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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 [...]

Penguins and Pre-teens

Penguins
I’d like to thank everyone who responded in the comments or with e-mail and offered an opinion on the Penguin Problem. My final answer was not just “no” but “hell no” and included temporarily banning all internet access as well as any time on Club Penguin. I know many of you have kids on Club [...]

King of the Mesa – Episode 3

I love the smell of methamphetamine in the morning…
You know how sometimes TV shows show you ‘backstory’? Well, that’s what today’s post is. The event it describes happens well before those in the other Kings of the Mesa episodes. Actually, this particular event pre-dates both knitting and this blog (although I refer to it briefly in [...]

Kings of the Mesa – Episode 2

This is the second in the Zombie Post series. If carnage (real carnage, not beer carnage) bothers you, you may want to skip this one.
Dr. Seuss Meets The Deer Hunter
What do we see?The RMTAs it was meant to bePulling an RVSo the Kings of the Mesa can kill Bambi
 
OK, Bambi’s dad. I took some [...]

The Game’s Afoot

Hadn’t seen any campaign workers all week. Figured I had jinxed it by writing about it. Then, I took the kids to a birthday party yesterday (held outside and in a home garage/shop that was outfitted better than an Elks Lodge…told the hosting mother I hadn’t been at a party that big since my wedding) [...]