Monthly Archives: January 2010

Snowy Sunday Morning

We have a foot, maybe a little more. When I opened the front door to take this photo some snow fell into the house. I guess we’ll be spending some time today clearing paths. I’m pretty sure I won’t be … Continue reading

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Seen at Flood Zone

I’m dating myself, but here are videos for bands I once saw at Richmond’s Flood Zone. Fighting Gravity (although I think they were called Boy O Boy at the time): Shawn Colvin: The first time I ever saw them was … Continue reading

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Stink and Stupidity

After laughing (again) over the horrible stank in the grocery store line last night, I can’t believe I didn’t post what happened the last time we went grocery shopping. We put all our stuff on the conveyor belt and the … Continue reading

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Predictions

We have a prediction of snow for the weekend. Depending on exactly where the storm goes we may end up with as much as 10 inches. This news prompted us to talk about what we need to get from the … Continue reading

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Making Haggis

We looked around for recipes and cobbled together several to make haggis on Sunday afternoon. This post really isn’t about the recipe. It’s about the mechanics. First you start with a trio of meats and a half pound of suet: … Continue reading

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Burns Night

We got a jump on Burns Night yesterday. We made haggis for most of the afternoon. After a good five hours, we sat down to the delicious football of ground meat. It was awesome. We served it with neeps and … Continue reading

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Number: He has ours and we have his

Late yesterday afternoon I let Simon out on the screened porch. He likes to hang out there and he uses some of the wood out there as a scratching post. I totally forgot he was out there. I guess an … Continue reading

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I wouldn’t say I’ve been missing it, Bob

Oh, it’s been awhile since I bitched about work. This morning someone asked me if I’d seen the missing keys. I said no. What I wanted to say was if I’d seen them they wouldn’t be missing. Truthfully, what I … Continue reading

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Stuffing out the sofa and the antenna’s bent

There’s been a thought running through my head for at least a year and a half and probably a little longer. If I were industrious, I’d look back through some old off-line journals and pinpoint the exact genesis of the … Continue reading

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Pushing the Douche Bag out of the top spot

It’s over 50 degrees here for the first time in weeks and I’m going to knock off work early. I have ants in my pants and I want to dance.

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