Monthly Archives: March, 2008
McDonald’s Premium Roast Coffee
Incredibly awesome and tasty, or too tainted by being from McDonald’s? I’m still undecided, and usually have 2 or 3 cups of it a day…
Sophie from Shinola, Part 2
This post is part of a multi-blog, round robin, create your own chaos, short story write-a-thon. It’s sorta like Ficlets, but on a larger, less organized, slightly longer form. You can still play if you’re reading this before noon on Sunday, just go to Nathan’s blog and he’ll add you to the pool. It should [...]
Chucks!
I’ve wanted a pair of Converse All-Stars my entire life. When I was younger, they were out of our price range, and then when I got to the point that I could afford them, I sorta forgot about my desire. Then, I saw a pair at the shoe store when I was replacing my 7 [...]
D.A.R.E.
This is Amanda. This is Amanda’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education diploma. She completed the course, passed whatever tests need to be passed, and made her parents proud. I’d like to take this time to share my views on speaking to your kids about drugs. Do it. Often. Yes, yes, that’s a pretty common mantra, “Talk [...]
Computer Generated Coupon Problems
Our local grocery store has a machine that prints coupons for you as you check out. It bases the particular coupons on the things you buy, and has a fairly good track record of choosing appropriate products. I just went to the store to pick something up for dinner for the kids. Our purchases were: [...]
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