Monthly Archives: September 2006

Flat Daddies Hold Soldier’s Place At Home

By Bob

30 September, 2006

I thought this was SUCH a cool idea! The Maine National Guard is giving life-size from-the-waist-up pictures of soldiers to the families of deployed guard members. Guard officials and families say the cutouts, known as Flat Daddies or Flat Soldiers, connect families with a relative who is thousands of miles away. The Flat Daddies...
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How I Spent My Day

By Bob

26 September, 2006

The cat needed to go to the vet, so I had her in the carrier, heading out the door, when Eli spotted me. â€œDaddy, where are you going?â€ â€œIâ€™m taking Amber to the vet.â€ â€œCan I come?â€ I was already running late, and didnâ€™t really want to wait, but I did. He got his...
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It IS black and white

By Bob

25 September, 2006

“She’s basically looking at this as a black-and-white issue,” said defense attorney Thomas Liotti. “People need some degree of hope, and under Kathleen Rice’s policies, they’re not getting it.” So who is Kathleen Rice? What are her horrible policies? She’s the Nassau County District Attorney, and she’s hell on drunk drivers. Among other things:...
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I Weep For Our Future

By Bob

13 September, 2006

At a forum I frequent, someone asked if a photo had been “photoshopped.” That in and of itself is a good thing, I suppose. After the Reuters Photoshop scandal, among others, people are a bit dubious about photographic evidence. I just wish he were more knowledgeable about the photo in question.
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A Parental Moment…

By Bob

11 September, 2006

We usually start cleaning up around 8:00 PM. It’s not a hard and fast rule, but that’s our target, so they can get upstairs by 9:00. I wasn’t paying attention tonight, so I got them started cleaning up at one point, just using the timer. I glanced at the clock at one point, noted...
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What Are You Doing Monday?

By Bob

10 September, 2006

It’s a normal day for me. Two rides, average for a Monday. We’re going to talk to the Realtor about making an offer on the house we saw today. But what about The Day? Come on. It’s five years after that day. Aren’t you going to do something special, or different? Are you going...
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Moving

By Bob

10 September, 2006

Six years ago, when we started building our current home, we planned to be buried out of it, after marrying off all of our kids here. We had 3 kids at the time, and didn’t know how many we were going to end up with, having decided early on in our marriage to let...
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