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Archive for April, 2007

While I’m At It

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

… here’s another ad: an alarm clock goes off and there’s a man waking up. The voice says something like “One day it happens. You wake up and there it is. Grey hair. And you wonder, “Will people see me for who I really am?”” Of course the ad goes on to try and sell [...]

Well, No WONDER!

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

I just got some advertising that reads: Stop shaving|start living
… and doesn’t that just say it ALL?
Yes, I thought so too.
I just tried to do a bit of weeding. Ugh. Allergies. Say. NO.
So back to the Sharks game. Too bad, eh? ;-)
And now…
I just heard this advertisment where a man says, “It was my [...]

Ah Well

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

Poor Dan is sick. He came home from Yosemite on Saturday night (he went there Friday after school). By Sunday afternoon it was clear that he had a bug. Poor guy. At least it sounds like he had a nice trip.
I do not have time to get sick. I can’t afford to miss Butterfly. [...]

Not Today

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

No church today. Of course I have a ton of rather silly excuses: I’m exhausted, I have allergies, I went to brunch with Dan, Jameson and Megan. Mom & Carolyn were not going o be there.
But those are really just excuses.
Truth be told, I just wanted to stay home.
Sigh.
At least I’m trying [...]

Ugh

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

I just received some spam with this subject header:

Cash From Christians, For Christians
Most of the email is unreadable, because I have things set so I don’t see any html garbage, but this line is also visible:

We can help you get up to 1500.00 Cash immediately. Visit us here.
What can I say? Sigh.
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It’s not that I don’t care

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

No, I’ve not mentioned the horror of the killings at Virginia Tech. And aside from this brief post I won’t go into it at either of my sites. I simply can’t wrap my brain around it, and I can’t see that I have anything to say about it that is of use. (I will say, [...]

QOD

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

Almost all our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to hide them.
-Duc de La Rochefoucauld
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I Wish I Could Do This

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

Drinking a traditional cup of cocoa at bedtime can help to lower blood pressure as effectively as prescription medications, researchers say.
So there you go.
Unfortunately, I have a feeling it would cause me to stay awake; if I eat or drink after about 7:00 PM I’m doomed. :-(
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My Poor Brain Muscles

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

First I read “Prosecutors drop charges in Duke case” as “Persecutors drop charges in Duke case” … and then I read the line “More haste, less thought rule if lawmakers move too fast on global warming” but I see “lawnmakers” instead of “lawmakers”.
Maybe this is what bowling alleys do to a person; Jameson has [...]

Good Parents = Good Teachers?

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

District parents may prove to be a safer bet. Many of them are accomplished in fields other than tech. They understand kids’ needs, and they know San Jose schools.
Of course the article doesn’t state that these parents are good parents!
And do we know kids’ needs? Not always.
I just wonder about this whole thing. I [...]

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