the decks cleared here at work in advance of my “baby leave.” (Any day now…)
Blog posts, training, supplies orders…
Here’s a nice depressing shot I took with the ol’ camera phone as I left work around 7:30p to go grab some dinner before coming [...]

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I’d be naked without…

Okay, okay…that was something of a sensationalist (and frightening) title, I know.
Here’s what happened…
Yesterday morning, by accident, I forgot to put my Leatherman on my belt. All was well until noon when I needed to open a box here at work, reached for my Leatherman and realized, to my horror, that it was at home!
It [...]

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The joy that is Google Reader (RSS Feeds)…

Okay, a number of folks have given me the thousand-yard stare when I mention RSS Readers. Here’s the lowdown:
An RSS Reader (like Google Reader, which I use) searches specific blogs and/or webpages that you choose and pulls any new posts directly to your reader page.
For example, when I log into my Google Reader page, I see:
10 [...]

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Top Eight Comments That Could Get You Killed

 
Hey all,
 
Today’s post is from Guest-Blogger: Vic-the-Preggo wife.

Top Eight Comments That Could Get You Killed (when said to a Preggo…)
 
1)      Haven’t you had that baby yet?
2)      Still Pregnant?
3)      How much of that is baby weight?
4)      Have you noticed that you’ve been moody?
5)      What else have you forgotten?
6)      When are your twins due?
7)      Do you need [...]

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What a Weekend!

Whew!
Got my office torn down, boxed up and hauled out and MOST of the baby’s stuff set up in it’s place!
This is me upon successful completion of the stroller assmebly…two hours, no blood… (please note the duo coffee cup holders…woo-hoo!)

My girls posing with the pack’n play…

And…Phlash the Worthless looking nonplussed about losing his favorite snooze-spot.. [...]

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Paris Update: Time Served…?

Well, here’s a shocker…after a whopping 3 days in the pokey, Paris has been released to house arrest for “Medical Reasons.”
Ahh…sweet justice. 40 days confined to her multi-million dollar mansion, poor Princess Paris.
Also…don’t they have medical facilities in prison???  I can’t think of much that would do this bim better that some fifty-year-old prison nurse with a [...]

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An old dog learns a new trick…

Okay,
Went clamming for the first time this last weekend, and it turned out to be one of those, “Why didn’t I do this before?!?” kinda days.
Beautiful weather, lots of friends, took our limit of clams.
The guy who “knew how to do it” said that he’s never seen a day like it. The tides were just [...]

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