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Adoption is not for dirty highways 2006-10-23 05:26:23 Everytime I hear the word "adopt' used in reference to anything other than a human child I get wild-eyed crazy and totally furious. How am I supposed to explain to my kids what a wonderful thing adoption is when it can also apply to filthy highways
or zoo animals?
I like animals. I like...
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WTF, we waited for THIS?? 2006-10-23 02:53:43 This morning we set out on the annual ritual of obtaining Flu Shots. Normally high-drama, what with shortages and all, today was a DRAMA FESTIVAL OF CRAP!
Our assigned time was 8-12, and we managed to roll in at 9:15. Mr. Plain dropped us off at the entrance and went to park. So far so [...]
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Prepare to pee your pants 2006-10-23 00:31:03 Check out this hilarious post at the fantastic Woulda Shoulda Coulda about the sex-talk she just had with her kids. Here's a great excerpt:
"WHO TOLD YOU THAT?" Chickadee demanded. I bit my lip so hard I thought I was going to draw blood.
"My mother told me, when I was about your age....
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Being oppressed by the wo-Man 2006-10-22 07:33:54 Today we went to the zoo. It was great, but Mike was super-cranky. When he's like this he makes it his job to make my life hell. When he gets excited about something great, like knowing we're going to ride the train at the zoo, he is frequently unbearable until the fun thing happens....
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Brain Slugs 2006-10-22 05:07:59 "Lost" is like some sort of insidious brain fungus that works its way into your mind until you like it. Sigh, I'm actually enjoying watching this show now. We're onto disc 2 of season 1 and I find myself wanting to know what happens next.
Is it a gateway drug? What's...
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I LOVE This Man!! 2006-10-21 14:34:14 I can't WAIT until this movie comes out. He is so goddamned funny. Yay!
Technorati: movies, stranger than fiction, will farrell
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What I have learned from watching the first few episodes of "Lost" Season 1 2006-10-20 22:21:05 When on a plane:
Either get drunk or high
Wear your seatbelt
Learn tranceiver repair. Now.
Other than that, the great experiment is not working out too well. I don't think I'm a Lost fan. Mr.Plain wants to give it a few more episodes
, but I'm thinking I want to move to Nip/Tuck...
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Dude, I am an awesome mother 2006-10-20 15:35:02 A little snapshot of mornings at house of pLain. Mike is getting dressed and wants his sandals. I tell him they are on the front porch and he can go get them.
Next thing I hear is "BRRR IT IS A COLD DAY" and I see Mike standing naked in the open door. Hi neighbors!
Brilliant [...]
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Stickin' it to ya 2006-10-20 14:52:19 [This post is NOT AN AD, and I'm not getting compensated in any way for it.]
I am so sick of using a Sharpie to label all my kids clothes. I'm forever either losing the pen or stupidly buying blue clothes with blue labels (I'm looking at YOU Old Navy) — then where do I...
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Go Speed Racer Go! 2006-10-20 00:11:34 It is much consolation to me that those asshole speeders who are always cutting me off — shaving precious SECONDS off their daily drive — have to go through the following to keep their tickets off their record.
How to beat a speeding ticket (or at least better your chances)
But is it...
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Snack time. Smoke "em if you've got "em. 2006-10-19 22:27:46 Did you see this? Preschoolers Grow Older as Parents Seek an Edge (New York Times). Here's a choice quote:
Jack Haims, who turned 6 in late September, started kindergarten this year with an enviable skill set under his tiny belt: He could already read simple rhyming books, count to 100 and...
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This Heaven Gives Me Migraine 2006-10-19 20:48:32 Just hangin' with Robbie today. He's on day 2 of a scary-sounding croupy cough. He's almost 4 and I thought croup was just for babies, but apparently not! Two nights ago he woke up crying hard and, well, barking. If you've never heard the sound it is pretty impressive. And...
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Hey you, "Book Meme" — get OUTTA my "drafts'!! 2006-10-18 20:38:20 100 million years ago Peggy, as she is tagged me on a book meme, so here we go…
1. One book that changed your life.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
In high school this book basically took my brain apart and put it back together again. It is written from the point...
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Will I become one of "them"? 2006-10-17 18:52:14 I have lost the power to resist it, and the first season of Lost is now at the top of my Netflix queue. Mr. Plain and I were talking about how CSI is just all tired out and really a waste of TiVO space. 3 shows a week is a big commitment to dead [...]
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Random notishness 2006-10-17 05:55:02 A friend from work called tonight and asked to borrow Mr. Plain's cigar cutter. (He quit a year or so ago, yet retains the accoutrements.) He's going to bring it into the office tomorrow to give to our friend. Every ONE of you think good thoughts/pray that he needs it because he's...
