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Archive for July, 2008

summer so far

Posted in Faith, Family, WTF Disease on July 26, 2008 | 36 Comments »

Just wanted to check in before I go on vacation. Yes, it looks like vacation is really going to happen. Yay! This trip is what Jif wanted for his 50th birthday, and I have feared I wouldn’t be able to participate, but I will. Summer has been pretty good so far. [...]

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With my mind on the funny and the funny on my mind

Posted in Can't Make This Stuff Up, Work on July 15, 2008 | 28 Comments »

Cannabis sativa.
The subject comes up with some regularity at the agency. One of our intake forms matter-of-factly asks about drug usage. It’s kind of tricky, though, knowing what to call it. The “cool” name changes every few years, have you noticed? In the sixties, before I was old enough to [...]

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Family Violence Goes Hi-Tech

Posted in Can't Make This Stuff Up, Family on July 11, 2008 | 22 Comments »

“Daddy, are you going to beat Mama up tonight?”
“Yes, but only after I beat you.”
“NO!!!”
“Yes. Come over here, it’s time.”
“NO!!! I won’t let you beat me. I will beat you.”
“You don’t stand a chance.”
“If I come over there, will you let me kill you?”
“No! But you can kill your mother.”
“You people [...]

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