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Things that make us smile

Rachael has a new trick: she stands in front of the fridge (or, given the chance, she dives in the open door) and makes a peculiar noise. She’s sitting in my lap, right now, looking at the image to the left and making the very same sound. It sounds like an extended [...]

Deep thoughts frequently rolling around in the back of my head

“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

Is it just me, or does this make everyone feel shallow? I don’t know that any of us can (or would want to) adhere to a standard like this all the time, but it certainly makes one think twice [...]

can’t get much more atypical……

Picture this …..
a family of nine opening their not quite 1200 suare foot home to four other families for a Birthday celebration for the 2 youngest of the clan.
Now picture this….
the four other families have a combined total of eight more “less than five year old” children to add to the fray….AND it’s hot ehough [...]

this is more surreal

from the army times ….
Troops begin combat operations in New Orleans
By Joseph R. Chenelly Army Times staff writer
NEW ORLEANS — Combat operations are underway on the streets “to take this city back” in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
“This place is going to look like Little Somalia,” Brig. Gen. Gary Jones, commander of the Louisiana [...]