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Friday again

Friday, July 15th, 2005

I haven’t watched anything. I’m trying to think… I finally made it through the newest episode of Iron Chef America (after falling asleep through it twice), and I watched the Muppet Movie last night with the Munchkin. We usually do watch something fun on Thursday nights when the Webmaster is away at choir rehearsal. The […]



Here comes summer

Thursday, July 14th, 2005

I have to admit, this summer hasn’t been so bad yet. We’ve had a few hot days, and there was a recent run of very muggy weather (which I can’t stand – I’d rather have dry heat, which is why Tokyo in the summer is terrible – far too humid), but generally the weather has […]



The squeaky wheel gets greased – rant update

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

I finally got a reply back from Target. Boy, are they spinning this to make me happy. First, the good news: they reassure me that the Woodinville Target was “inadvertently” added to the list of stores that would no longer carry Dreft laundry detergent, and that the store should have it back in stock in […]



Paying the price

Thursday, July 7th, 2005

One of our Founding Fathers noted that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. Today, our allies in London are paying that price. While the devastation is on a smaller scale than the 9-11 attacks or the Madrid bombings, the psychological impact is still horrific, the loss of life tragic, and our resolve to hunt […]