Monthly Archives: December 2008

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

My wife and I went to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button this morning while the kids were at school.  We actually saw it with an audience full of senior citizens.  I now know what the 55+ crowd is … Continue reading

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My first jigsaw puzzle

I’m sure this isn’t really noteworthy, so please go ahead and yawn. I’ve never been good at jigsaw puzzles.  The Ipes didn’t do them growing up, and whenever I tried to participate in other people’s jigsaw puzzle adventures, I got … Continue reading

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Skynet’s next Terminator is a sewing machine

Listen, I know that sewing technology has evolved over the centuries.  We had sewing by hand, spindles, the loom, foot-pumped sewing machines, and the modern electric models you and I are most familiar with.  Blame my naivete, but I had … Continue reading

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Lily is crawling

So, it’s official.  Our daughter Lily is crawling.  It’s been slow for her the past month — a lot of backwards movement, unable to figure out how to change from sitting to crawling, but she’s been figuring it out.  She … Continue reading

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

My wife and I both had the day off today, so we celebrated by having a date.  With no kids in tow today, we went to see the critically acclaimed Slumdog Millionaire, a movie by Danny Boyle. Frankly, an excellent … Continue reading

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Recent purchases – RAM, movies, not Ramen movies

I picked up some new stuff this week.  I got Ratatouille and Wall-E on DVD for Josh….and myself.  The Wall-E DVD comes with a coupon to download a free digital copy (e.g. Apple’s iTunes store), as did The Dark Knight … Continue reading

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Pop’s surprise 60th birthday party

My sister and her husband Rob organized and hosted a suprise 60th birthday party for Rob’s father.  It went pretty well, and I think Pop was generally surprised.   Folks, including my sister, cooked up all the food, and put together … Continue reading

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Lily’s first Christmas

This is Lily’s first Christmas. It’s actually been a sedate Christmas, without a lot of hoopla.  We’ve been so busy, we only put the Christmas tree up on Sunday.  We’re also keeping the gift-giving for ourselves pretty low key.  Seriously, … Continue reading

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Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)

I was up late doing some work, and I figured I’d watch my latest movie in the Netflix queue while I worked — Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. A review of the sequel should include a little background on the … Continue reading

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Where the hell is the camera?

So, where the hell is the camera? We are asking this question daily.  We can not find our Canon S80.  It is not here, it is not there.  It is not high, it is not low.  This house is not … Continue reading

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