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Mustachios – the manly snack food.
Would any snack really be worth the effort of both shelling AND shaving? Filed under: Uncategorized
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He finally accepted that he had gone to seed.
Earlier this week I was watching Sesame Street with my daughters. Part way through the show was a clip that had a guest star singing with Elmo. I had no clue who he was. Not even an inkling. I’m...
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Some patients make surgeons nervous.
When I had surgery last spring, the doctors inflated my abdomen to create more room for maneuverability. As far as I know, they didn’t twist me into different balloon animals while I was still under...
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Hitmen have curiously productive gardens.
Our garden is actually doing pretty well this year (which is a change from the past two years when either the weather or the local moose population decided to ruin everything). This year I built some...
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Fine dining explained.
I know it’s really the dessert fork, but I don’t like to share. Filed under: Uncategorized
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He was having another señor moment.
I’m back… finally. Thank you to everyone for the emails during my absence, it’s always nice to know when you are missed. :) My wife’s pregnancy was… difficult. The extreme nausea was eventually...
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Some teddy bears are not for kids.
Get it? It’s a “TEDDY” bear. Like a nightgown for women is a “teddy.” Hmmm… It made me laugh, but I’m not sleeping much with a newborn baby in the house – anything could make me laugh at this point....
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None-of-your-business card.
Our children are usually well behaved. Usually. However, as all kids do, they have a moment now and then where they aren’t exactly at their best. With all the recent hubbub of a new baby in the...
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Tempting as it is, don’t high five the cactus.
In our society, each stage of “growing up” has it’s own set of expected privileges. In my teens it was the rights of driving and voting. Then came the increased personal freedoms of my 20s. My 30s...
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Actually, cucumbers aren’t all that cool.
I never wore “cool” clothes as a kid. I pretty much missed all the major fads over the years. Parachute pants, acid washed jeans, “Hammer pants,” and annoyingly bright neon colors were never found...
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Cover your ears – I’m gonna toot my own horn!
In September, I was contacted by the folks at ADDitude Magazine. The editor had found one of my older cartoons online and wanted to know if they could include it in their Winter 2012 edition. I said...
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Stached potatoes are the most stylish side dish.
Last summer we did quite a bit of gardening around our house. Cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, spinach, peas, squash, and potatoes. Although everything did well, the potatoes were the most successful...
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Elephants never forget (or forgive).
When I was 2 or 3 years old, my parents took my older brother and I to a renaissance fair. It is actually one of my earliest memories. There was a log rolling contest that my brother won, but I don’t...
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Circles are definitely not the sharpest shapes.
Recently I’ve not been feeling too sharp myself… I have never signed my little drawings or put the website address on them. I really liked the simple look that just a sketch and caption have. As a...
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The old roll didn’t have the heart to warn the new one.
When my wife and I were newly married, we rented an apartment containing two bedrooms, a small kitchen, and an absolutely minuscule bathroom. The bathroom was so tiny that it was nearly impossible...
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Always insist on cultured pearls.
This little fellow is dressed up for a special occasion! Last Friday marked the third anniversary of this blog. Wow. I’ve been posting for three years (with a few extended breaks) here at...
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Mother inferiors are often overlooked.
When I was quite young our family moved from Kansas to Alaska. One of the most immediate differences that our family noticed was the way that people dressed for church on Sundays. In Kansas, men wore...
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Penguins don’t do casual Fridays.
Two nights ago while brushing our teeth, I was asking our daughter Emma what sounds different animals make. We started with the easy pet types (cats, dogs, and birds) before moving on to barnyard...
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Bashful storm clouds never forget their…
Only someone with daughters can understand the sheer volume of clothes said daughters accumulate. Our house is filled with dresses, shirts, skirts, skorts, blouses, tights, leggings, socks,...
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The centaur for disease control.
Our youngest recently had his second round of immunizations. He was very brave. With each of our daughters, these early check-ups were terrible. They would cry from the minute we walked into the...
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