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One Month
2007-03-12 19:29:00
It’s exactly one month until the due date, and I’m as ready as I’m going to be. In this case, “ready” means “completely unprepared”. I think that conceding to the idea that I will never be fully prepared for the road that lay ahead has been helpful in keeping me from becoming a basket case. ...
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Xtreme Childproofing
2007-03-11 20:55:00
The other day while hunting around for something, I opened the cabinet under the kitchen sink, and a can of Ajax toppled over, spilling its bleachy-white powder about the floor. It occurred to me that one day we’re going to have to think about child-proofing parts of this house. How much child-proofing is too much? A ...
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A Political Rant
2007-03-06 20:30:00
I told myself before starting this blog that I would refrain from posting political content, fearing that my politics would turn people away. Screw it. What character flaw is it in George W. Bush that prevents him from intervening militarily to address the crisis in Darfur? It’s rare that I advocate the use of military force, ...
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Sixteen Tons
2007-03-06 01:53:00
And what do you get? About 100 square feet less than you had before. The amount of baby paraphernalia we received via Kandis’ shower this past weekend is appalling. A stroller, a papasan (something I hadn’t heard of until this weekend), diapers, stuffed animals, clothes, a kit full of mysterious devices including a bulbous snot-sucker, ...

Calm Down
2007-03-06 00:56:00
I’ve taken some serious flack for this post, both on and offline. Some say that I went too far, giving the impression that I have the self-esteem of a corpse. That’s actually not true; I was going for some humor and hyperbole, but must not have been clear enough about it. To whomever hired the motivational ...
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Hoedown
2007-03-05 02:33:00
The fetus has been hearing a lot of banjo playing lately. His soon-to-be father, a neophyte to this marvelous instrument of bluegrass, has been practicing some songs. Our son, in the comfort of his mother’s womb, is enjoying such tunes as Cripple Creek and Bile ?em Cabbage Down . Bluegrass music and banjo pickin’ make me ...