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Picking the Bones At An Estate Sale

I just got back from an estate sale in my neighborhood. The people whose belongings were being sold were an elderly couple who lived just around the corner from me. I never met them, but I knew who they were. … Continue reading

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Reminders of Chloe

Chloe’s been gone for three days now and I keep getting hit by reminders of her. I keep walking into various rooms of the house, expecting her to be there and then realizing that she can’t be. I look out … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Chloe Gibson – You Were A Good Dog

  Back in 1993 Tammy and I went to PetSmart one day to get some cat food. As we walked in, we noticed that they were doing dog adoptions, so we decided to go over and have a look. We … Continue reading

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Bloody Hell, the Snail Died

I was wrong about Pokey the snail. He died today. I ran ammonia and Ph tests on the tank water and was shocked by the results. The ammonia test was off the charts. The Ph was also out of whack. … Continue reading

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Another Day, Another Fish Funeral

As I mentioned two days ago, we had a goldfish die, buried him at sea, and then bought another fish and a snail to keep the remaining fish company. As Tuesday wore on, the new fish, Speedy, wasn’t looking so … Continue reading

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Fish Funeral

For Christmas, my sister-in-law gave my son two goldfish. Without asking us. Needless to say I was not happy about this, but he had them before we knew what was going on. Anyway, he’s been very happy with the fish … Continue reading

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More Crappy Food In Snellville

Last night before I went bowling, I decided to get something to eat. I wracked my brain to come up with some place that I haven’t eaten at 900 times recently, and finally settled on Applebee’s on Hwy. 124. I … Continue reading

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I Can Haz SSBB?

Oh yes, we haz it. Thomas has been playing for hours. I’ve played for an hour to two, myself. It’s very cool. We haven’t played online yet, but we’re working on it. Thomas and I have both created stages using … Continue reading

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Snellville Diner – Maybe Not…

There’s a new restaurant that’s opened up near us called the Snellville Diner. We keep saying, “We need to try the Snellville Diner,” but so far we haven’t gotten over there. And now, I don’t know if we ever will. … Continue reading

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Hair, or the Lack Thereof

Two days ago the three of us were sitting around eating lunch. The topic of Thomas’ too-long hair came up and Tammy and I both agreed that he needed a haircut. The following dialog commenced: Me: You really need a … Continue reading

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The First Rule

Last night was bowling night. (164, 174, 129, in case you were wondering.) Thomas (my 9 year-old) goes with us and hangs out with us or in the arcade. Last night, his best friend went too, because his best friend’s … Continue reading

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Photowalking

It used to be that going for a walk and taking your camera was called “going for a walk and taking your camera.” No longer. Apparently now it’s called Photowalking. So, to keep up with the cool kids, I will … Continue reading

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Exploding Soda

A few days ago I went by the grocery store. One of the things I picked up were some 12-packs of soda. I had three 12-packs in my cart when I went to check-out, and the clerk said that they … Continue reading

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Mii on Wii

Thanks to my sister and brother-in-law, wii are now the proud owners of a brand new Nintendo Wii system. Shiny! We just got it last night, so I haven’t had too much time to fiddle with it. Thomas and I … Continue reading

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The Mythbusters at Georgia Tech

My sister called me yesterday to tell me she had two extra tickets to see The Mythbusters at Georgia Tech last night, and did I want them. Yes, please. So Thomas and I set out eagerly for the show around … Continue reading

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My Poor Cat

Some of you know that we lost one of our cats a few weeks ago. He had stopped eating and seemed to be feeling bad. I was going to take him to the vet on the following Monday morning, and … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to Me!

I knew my birthday was coming up, but I didn’t realize it was today. But it is. I’m 35. So everyone sing to me. Or send gifts. Either one works. :-)

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My New TreadClimber

Well, I finally did it, and it finally came. What’s that? I bought a TreadClimber, that’s what. And it was delivered on Monday by UPS in four big honking boxes. OK, actually there were only three boxes that were actually … Continue reading

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Getter Done? I Don’t Think That’s What They Meant To Say…

While driving home from somewhere the other day, I saw a sign for some sort of mechanic/tune-up joint. At the top of the sign were the words “Getter Done!” It took me a minute, but it finally occurred to me … Continue reading

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Printer Cartridges and Hard Drives

I resurrected an old HP printer today, but the ink cartridges in it had long ago, apparently, dried up. So it was off to Office Depot I went. Once there, I browsed for a bit, and then found the cartridges, … Continue reading

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