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“Play Dates”

This is what my dog (foreground) and my friend’s dog (background) apparently do on their playdates. And they’re TIRED at the end of the day. What a life!

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Like, most probably, my most favorite song ever

Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell, Blue skys from pain. Can you tell a green field From a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil? Do you think you … Continue reading

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Don’t you hate that?

It’s been so long since I posted that I forgot my password to log in and post. Typical. We’re building a patio this weekend, so today 18,000 lbs of gravel aggregate were dumped on my drive way. 18,000 lbs. That’s … Continue reading

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G-Monkey Pooped!

I wasn’t there to witness it, but G-Monkey pooped in her potty this morning, like a big girl. She told my mom she had to, then went in and did it! Such a big girl.

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America! F— Yeah!

Happy birthday America!!  You are 233 today! Aww yeah, if you don’t have a strong aversion to way over the top satire, then I heartily recommend Team America: World Police.  “America! F— Yeah! (click if you’re over 18 only please … Continue reading

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G-Monkey Officially Learned How to Steer Today

We have a trike with a long handle on it that allows the parent to comfortably push, thanks to some dear suburban Chicagoan friends of ours. So, this evening as I was pushing Monkey on the trike she was getting … Continue reading

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Listening: Hombre Lobo (12 Songs of Desire)

Ron writes a little about the new Eels album, Hombre Lobo, 12 Songs of Desire Continue reading

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Lot to Do?

Got a lot on your plate; got a lot you want to do and don’t feel like you can ever get to it all? Hey, you can’t Boil the Ocean. Just take it one day at a time.

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Listening: George Harrison – Let it Roll

I’ve been listening to this album (George Harrison – Let It Roll)everyday on my way to work this week.  I like it a lot (thanks, SoozDog, a GREAT Father’s Day gift), and I want to hear a lot more of … Continue reading

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Being a Dad.

This article has a few links in it that I want to check out: Jeremy Adam Smith on daddy day care. Here are the links: Daddy-Dialectic DadLabs.com Think that SoozDog would let me be a stay at home dad when … Continue reading

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