Monthly Archives: January 2007
on the topic of kid flicks
Even though Bella is now thirteen I am still pretty protective about what Bella watches – which means she needs my permission to see any PG-13 movie, and most of the time I prefer her to see them with me. … Continue reading
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another kid flick
Boy, you should see the pinched face Bella made when I reminded her that she had promised to watch West Side Story with me. “Mom… (sigh) the one where the guys are snapping their fingers? She wishes she had never … Continue reading
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kid flicks
Save your next kid flick opportunity for Cars (imdb 7.7/10.0). Did you enjoy Toy Story? or Monsters Inc? Ice Age? Pixar has made another good one. We watched it last night and we all laughed a lot. The whole story … Continue reading
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stuffed cabbage rolls
My recipe card is cryptic: meat rice (handful) egg make meatballs cabbage ( 7 min in nuker) layer bottom of pan ketchup, brown sugar, lemon juice I’ll come back and decipher that later. The cabbage rolls turned out great last … Continue reading
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fear of typhoons
Here is an excerpt from this article in today’s NYTimes called “Giants of the Heartland.” It is about a Japanese-American sculptor, Jun Kaneko working in Omaha making gigantic ceramic sculptures. Kaneko related a fascinating account of surviving a typoon in … Continue reading
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runners-up
Here are some of the photos we did not pick… from the wedding engagement photo shoot (all photos by Corrina)
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iphone (again)
I added this youtube clip to my earlier post about the iphone – but in case you aren’t the type to scroll down I wouldn’t want you to miss it. It’s a newsclip I found at blurbomat.com (dooce.com’s husband – … Continue reading
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staying focused
The earl grey from Harrod’s is distinctly better than the earl grey that came in a piggy bank tin painted like a double decker bus. The flavor is more delicate and refined and the caffeine doesn’t give me a rude … Continue reading
100 things about me
1. I was born in 1968, one month after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. 2. The number 68 was on my powderpuff football jersey in college. 3. My best friend took the opportunity to be the number 69. 4. … Continue reading
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one hour thesis work = one post
I found another blog I like. (I need to institute a “no-click-through” rule when I sit at my desk…) His name is Jay Allen and he blogs at thezeroboss.com His “100 Things About Me” list is a pretty good way … Continue reading