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Ranked #147 on Alta Vista in 1997! Tuesday, January 13, 2015. We used our fireplace for the first time last night. I've never lived in a place with a usable fireplace except the house where I grew up. Our new house has a fireplace, which we were both looking forward to using. Be sure to know the parts of your fireplace. The mantle. Is the shelf above the fireplace. Do not build a fire on the mantle. This is where you put your Aim n' Flame or matches (but probably shouldn't). The hearth. Now, before build...
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dcantrell: October 2014
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Ranked #147 on Alta Vista in 1997! Thursday, October 30, 2014. A Datsun, Really? Been trying a few different commute options lately because the road work for the MA-2/MA-2A "Crosby's Corner" project. Has been causing the road to change between the morning and evening. Seems like the risk for an accident is a little higher right now, plus it gets all clogged up as construction equipment and stupid people try to push their way through the mess. Years ago I used to commute north via I-93 out of Somerville.
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dcantrell: May 2014
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Ranked #147 on Alta Vista in 1997! Monday, May 19, 2014. What Is It Like to Have Some Form of Colorblindness. I've been colorblind my entire life and it's not really a severe problem, it just means some things will be more annoying to you than to other people. Coloring assignments in elementary school were annoying, as were really anything that required coloring. I read the labels on crayons and markers. I dislike those high intensity discharge headlamps that BMW and other manufacturers started using....
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dcantrell: May 2015
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Ranked #147 on Alta Vista in 1997! Tuesday, May 12, 2015. It is 2015 and you can still access the Internet by dialing in via a modem. Find your nearest AOL. Http:/ access.web.aol.com/accessnum/. Yes, this is a real. Remember, dial-up Internet is free when you call from work. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. And We've Only Just Begun. A carnival of technology. Fresh Fish Served Daily. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.
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The Newell Memos: July 2012
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Sydney Trip: Family Reunion and Birthday Dinner. Henny and Oliver hosted a gathering of the cousins at their house on Saturday, around lunchtime. It was a perfect time to break the ice so all the cousins got to catch up, introduce and reintroduce themselves, try to figure out where we all fit in this enormous family tree, and allow the younger kids to overcome their shyness around each other. Hendri's daughter, Alyssa, and Hendra's eldest son, Jayden. Kayleigh, the party girl! Allen, David, and Hendra.
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The Newell Memos: December 2012
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It took Kayleigh a long time to figure out how to draw a face. She's so proud of herself for figuring out how to draw "habby baces" (happy faces) that that was all she drew for a long time. Now, she's starting to put more details into her people drawings. Gong-Gong on the left and a very tall Po-Po on the right (Kayleigh, age 2.5). Thursday, December 27, 2012 Category: 0 comments. Too Warm For Vail. Back at Lionshead, we walked around the picturesque village and grabbed lunch and something warm to drink ...
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The Newell Memos: February 2012
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Belle has been through a lot this year. She is a 10-year old cat, who saw a lot of health issues recently. The most severe of all was the discovery of large scabs across her back, which would irritate her so much that she couldn't leave them alone, resulting in bloody, oozing sores. With this feeding structure, seen below. It was actually a scratching post/bunk bed for our cats, which Paul and I built several years ago. The stainless steel contraption on the right is a water fountain. Meanwhile, Belle ha...
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The Newell Memos: January 2011
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Abby begged me to take some pictures of her and her sister in their matching monkey pajamas. So, bright and early one morning, we came downstairs before the sun had barely peeked up above the horizon and goofed around the living room for some fun photos. Thursday, January 27, 2011 Category: 4 comments. The world of princesses is one I'm not terribly familiar with. Little girls getting all dolled up with crowns and tiaras, pink frilly dresses, and high-heels, parading down run-ways. I admit I cringed when...
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The Newell Memos: March 2013
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School was closed on President's Day, of course, and I took the day off to hang out with the girls. The girls loved the museum. I would have loved it more if it weren't for the fact that the entire kid population of Denver was packed into this building! We still spent a couple of hours there and got to do several hands-on activities. The first exhibit that drew the girls' attentions was the rocket crafting area, which included an area to launch their paper rockets to see how well they fly. We actually en...
