Monthly Archives: June 2013
Killing characters
George R. R. Martin is famous for brutally killing characters, as witnessed by the recent uproar over “The Red Wedding” in the television version of “The Game of Thrones”, in which he killed off several characters. He couldn’t be happier … Continue reading
Up on the housetop
It can be a little disconcerting to have roofers working on your house. The first evening (they worked until sundown) they were stripping off the old shingles and replacing damaged decking. We had a fair bit of water damage, which … Continue reading
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Geocaching
Last night with the cub scouts we went geocaching. One of the leaders is fairly active in it and knows lots of good spots. If you don’t know what it is, geocaching is a game you can play with your … Continue reading
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Take-a-chance-take-a-chance
And now, a little ABBA! Why? Because it’s Tuesday! Admittedly this is about as cheesy as a video gets, unless you’re a major fan of soft-focus and mugging for the camera, but the song is a classic. Somewhat less known … Continue reading
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Fencing lessons
Our fence started to fall down over the winter. Other than prop it up so it wouldn’t take out sprinkler risers if it fell, however, there wasn’t much time to deal with it until spring. Then spring finally came, and … Continue reading
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