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Tag Archives: family life

Welcome To the Hotel Paranoia

25-Jun-08

Daughter and I recently managed to combine business, pleasure and terror in a trip to our old stamping grounds in Vermont and New Hampshire. I made some money and she added yet another stuffed animal to her collection, which now rivals the nearest Hallmark store. We also took in the sights, ate a few good [...]

Mercury Isn’t Retrograde; It’s On the Floor Next To the Bed

09-Jun-08

Geekdaddy is an early adopter. If it’s technical and it’s available, even in Beta - especially in Beta - he’s gotta have it. So when compact fluorescent bulbs came out, the geek was first in line at the power company giveaway where you could get four bulbs free. He got ‘em and loved ‘em. I [...]

Life With a Feller-Buncher or Why I’m Not So Chipper

20-May-08

I’ve had a headache for three days now. It’s one of those pounding at the temples, vise grip around the forehead, hot pokers in the eyes kind of deals, but at least it’s a Green Headache. Yes, folks, I’ve gone completely eco-freak and now have an environmentally-correct headache. And it’s certainly sustainable, because it’ll probably [...]