As a starting, blanket statement, I would like to thank all those who helped to make Thanksgiving at our house a success this year. I certainly wasn't among them, but I'd like to thank those who were.

That said, allow me to regale the rest of you with the events of Thanksgiving at the Ford House this year.

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...Not that that's a bad thing, mind you. My father's father was an excellent man, and very much my hero. I just didn't realize when I wished I could grow up to be just like him, it would come true in so many INTERESTING ways ( Read more... )

So, I stop in at a local greasy-spoon ... something I'm trying to do sort-of in the style of baronmind's old Do Something Different DayTM, except I only do it on Loud Shirt Friday. I don't do it every Friday, or I'd probably have to install cholesterol monitors in my heart ( Read more... )

For whatever reason, both Gail and I dreamed about "Weird Al" last night ( Read more... )

( I feel ... HAPPY! I feel ... HAPPY! )

That's right, friends! My wife and I have just bought ourselves a new car ( Read more... )

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... SLEEP is the one I miss the most.

I hate my cat, Godiva. Any time she wants fed, she feels perfectly comfortable making her wishes known at my door, no matter what it is that I'm doing. And then I can't go back to sleep, because it's just something that happens with me.

Yes, I know I'm going to have to have the same thing with a baby.* ( Read more... )

So, it's becoming an increasing fear that my teacher, Dr. David Bridge, will not be returning to the Operations Research class for the rest of the semester ( Read more... )

A. List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself ( Read more... )