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Another Erdman Weekend
This weekend I spent most of four days on the north shore with about 30 high school students on a youth retreat. I came home exhausted and in serious need of a shower, but it was a great weekend and completely worth it. Highlights included a high ropes course (for which I took photos from…
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Insight in Six Words or Less
Tonight I gained insight into the mind of one parent who was shopping at the commissary the same day I did. I went to the freezer and pulled out one of my “Amy’s” brand frozen dinners (Indian food, yay!) and flipped the box to the back to check cooking times… where I discovered a tiny,…
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The Interloper…
Just a quick photo I took tonight of The Interloper. He’s fascinated by my camera and won’t let me take many photos without wanting to put his nose on the lens… Cute, though. Now that our company is gone, I should be able to get him scheduled for all of his vet appointments and make…
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New Year This’n’That
Happy New Year! I have a few random things to share, but nothing very philosophical, so here goes. First, 1-1-11 is fun to type! I didn’t think about it until this evening, so I guess I’m a little late on that one. But I’m hoping people call it “twenty-eleven” and not “two thousand eleven,” which…
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Stoneware and muddy rhinos
…but not at the same time… ^_^ We recently acquired four of these little soup bowls and I am thoroughly pleased with them. I wouldn’t normally broadcast a kitchen purchase (especially a small one), but these stoneware pot-style bowls are wonderful and if you’re near a Crate and Barrel you should go look at them.…
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In Defense of Soup
I feel that there should be a book called In Defense of Soup. I have no idea what the plot would entail, or even why soup needs to be defended, except that soup is a very nice thing to have, especially on days when you are congested* and therefore cannot taste much except soup, which…
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More Cat Antics
This one will be quick, but I wanted to share with you… Last night, before bed, I looked outside to check that The Interloper had water and was under the porch cover since it had just started pouring rain. I could hear him out there, but couldn’t see him, and as my backyard is, well,…
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Cat Drama
My h0use is full of cat drama today and not a cheezburger in sight. Not only did we find a Santa hat to put on Caspian and Leena, but we’ve had an interloper! After a trip to our vet, we’ve determined that he doesn’t have a microchip so I don’t know who the owner is,…
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Double Feature Date Night
Sometimes when J and I have several movies that we want to see, we have what we call a Double Feature Date Night: we get to the theater and check out movie times, then pick the movie we want to see first. When the first movie’s over, we walk out of the theater, buy tickets…
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Unexpected Adventures– a New Windshield
Take a good look at this: It’s kind of interesting looking. Well, except for the fact that it’s my windshield and that the roundish bit is lined up with (roughly) where my right eye would be. Not cool. I was on my way to the zoo on Thursday morning when I heard a sound like…
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