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Nimble Toad: October 2009
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Thursday, October 29, 2009. One thing that's troubled me for a while is how I can take what I do to most of my clothing and apply it to a pair of pants. Jackets are easy to modify. So are gloves and boots. But pants? But I found a way. I got a pair of side-laced leather jeans (which were pretty sweet to begin with), and put a swatch of chainmail under the laces. The result? I haven't weighed the pants yet, but I estimate they're somewhere about 6-7 pounds. Wednesday, October 28, 2009. It would take a lot...
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Daddy Or Something: October 2010
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Why We're Such Awesome Parents, Who Rock. In response to your first question, "Jackson, where have you been? Let me say this: when the baby gets the twenty-four hour flu, daddy gets to have the flu for the whole week. In response to question 2a, "Jackson, does it hurt when you drill through the board into the finger holding the board? I have to say, "Yes. Yes it does hurt.". In repsonse to question 2b, "Jackson, does it matter which finger? Asked traci. Naomi said, "suddenly their came a tapping....When ...
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Daddy Or Something: Chips, Soup, Heart
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Chips, Soup, Heart. On the card rive home from preschool, Blaisey, crunch crunch crunch, said, "You wanna know," crunch crunch crunch, "what my favorite part of," crunch crunch crunch, "veggie chips is? I said, "What's your favorite part of veggie chips, bubba? Crunch crunch crunch. "I like," crunch crunch crunch, "how veggie they are.". That's a good thing, I think, to like about something - how very it it is. She said, "I don't like taco soup.". This," I told her, "isn't a restaurant.". But you're not&...
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Daddy Or Something: September 2010
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Make Friends, Not Beds. As a family-oriented blogger, I get a lot of questions about all kinds of relationships. In response to those of you who have been writing to ask about friendship: e.g. what makes a good friend? How does one know when one is no longer friends with someone else? What are the limits of friendship? Meanwhile, for those of you still struggling with folding such heinous linen, consider my three step process:. Best of luck to all of you in your laundry endeavors. A: Call a professional?
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Daddy Or Something: November 2010
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A Second Honeymoon and Other Travel Advice. Traci and I have that old on-going marital competition. For the longest time, we kept secret tabs on who was more successful in life. One day, we just decided to make a list. My argument was that I had attained more in life than she had. And hers was, "Nah nah, nahnah, poopoo." At any rate, here's a sample of the list. Traci had a full scholarship to play Division One basketball – I was a Division Three cheerleader for gym credit. Traci, of course, was honored,...
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Daddy Or Something: April 2011
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Downsizing, evaluating, other stuff. As Some of You May or May Not Know,. So I know that raises a lot of questions: what’s your house look like? Is it close to a park, how much are you asking? I thought you already had chickens? And will you find true happiness once you’ve left teaching? In response to the first three questions: check out our realtor’s website here. Meditating has its limits. Whats wrong with me. Hair Cut for the 21st Century. 8221; Which I’ve taken to mean, “Why are we here? The point i...
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Daddy Or Something: Hunting Tips
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Traci said, "Let me have a look at your leg? Naomi said, "What's wrong with daddy's leg? I said, "I just checked it. It looks fine.". Naomi said, "What's wrong with your leg? Traci said, "It looks about the same as it did yesterday.". Naomi said, "Looks the same as what? I said, "It doesn't hurt or anything.". Naomi turned to Blaisey and said, "What did daddy do to his leg? Blaisey said, "I think he got a bug stuck in it.". Well, I think there's only actually one level. Son says, "Found some scat, but it...
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Daddy Or Something: July 2010
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I said, “Well, bud, Pappap sometimes gets ahead of him self and ends up sawing the cords off his tools.” Luckily, as we all know, Pappap is an electrician. Sam said, “Oh.” So Pappap showed him how to use the speed square and a tape measure, how to check a two-by for warp and such, how to set the depth of the blade, how to stand with one’s hand on one’s chin just such that one looks contemplative even if on the inside one is thinking, now. Just where in the hell did I put my. Here’s to you, boys, I ...
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Daddy Or Something: January 2012
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Blaisey drew a roundish animal with fifteen legs, a stick figure inside it, and a triangle on its back. I said, "What kind of animal is it? She said, "It's an animal with fifteen legs and an animal human inside its head.". What kind of animal has fifteen legs and a human inside its head? How did the human get inside the cow's head? She scrunched her eyebrows together and shook her head. "Dad, how am I supposed to know that? Mine is a narwhal. A Timeless Classic . . . For their final project, I asked the ...
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