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As if I needed proof
I’ve bragged once or twice about having the best bosses ever. Here’s proof from Paul’s personal blog: Paul’s response to an ambulance chaser.
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Brainlet: Is Peter Jackson poison or venom?
I was reviewing the difference between venom and poison with Alaric and Treanna earlier: Me: Okay, so if you got stung by a bee, is that venom or poison?Treanna: Venom!Me: Right! If you got bit by a snake?Alaric: Venom!Me: Very … Continue reading
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Starting a business
Cheers to my mother for successfully completing her CLNC certification with a very nice score. For those of you not in the know, a legal nurse consultant is a registered nurse who works with lawyers on a consulting basis to … Continue reading
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Yo Missy!
Um, Missy dear, what exactly have you been telling the fine Exchange ladies and gentlemen about me? I’m taking an incredible ration of shit from the assorted suspects and they keep mentioning your name. And Tom, your name has gotten … Continue reading
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The Good, the Bad, and the Bald
I just did a very difficult thing: I withdrew from an overdue RPG writing project that I thought would easily be within my capabilities and that turned out (for many reasons) not to be. I should have done this months … Continue reading
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Welcome a new blogger
Treanna has joined our little blogging community with a gripping tale of kites, Nature, loss, and recovery. I’m really proud of her; she wrote the initial draft of her entry in Notepad. Once she’d finished, I went back through it … Continue reading
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Holy-roller mother!
My mom made the cover of the Foothills section of the Arizona Star today. There was a photographer at their church last Sunday and Mom got captured on film. It’s a somewhat charismatic worship service — they’re a Vineyard church. … Continue reading
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It’s My Party
Neither Stephanie nor I are pretty when we cry. If you’re drawing a blank on why the above line makes sense in a post titled “It’s My Party,” you’ve obviously never seen the movie of the same name starring Eric … Continue reading
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Ups and Downs
The past couple of weeks have been full of ups and downs. More ups than downs, overall. Ups: Getting a draft done and turned in at work. Although it was late, the customer seemed really happy with it, so I’m … Continue reading
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Peeking into the Asperger’s Syndrome mind
I am reliably informed that people without Asperger’s Syndrome or some other form of autism will have trouble grokking the inherent rightness of the following statements: Without considering any of the other criteria such as sound quality, archive durability, or … Continue reading
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Department of Obvious Truths
It is horribly difficult to get work done when you get four phone calls in a row.
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An open letter to someone I hope will still be my friend
[Editor: I've removed the content of this post because it really doesn't need to be here in public.]
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The Battle for Sleep
The new schedule seems to be working, for the most part. There’s only one area where I have any complaints: I hit a point at night where I just shut off. Monday night, I was in bed promptly at 9pm. … Continue reading
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The Good, the Bad, and the Episcopalian
Today, we spent the lion’s share of our day at the consecration of our dicoese’s new Bishop Suffragan. Bavi Edna Rivera, or Nedi as we know her, occupies an interesting place in the history of the Diocese of Olympia (Western … Continue reading
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Gifts
I’m sitting here awake at 5:36am, waiting for my newly nuked breakfast to cool down enough for me to eat. This is by no means the first day this week that I’ve been awake at this time, but this is … Continue reading
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We truly are different
Stephanie and I were listening to the radio in the car tonight. We had it on our local country station since they were doing their weekly countdown and we both like a lot of the modern country music (although by … Continue reading
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A Far, Green Country
“And the ship went out into the High Sea and passed on into the West, until at last on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over … Continue reading
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Christmas pictures are up
Thanks to my stunningly awesome Christmas gift to Stephanie (a new digital camera), we were able to collect loads of pictures this holiday season. A few that I promised to show around to folks (you can find all the pics … Continue reading
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On Encouraging Tolerance (with thanks and apologies to John Scalzi)
John Scalzi posted his seven Maxims for Non-Believers and they struck me as so well-crafted, I immediately wished that I was a non-believer so that I could use them: Being a non-believer does not mean you have to be intolerant … Continue reading
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Grassroots and the Internet
It seems the American Family Association is upset with FCC Chairman Michael Powell, according to the e-mail I received from them last night. They’ve set up a lovely website for you to register your displeasure with a few clicks and … Continue reading
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…and now I know. Right. Thanks.
Thanks to Ken Burnside of Ad Astra Games and the magic of the Pyramid chat, I now know this special bit of ferret lore: AdAstraGames says, “In general the number of excess ferrets in the household goes up at the square … Continue reading
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Scary revelations at 2am
Put Steph to bed a couple of hours ago and came back downstairs to finish up a recipe or two for the Exchange Cookbook, which I am co-writing with some awesome co-workers, and which is way behind schedule. When researching … Continue reading
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