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79. helpful.
With a little assistance from Miles, we’re pretty much ready for Christmas. All that’s left tonight? The eating, the drinking and the watching of the Christmas televsion specials. Filed under: Home...
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2010 > 2011.
What I’ve done with this post in the past: Had a few drinks on New Year’s Eve. Written an assessment of the year that’s about to end. Added a couple of predictions or goals for the year ahead. Got in...
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11. foreshadowing.
Yes, those are Snuggies. What? While taking a quick look at the NCAA men’s tournament brackets tonight, I couldn’t help but notice: Ohio State is No. 1 seed in the east region. North Carolina is the...
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22. brewing.
This stuff... ...goes in here. Extract. Right after I added these, I had my one boil-over of the whole process. I got it cleaned up before Mrs. Crappy got home, though, so it doesn't count. Cooling...
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naked.
See that dent on the ring finger of my left hand? That’s where my wedding ring is supposed to be. As we were getting in bed Tuesday night, I had a start — the ring was gone, and I had no idea when I...
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goof.
To most, the term goofball probably isn’t a term of endearment. To me, it’s one of the highest complements I can pay. Life is serious, yes. Being an adult requires time and attention and work. It’s not...
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1. complete.
On a Tuesday night in late May, I was horrified to discover that my wedding ring was gone. I looked that night, even though it was almost midnight when I noticed it was gone. I looked for several days...
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a month.
Sure, I’ve posted a couple times since I completely punted National Blog Posting Month, but there’s been a bunch of stuff I missed in the meantime. So: A) Bullet post. B) Completely ignoring the fact...
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saturday morning.
We’ve been without television for a few days — thanks for that, Comcast — and have resorted to going through our DVD collection for entertainment in the interim. We’re well-equipped for this. For...
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three days. four pizzas.
Who takes three days to make one serving of grilled pizzas? Me. And pretty much only me. My quest for the grilled pizza began sometime late Saturday morning, when we began our endless discussion:...
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sunday funday.
For the first time in something like eight years, my Sundays are free. Back in the middle of the last decade, the editors at my paper asked me to start a Sunday through Thursday work week. Having...
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1. what stress?
I used to do these as a matter of course. Back when I was a more frequent blogger, National Blog Posting Month was a regular thing for me. For four straight Novembers, I successfully completed the...
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getting lit.
Confession: this post is for me as much as it is for you. This is our sixth Christmas in our Pittsburgh house. I don’t think I’ve ever hung our Christmas lights the same way twice. And this post is...
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johnny (part one).
So how was your Mother’s Day? Mine? Great, thanks. I spent it playing with sewage water, lead and 76-year-old toilet wax. This began while Mrs. Crappy was getting ready for work this morning; as she...
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johnny (part two).
All I really wanted to do on Sunday was cut the grass and haul the summer furniture out of the garage, clean it up and spend the rest of the afternoon lounging on the front porch. As we discussed...
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one year later.
Home away from home. One year ago today, I sat down at my desk in the newsroom, to start work for the day and to assess what I might need from my cube to make working at home a little more...
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