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Mighty Hunter
Until this morning, our new dog Johnny hasn't shown much predator instinct. But as we were out for a pre-dawn walk, a rabbit ran across the sidewalk in front of us and he gave it a bit of a chase and stalk. After it went into the bushes behind the next-door neighbor's house, we continued our walk. A minute later, he charged at a concrete rabbit ( Read more... ) -
Our Survey Says...
A couple days ago, after visiting one of my credit union's branches, I got an email asking me to participate in a customer service survey. The survey was mostly the sort of thing you'd expect, except when I got to a question which read (approximately) "People often do not pay close attention to surveys, and rush through them, clicking answers ( Read more... ) -
Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down...
As some of my readers may be aware, time travel stories are one of my favorite science fiction sub-genres. So when Jess suggested that we watch Timeless, I was certainly willing to give it a try. As we were watching this evening, the protagonists encountered Dr. Wernher von Braun. Since we're both Tom Lehrer fans, we naturally thought of the ( Read more... ) -
Broken AC and Broken Furnace
On Saturday, we found a whole bunch of water on the floor of the laundry room. It turned out to be the result of a freezing coil, which resulted from a low refrigerant level, which was caused by a small leak in one of the coils. Saturday was pretty cool, so the AC wasn't running, so all that ice had a chance to melt all over the floor ( Read more... ) -
Canada is Another Country
I was just talking to Bella about packing her entertainment for an upcoming trip with her grandparents ( Read more... ) -
Well, I Guess They *CAN* Expire!
This morning, we were seeing my brother-in-law and his family off at Union Station, and Meg noticed a copy of Popular Photography on the newsstand and asked us to buy it for her. As I was paying for it, I noticed that it was last month's issue, and had a notation on the cover to "Display until 4/17/17". I thought it was odd that they didn't have ( Read more... ) -
A Compelling Argument, But You're Still Going to School
This evening, I spent some time talking to Bella about the things I'd learned in the session I had with the dog trainer earlier in the day. One subject that came up was that Wham already has a great deal of trust in me, mostly because as the parent at home, he's been spending all day, every day with me. Bella, sensing an opening, suggested that I ( Read more... ) -
Go To The Principal's Office!
This afternoon, Bella came home from school and informed us that she's having a meeting with her Principal tomorrow afternoon. Fortunately, this isn't a bad thing ( Read more... ) -
Not Enough Candles
I'm taking the kids to Florida, so their grandparents can take them to Disney. I was packing for the trip, and found the menorah (since we'll be gone for several days of Chanukah). I looked in the various places I would expect to find candles, and in among the birthday candles, I found a box of them that would fit the menorah ( Read more... ) -
Food Poisoning?
This morning, I got a call from Bella's school nurse, telling me that she had gotten sick at school, and asking me to come pick her up ( Read more... )