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When Frost-free Refrigerators Aren’t

Apparently when you live in a high-humidity area or have evaporative cooling. In my case, it’s normally the latter, but lately it’s been both. In case you thought that my technology woes had come to an end, rest assured, that’s not the case. The refrigerator stopped working on Friday, July 3rd. You know…Friday afternoon right before [...]

Mmm, Tastes Good!

That’s the sound of me eating my words. I’ve done the unthinkable (again). I’ve joined facebook. And I love it. I’ve often said (in print and in person) that anyone from high school I want to talk to I still talk to. In my mind (if not in my words) that statement has always been [...]

Up Your Shamrock!

I’ve got nothin’…nothin’. But I wanted to post today, so here’s whatcha get…
A picture of (Irish) Kentucky Julia in her birthday scarf (which was only a week late…some sort of record for me I’m sure). Ah…summer in San Francisco!

And (Irish) geek bling from Len:
 
Have a groovy weekend. See you on the flip side.

Have a Great Weekend

I’m going to take the rest of the weekend off for Easter because Easter has always been my favorite holiday.
 
I just wanted to share a few items with you, dear 2.5 readers. First, there may be more than 2.5 readers now. I’ve been checking my blog stats and they are encouraging. Thanks to everyone who reads regularly [...]

Penguin Angst

Most of the time, I consider myself a pretty laid back parent. I don’t push my kids into ‘enriching’ activities they don’t enjoy. I don’t insist on picture perfect homework or grades. I even let basic rules of hygiene slide if the weather permits…”sure honey, running through the sprinklers twice counts as a bath.”
Nevertheless, this [...]