Month: September 2006
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While the Irish were getting spanked by the hated Wolverines back home, the Snook and I were engaged in our own grudge match with the Sydney Harbour Bridge. We were aiming for a time of 60 minutes for the 9K (based on our previous 8K time of 53 minutes). The race started in Milson’s Point…
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There’s a beautiful gray-and-white stray cat that’s been lurking around our neighborhood lately, a fact that has not gone unnoticed by Dr. Amy Jones. We first learned about the visitor when Amy woke us up early one morning, freaking out and scrabbling at the bedroom window. “Awww, she wants a friend! Maybe we should get…
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I was in Kinokuniya last night stocking up on comic books when I noticed they had a big poster up for International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Huh? Since when does an Internet joke become an actual holiday that is celebrated by businesses in meatspace? It’s perplexing. I’m just waiting for the big poster in…
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Knitted Converse Shoes. I predict Amy is going to LOVE these.
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The Snook would be the first to tell you that I am not a morning person. However, even I would cheerfully bound out of bed in the morning if my alarm clock woke me up with bacon.
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A-Z Retail Tricks to Make You Shop. MWA HA HA! The dirty hippies want to expose these tricks so you’ll buy less, but little do they know they’ve also given us wannabe-marketers a great list of tricks to try! Now excuse me; I need to go plan out my “Zone of Transition.”
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This Sunday the Snook and I will be competing in our THIRD race together, the 9K Bridge Run. Can you believe it? And we’ve already started thinking about what our next event will be. This running thing has gotten a bit addictive. We’re not even that good at it! I found a great calendar at…
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AskMetaFilter tackles Halloween costumes for couples. I liked Spy versus Spy, Bob Ross and Happy Tree, Yoshimi and a Pink Robot, and the one where one person is a pilot and one is a snake. (That will never not be funny.) Fortunately no one came up with the concept the Snook and I will be…
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The invitations are going out, folks! Update: Toast feels my invite needs a few modifications…
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Tiny Fast Food. That’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. (Link courtesy of not martha.)