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The bed collapsed. Moments earlier, Eli and I had been playing tag on a rainy day inside the house. I leaped onto the bed to get him. The bed is not designed to withstand a lateral load. Most of it was cheap particle board and not worth saving… but I salvaged some wood slats! I … Read more
We were locked outside. The sliding glass door had locked itself upon being closed. Perhaps it had been slammed just a little too hard. Minutes earlier the kids had shot off poppers. We were celebrating the new year standing out on the back deck; 20 feet off the ground at my in-laws house. It was … Read more
Last Saturday our mailbox was taken out by a snow plow! This was a job for something besides duct tape (although that did cross my mind). I ran down to the hardware store but couldn’t find a support arm that would fit the post. I couldn’t find any mailbox support arms. Actually I’m not good … Read more
“These scissors don’t work, can you pass me yours? Thanks. Hmm… these don’t work either. Did they work for you? They did?! How did you get them to work!” It is embarrassing to be the only kid in class who doesn’t know how to use scissors. Although it was odd that these scissors didn’t … Read more
Magnus Carlsen is the best chess player in the world. And I’m going to beat him. – Elijah Bryan
I suppose sending the actual statement as an attachment in an email isn’t an option? If security is a concern encrypt it to my PGP key.
I didn’t get a chance to make my annual King Cake this year for Eli’s birthday since I was away most of the day. But when I got home Kris surprised me by making not only gluten-free dairy-free King Cake …but also Hoppin’ John! A popular New Years’ meal, Hoppin’ John was traditionally eaten in … Read more
You May Die From Eating This Please read about how bad coconut oil is from the liberal CSPI organization (linked removed because it’s dead) and learn all about the danger of Coconut Oil from Michelle Obama (link removed because it’s dead) and the CDC (link removed because it’s dead) before proceeding. The secret to great popcorn is coconut oil … Read more
Kris gave me a small powered screwdriver for our Anniversary (thanks Kris!) Eli took an interest in it so I got out an old hard drive and a few screws… he sat there the next 15 minutes screwing and unscrewing…