Get KUMA-phyed!

WOW! What an excellent essay! I can think of so many people who are like this.
“We all know someone that’s intelligent, but who occasionally defends obviously bad ideas. Why does this happen? How can smart people take up positions that defy any reasonable logic? Having spent many years working with smart [...]

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so i had to go up to the attic and get the tree, ornaments, lights, etc. down this evening. this is our once a year fun time. kids all get to come up to the attic and i hand them the stuff. tonight’s goal was to get the tree up.

we [...]

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今年のサンクスギビングは家族とではなく友達と過ごすことにしました。家内と子供たちは一週間前からダラスの義妹のうちへ。いつもそこで家内の家族たちと一緒に過ごすのですが、今年は…
ある友達(アストロズのペティット投手の隣に住んでるヤツ)から電話が、「サンクスギビング何もしてないならうちに食べにこいよ。カトリーナでヒューストンに非難してる家族も来るから…」とのことで、それじゃおじゃまするよってことになって。
ディナー自体は普通のサンクスギビングディナー (七面鳥、ハム、サツマイモ、マッシュとポテト、ブロコッリーライス、スタッフィング、etc. ) でも、招待客がスペシャル客でした。
母親は女一人で８人の子供を育てている方で、一番上が１７歳、一番下が１０ヶ月。ニューオーリンズで生まれて育ったケージャン一家である。カトリーナの洪水のときは子供たちをクイーンサイズのエアーマットレスに乗せて、スーパードームまで運んだ超人ママ。偉い！
偉いのはママだけではなくお互いの面倒を見合う兄弟たち。赤ちゃんにご飯食べさせてやったり、弟の肉を切ってやったり。爪のあかを煎じてうちの子供たちに飲ませてやりたいよ。みんなすごくいい子供たちでした。
食事後はみんなで近くの公園に行ってブランコ、バスケ、アメフト、いろいろなことして３時間も遊んでしまいました。こいつらと遊んでると３時間なんてすぐ。
今年は家族と過ごせなかったけど、自分にとって意味のあるサンクスギビングになりました。セルフィッシュだったけど、楽しかったです。

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Chaplin MB in action! I think he was speaking English, but the content of his conversation was waaaaaaaay above my head to understand.
MB and I went out for lunch today. And Yeahhhhhh, it was sushi. Azumi Sushi, 1709 Dryden, is located just about across from the Methodist Hospital. It’s a small [...]

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I guess everyone decided to stay home. There was nobody on the road. It only took me 40 min. to the parking lot. WOW. I kept saying to myself, “I’m making incredible time here!” (You need to say it like George does, with grunt.)
One think I hate about commuting on [...]

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I just had a new front tire installed, Dunlop D404. I went to Discount Motorcycle Tires in Pasadena. They are really nice. They had a lot of stuff in stock and it was overwhelming. (in positive scents) I would go back there and get some work done on my bike! [...]

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wow! i love this site!
http://www.opensourcemac.org
i am a big fan and evangelist of opensource programs. i am more interested in opensource web apps, but local apps like these on the list are great also. i have most of them, but i am learning more news stuff from the list.
what a great [...]

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I found this on the net.
“You can leave your house, head out of town, and an hour later you still haven’t left the city limits. (During rush hour, you haven’t left your neighborhood.)
Spring is not the season, Katy is not the lady, and 1960 is not the year.
The “farm-to-market” roads have seven lanes.
If you want [...]

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KIKI is really good at it. Last three shirts she brought home for me have been very fashonable, wearable, and confortable. And get this, she paid less than $10 for each of them. She is the queen of frugal living!
What is the most important criteria when you are buying a shirt. [...]

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so i am in trouble for describing a woman from yesterday’s blog. kiki does not appreciate that. first thing she said to me was,
“you don’t even know what i wore yesterday, how come you know so much about what other people are wearing.”
well, i KNEW what she wore. “you had [...]

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