Month: August 2008

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Aug 25, 2008

Just once, I’d like to fiddle while Rome is burning

At our household, the Crier in Chief (that would be me) presented with such a classic case of mixed emotions that a psychologist would have a field day, trying to

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Aug 18, 2008

With enough espresso, even I could be an Olympian

After watching the Olympics for a number of years now, I’ve begun to notice an interesting phenomenon. Seeing athletes of this caliber perform on a world stage with such seeming

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Aug 11, 2008

Wheat harvest, cousins, and games on the farm make good memories

A less common sight in this area is a wheat field. Every time I pass one and see those golden stalks waving in the breeze, I am instantly transported back

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Aug 04, 2008

This is a sugar bowl and this is a vegetable plant

With a combined 44 years of parenting under my belt, you would think that any naïve and idealistic views I once had about the job would have been skewered by

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