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Inaugural Unease

I don’t wanna rain on anyone’s parade, so I’m glad I didn’t post this yesterday. It isn’t as if it’s really about Obama’s inauguration in particular, anyway. It’s just that, well… I could do without the whole thing. The lavish … Continue reading

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What’d Ya Get?

So, what did you get for the holidays? We got ourselves copies of Guitar Hero III and Rock Band for the 360, I got her a copy of the His Dark Materials trilogy, and she got me a copy of … Continue reading

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The Single Dumbest Person In America

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Nina’s Backyard

My wife’s paternal grandparents were dear to her, and they’re both gone now. It’s been four or five months since she said goodbye to Nina (her grandmother’s nickname), and it’s still really hard for her to accept. Particularly because she’s … Continue reading

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moms christmas tree

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Birthday Dinner

Me and my mom. Who was not prepared for me to snap a self-portrait at that moment. We all had dinner at Brioso Brazil, which in English means “Jesus H. Christ, that’s a lotta meat!” I had myself primed and … Continue reading

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Time To Get the Donuts

This was my birthday celebration weekend. The idea being that trying to do anything on Tuesday (my actual birthday) would be a pain, what with work and all. Saturday was pretty cool… despite my protests, the wife bought me a … Continue reading

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spent an hour following these arrows to save 100 bucks

Absolutely mind-boggling. I seldom do the post-Thanksgiving shopping thing… saving $5 on a new razor isn’t worth my time and all the crowd-fighting. But there were a couple specific items that I couldn’t pass on this year… $150 luggage sets … Continue reading

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in line at best buy

I dig the Roomba as a concept, though the reviews I’ve seen suggest that it isn’t worth the price. But the main reason for this entry is to note that I was able to stand in line and blog the … Continue reading

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Sicilian Calamari at Landry’s

Sicilian calamari, sauteed in white wine with Pablano chiles.

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