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Archive for June, 2007

rpotd: “blue skies, smiling at me”

Posted in Fun, Kansas, Life, Photography, tagged Flickr, RPotD, Weather on June 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »

nothin’ but blue skies, do i see
blue days, all of them gone, nothin’ but blue skies, from now on
Taken on my way home from work during one of the coldest springs on record. I didn’t really care, considering what the sky looked like. As far as I’m concerned, this is a good way to end [...]

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goonies of the caribbean

Posted in Culture, Fun, Opinion, tagged Advertising on June 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The coolest trailer mash up ever.
Really.

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i guess you just had to be there

Posted in Being Mommy, Conversations, Family, Fun, Kids, Language, Life, Love on June 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Hyrum: (after dropping his donut on the floor) Ah man! Now my hands are ruined (read: “woo-ined“)
Michelle: (pause; thinking) Your hands are ruined?
Hyrum: Nah! That’s just my joke!

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two plus two equals m&ms

Posted in Being Mommy, Conversations, Family, Fun, Kids, Language, Life, Love, tagged Commute, Logic on June 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Should I preface this conversation by saying that we are going to see a movie tonight so Michelle and the kids picked up some cheap boxes of candy at Wal-Mart? Or that it took place right after they had left Wal-Mart and were just starting the 20 minute ride home? I just don’t think I [...]

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rpotd: “immersed”

Posted in Family, Fun, Kids, Life, Photography, Travel, tagged Flickr, Holidays on June 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

From one of the fish tanks at the Animal Kingdom park at Walt Disney World. Taken during our first big family vacation (as in, we had to fly to get there) back in January 2006. There are a few more tank shots, plus plenty more from Walt Disney World, here.

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why i feel bad for the young women of the world

Posted in Culture, Frustration, Life, Opinion, tagged Advertising on June 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Men are rarely subjected to this kind of tampered image of beauty, but women face it beginning when they are quite young, and it follows them until the day they can finally convince themselves that it’s fake and not worth the stress (which may or may not happen in their lifetime).

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