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New Year, New Me
Every year I causally claim that I'm not really into making New Year's resolutions - after all, it's a given that I'll break each resolution within oh maybe six weeks at the most after making it. But...
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New Friends
For several years now, Declan has been begging for his own pet. He really wants a puppy, but one dog is headache enough for me. We can't have cats because of allergies, and rabbits and birds are too...
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Sunday
As I mentioned in a previous post, after more than a decade of faithful service, the dryer has died. A new washer and dryer have been ordered, but are not going to arrive until the end of the month....
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The Castles of Albuquerque
Did you know we have our very own castle in downtown Albuquerque? Or maybe it's more correct to refer to it as a chateau. This one is only a couple of blocks from my office, and I drive by it...
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Necessity is the Mother of Invention
Believe it or not, I have never, in all my adult life, had a real bed. For the past 11 years, my bed has been a mattress and a box spring on one of those cheap metal frames. It isn't that I didn't...
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The Finished Product
Well, it took a little longer than expected, but here at last are the detailed insructions for the bed project, which as of tonight, is finished!!!OK, after you spend most of a day getting your...
View ArticleThe Imponderable Questions of Parenthood
Should I find it disturbing that my eight-year-old son insists on listening to Neil Diamond every night before going to sleep? More importantly, how can I exploit this piece of knowledge to my benefit...
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Birthdays
Early this morning, far too early for a Sunday morning, a small body flopped down on top of my stomach and asked, "I'm heavier this morning, aren't I?" What a difference a birthday makes! Yesterday...
View ArticleToday's Music Pick
Here's what's on repeat on my iPod lately - Sarah Jarosz playing "Tell Me True," from her album Song Up in Her Head. I'm currently having a mini bluegrass obsession, and this song is fantastic.
View ArticleMoving Day
Well, I've finally given up on Typepad. For some time now, I've been having technical difficulties, and haven't been able to upload pictures or video, and am having trouble even editing text. So I've...
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