Archive for August, 2005
Tuesday, August 30th, 2005
I like Amazon's Gold Box Deals. When they first started doing these, the offerings seemed random items that were on sale. Now, there seems to be a daily theme tailored to the user. Usually, I get offered DVDs or electronics or computer programming books, etc.
Today's offerings were a little strange: ...
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Monday, August 29th, 2005
I am now officially the parent of a public school child. My daugther started Kindergarten today. She was so excited. I came home from work early to see her get on the bus. My dad and my in-laws also came to witness the event. It was so hot out and ...
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Monday, August 29th, 2005
About a month or so ago, I started getting obsessed with playing poker online. Unforunately, I found it very difficult to actually get real money into an online poker account. At most sites, the easiest way is through Neteller, but Neteller does not allow residents in Maryland to have accounts ...
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Sunday, August 28th, 2005
I put out another trap and caught another mouse. This time it didn't disappear. The funny thing is that I don't think it's a mouse. I'm not sure what it is. I think it's either a small mole or a shrew. I did a little research on the Internet ...
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2005
Tonight at dinner my 5-year old daughter asks me:
"Hey Daddy. How's your dinner going there, man?"
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2005
About two weeks ago, I was mowing the lawn and I thought I saw 2 mice scurrying along the perimeter of the house. I went out and bought a couple of traps and put them out on Sunday night. On Monday evening, I went to check on the traps.
As I ...
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2005
I would like to apologize to my loyal audience, who I'm sure still numbers in the low single digits. I haven't posted in awhile. I've been on vacation and very busy at home and at work. I feel like I have lots of stories to tell, so I hope I ...
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Thursday, August 11th, 2005
Every morning my daughter wakes up before me and goes downstairs to watch TV. This morning when I came downstairs, she ran up to me and grabbed my hand, "Daddy! Come here! I want to show you something!" She walked me to the TV, which she had paused using the ...
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Monday, August 8th, 2005
I played poker on Friday night. It wasn't my usual game. I was invited by an old friend that I saw recently. The format was a little bit different. First we played a Omaha tournament. Omaha is similar to Texas Hold 'Em. Instead of getting 2 hole cards, you get ...
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Monday, August 1st, 2005
My 1-year old son likes to push buttons: the buttons on the TV, the buttons on the VCR, the buttons on the stereo, the buttons on the dishwasher, the buttons on the microwave. You get the picture. He also likes to push my 5-year old daughter's buttons.
Whenever my daughter is ...
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