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a lovely lazy saturday 2006-10-14 20:34:27 Today is overcast and quiet. Mr. Plain is napping on the couch. I'm sitting in the window and reading up a storm. Even Chip is too relaxed to be bothered to properly whack the mole*.
*(Boy, does that sound dirty.)
Technorati: relaxing, whack a mole
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Ninjas like pies too 2006-10-13 22:59:09 The boys have just gotten interested in the Backyardigans, and I'm all over it because they are original stories with original songs. For example, they are currently watching the Mission to Mars DVD and the song I hear coming out of the TV goes like this:
Ninjas like pies too, we do, we do,...
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Hate Bitacle? This is funny 2006-10-13 22:37:38 [My other posts on Bitacle (if you don't know about the blog-thieves) are in the "related posts' section below.]
A few days ago I changed my Feedburner RSS feed to use the "feed image' feature and used this:
This includes a small image with each of your RSS postings....
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lady made of lead 2006-10-13 20:37:13 So f-ing tired today, no brain left for write or comment more than 3 word. Nyquil last night mean fog today.
Watch I cheat and distract you w/ cute pic:
Returning to lumpen state. See later.
Technorati: cat, sick, sleep
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Just who, exactly, thought this was a good idea? 2006-10-12 23:19:22 I subscribe to the RSS feed of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission product safety recalls. (You can too.) I do it, of course, so I am up to date on the latest products that are considered unsafe, but it has the unintended consequence of occasionally being quite hilarious.
For example, Agio...
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Great customer service 2006-10-12 20:24:40 After all the bitching I've done lately, I think I need to say something nice about somebody…
I searched high and low, and looky here, I found someone right in my inbox. I ordered some great products from Visibone (insanely-great web-geekery) and here's the email I got:
Dear Plain...
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Can we just grow up and stop saying "retarded"? 2006-10-12 01:26:56 Seems like just this week I've seen in several posts the use of the word "retarded' to mean stupid. You know, like "Dude, that's just retarded!" Since I mostly read mom blogs, I guess I'm even more shocked by this. Why is it still acceptable for people to...
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SAHHHHHHHHHHM 2006-10-11 21:10:05 I know being a stay at home mom isn't all peaches and cream, but today it is really appealing. Please leave comments about how horrible it is so I won't quit my 75% time job and bankrupt my family.
No pressure on you or anything.
Technorati: i hate people, sahm, stay at home mom, work
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Fall is here! And I want to go home. And have a nap. And wake up in the Spring. 2006-10-09 18:30:55 Saturday we had a day that I would describe as "nice but grueling" to the person (my mom) who very sweetly, thoughtfully, and generously got us the tickets for the Fall/Halloween event we attended. To everyone else I would describe the day as the clusterfuck that would not...
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Sugar high! 2006-10-08 08:03:54 Check the feet… each kid was eating either a cookie or a brownie. Can you tell?
And sweet Mike anticipating a fun train ride. Today ended up as a pretty nice day.
Technorati: halloween, pumpkin patch
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Yes, it's another post about Chip, because he's a sweet toddler, not an insane four year old 2006-10-07 05:10:55 I took Chip to the eye doctor today for another check of his cataract. (More details on this and his daily eye patching in a previous post. We're up to an hour a day now.) We were in the waiting room and Chip decided to check out the mags.
Yeah, he's cute. But so much [...]
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OMG, he's like some sort of genius monkey child! 2006-10-06 04:50:22 Many nights I get one or both of the older boys to set the table for dinner. Call me susie homemaker (do it, do it!) but I like it that they do that chore. Tonight however I decided I just wanted it done, if you know what I mean, so I was doing it [...]
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You must not like your kids very much, or maybe it's mine you don't like, but either way, cut this shit out! 2006-10-04 18:02:11 ANOTHER day where some mom parks in front of the fire hydrant at preschool. Good lord people, don't you get it? I don't want my kids on fire. If you want that for your kids, please take care of it on your own time.
And then she gets all mad when I very politely mention [...]
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Um, are you sure about that? 2006-10-02 18:54:47 Raise your hand if you think Netflix is getting way too personal. Unless they've just begun a partnership with Fertility Friend, I think they've stepped over the line. Is this why people are so afraid of "cookies"? I guess I finally understand why.
I would, however, like to...
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Safety first! 2006-10-01 06:03:29 Seen parked and locked outside of preschool this week. Because you never know, ya know?
Technorati: safety, tricycle
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