September 2010
50 posts
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From the humorous filename archives.
William and his bed: week 1
The transition from crib to toddler bed has gone more smoothly that I expected. The first night, he was really tired, so we had no problems getting him to go right to sleep. The second night was a little more difficult. I think he had the realization that, “Hey, they say it’s bedtime, but I can get right off of this thing.” He refused to sleep in the bed so we put him back in the...
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just stay cool, jon.
Remind yourself that you’re being paid overtime while you fix the other department’s crisis.
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We made it through the first night.
William woke up around his normal time this morning and had barely moved around in his bed. Or at least, if he did roll around, he ended up in the same place where he started.
Eventually, I anticipate that he’s still going to roll onto the floor, but for now we’re happy parents.
William is sleeping in a real bed for the first...
He moves around a lot in his sleep, but the crib has got to go, so we got him a toddler bed today. So far, so good. He’s been down for almost three hours without rolling out of it. We piled a bunch of blankets and pillows on the floor in case he does. I’m still just waiting for that big thud around 2am, followed by hysterical scream-crying.
Either that, or he’s going to wake up...
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week from hell
Along with being ridiculously busy this week, I have now officially become a victim of identity theft. Thankfully, the credit card company notified me as soon as the thief made changes to my account and I was able to put a stop to it, but the whole experience has left me feeling uneasy.
At least it’s Friday. I see a large quantity of beer in my immediate future.
on the pronunciation of "GIF"
Yeah, I know. We all talked about this last month, and now we know that the creators of the format pronounced it like “jif.” According to Wikipedia, they even had a cheesy play on the peanut butter slogan and would say that “Choosy developers choose GIF.”
But here’s the thing. GIF stands for “Graphics Interchange Format.” The actual word uses the hard...
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the email is down.
The I.T. guys are all off-site trying to fix it. Until then, LET’S ALL HAVE A SHIT-FIT BECAUSE EMAIL IS DOWN.
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this is post #999
and I’ve got absolutely nothin’ today.
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oh hi, four hours of sleep.
Last night, I finished off the long weekend by playing a show with my band. According to the schedule, we were supposed to go on at 10:30. However, as is usually the case with this particular venue, the headlining touring band decided that they didn’t want to stay up late and “promoted” us to be the final act of the night. I finally made it home and got into bed at 2:15.
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warrennotg asked: My inner South Carolinian couldn't decapitalize "The Citadel." Plus, I really liked "Lords of Discipline."
Also, congrats surviving going there...I know some people who couldn't make it past the first year.
Also, congrats surviving going there...I know some people who couldn't make it past the first year.
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pull your weight, kid.
I know he’s only two, but yesterday I broke out the “when you earn a paycheck” argument with William. Specifically:
“Did you bring home a paycheck today? No? Well then, don’t get so mad when I steal a pretzel out of your bowl.”
a southern state of mind
On the Weather Channel this morning, they were interviewing vacationers on the Outer Banks of NC who were preparing to evacuate. One woman and her daughter had this to say:
Woman: I’m mad at Earl for ruining our vacation. Daughter: Mama, who’s Earl?
Having lived in North or South Carolina for my entire life, I immediately thought, “I wonder how many times a nearly identical...
