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Like King Midas Only Disgusting

When I came home from work today my hand stuck to the doorknob. I went to the fridge: same deal, but higher goop factor. Eew. So I grabbed some Clorox wipes and did a doorknob and handle circuit, which gave me a happy sigh when I finished. But then I took off my shoes. Either [...]

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Stuff the Husband Found While Mowing the Lawn

I’d like to point out that those are his own busted out shoes.

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Well, it isn’t a dinner PLAN

I love the day after a birthday. Today I came home with great anticipation, and lo, a slice had survived. I’m realistic: I live in a house with four men. I figure I had approximately a one in fifty shot at a second serving of last night’s birthday cake. Well, I played the birthday cake [...]

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Margi Scharff

Last night the work on this earth that Margi did came to an end. I spent part of my day scrolling through her travel logs and enjoying some of the beautiful collages from her “raw material: from the road in asia” collection. Most of the pieces are created from papers and other found items which [...]

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meeting david

When I was three years old we moved to the place where I did most of my growing up. I can remember riding in the clear-plastic-covered back seat of the realtor’s car to see the new house. As we drove up, a dark-headed five-year-old boy whose skin was browned by the sun stood in the [...]

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if left undisturbed…

…these shy creatures will lay their eggs and raise a family right on your back porch. Careful, children! Don’t touch the hatchlings or the mother may reject the babies and abandon the nest.

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collected on the walk from front door to mailbox

1. MATCHING (bunny and carrot themed) socks! Amazing find.2. Half an umbrella handle3. A super-long souvenir pencil from the zoo, broken in half and duct-taped into a laser gun4. MATCHING shoes! Ditto #1.5. One roll masking tape6. Wooden sword with masking-taped handle7. BOTH walkie talkies! Unbelievable.8. Length of green wire9. Duct- and masking-taped wrapping paper [...]

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catapillers

“50¢: If you find a catapiller come to 144 or 152 and dorp it in the box” I was slightly alarmed to find this sign on our door. Thinking for a minute, I went out to the garage and sure enough, there was the boys’ all purpose plastic frog hut and bug box, holding approximately [...]

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