Inspired in no small degree by small red house, Anna and I will now be team-blogging at http://thepricewasright.blogspot.com. We'll see how long we manage to keep that up. I'll continue posting my own stuff here and on xanga.

The Prime Minister of Sweden visits the United States and gives President Bush a brush cutter.

Aunt Diane (sampling the hummus I brought to the picnic): This tastes like bean burger!
Anna (whose English has been horrible lately): It tastes like beaver?
Aunt Maggie (who knows I'm a vegetarian but doesn't know that I'm queer): I bet that's why Erin likes it!

Some new photos here. I was home last weekend for a family picnic. Two kid cousins borrowed my lc-a+ and these were the results.

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What do you get when you cross a 4-hour emergency room visit on a Friday night, a tetanus shot, a bad week at work, 95-degree heat, and 8 weeks of missing Anna? You get a headache. A bad one. But on the upside, you also get a sick day (of which I have 8 that I somehow need to use up by Aug 1 ( Read more... )

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My Sweden vacation entry is long overdue, I know. I better write down what I did before I forget.

Thursday: Long, three-leg flight. Baltimore--Rehkjavik--Stockholm--Gothenburg. Of course, my bags didn't make it, but we chilled at Pia's until they came in later that night. I ate pizza, yum. I love pizza in Sweden.
Friday: Day with Anita, Anna's mom ( Read more... )

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The little guy is my cousin Luke. He's dancing with his mom ( Read more... )

I'm home sick from work today. My illness is a combination of a mild head cold plus cramps. Last night I dreamed that I was wearing 37 tampons at once. Sure enough, I woke up with cramps. This was sort of a relief for me, since my last period was at the beginning of March. That's a long time, even for me. I think Anna was starting to get suspicious ( Read more... )

I'll be in SF from May 21-24 for a work thing, and I'm looking for tips on stuff to see and do. I'm working until 6pm or so each day, but I'll have evenings off to roam the city. Questions I have ( Read more... )