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Music Collage The other day, Jane put up a collage on her wall showcasing her favorite music artists. All the expected artists are there but one of these things is not like the other: I can’t imagine where she got that from, but I think little Jane Taylor is
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Pairi Daiza in Belgium Our family spent a few weeks in Europe earlier this Summer. It was an awesome time to be together and learn new things. Among our favorite activities was the Pairia Daiza zoo in Belgium. I’m not usually a zoo person, but this place was special
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Up to Jerusalem Candace and I went to Israel a couple months ago. It was an incredible experience for the mind and the spirit. I especially enjoyed the Galilee area. This one actually does deserve it’s own post. Many more thoughts and photos from this trip soon. A new
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A Certain Number Revisited A year ago today, I mentioned that “I plan to increase the public writing” on this blog during 2021. I ended up with 24 posts or about two per month. That’s an improvement over 2020 and I plan to keep a somewhat steady pace. I
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One-Mile Slipper If you’re looking for something to buy an old man (or a young man who is old at heart), I highly recommend these One Mile Slippers. They are super comfortable and warm, but most importantly they are easy to slide on. The heel backstop is just low
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Sharpie Makes a Pen Even though signing a receipt at a store is mostly useless, I still do it when asked. Recently it paid off. Candace and I were at a bakery and I signed the receipt with what turned out to be a Sharpie pen. That’s right, the
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Knuckle Bender I recently learned about a tool called a “knuckle blender.” It’s a wrench that is specifically designed to cleanly bend the hinges on doors. I ordered one from Amazon last week and my sons and I fixed all our sagging doors. Tap out the pin, bend the
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In Ear Headphones A few weeks ago I wrote about the new In-Ear Headphones from Apple. Since then, we’ve also bought a pair for Candace because they are really great. But a couple more observations: * The headphones themselves are made from a totally different kind of material than what
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Here are random things to post that don’t deserve their own post: It’s a Christmas miracle.For those of you who lamented with me about the loss of our pink and white animal cookies, hopefully you saw the news that our little friends were saved. It was reported
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Here are random things to post but that don’t deserve their own post: * A quick finance lesson: There are two people you always overpay, the mafia and the babysitter. The mafia for is for obvious reasons. No one wants to get fitted for Quikrete shoes on the edge of
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Here are random things to post but that don’t deserve their own post: * To celebrate our second little boy, Candace and I went out to Boston to watch a Red Sox playoff game. We had great seats behind home plate and prior to the game had a nice little
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Here are random things to post but that don’t deserve their own post: * The Office is still a great show, but last night’s episode was jumping all over the place. I sort of wish the writers would go back to the first couple seasons and refresh themselves with
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Here are random things to post but that don’t deserve their own post: * One of the reasons I love dealing with Apple is because they treat customers good. Yesterday I went into the Apple Store to have them look at the battery on my iPhone. They did a quick
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Well, I missed last month so I thought I better get right on it this month. Here are random things to post but that don’t deserve their own post. 1) A while back I posted about Martin Luther and how much I have enjoyed his writings and his history.
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Random things to post but that don’t deserve their own post. 1) I think that Amazon Prime Shipping is simply the best deal on the web. Nearly anything you need to buy can be found on Amazon.com but the big drawback for a lot of people is the
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Random things to post but that don’t deserve their own post. 1) Before our last trip I picked up a Macbook Air from Apple and it is just superb. It’s amazing that a fully working computer can be so thin and work so well. 2) When you purchase