We had a big cold front come in this week, and I’m glad I spent last weekend swapping in the winter clothes because it’s been very chilly here! For some reason, it’s even colder in my office this week than usual, with the air conditioner blowing directly on me. This is the kind of thing [...]
Entries from October 17th, 2008
Fire Insurance for Ladybugs
October 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Movies/TV
John-John! One two three, four five six, seven eight nine, ten eleven twelve Ladybugs came To the Ladybug Picnic! It’s Kermit the Frog of Sesame Street News: 10! 10! 10! Let’s sing a song of 10! Or stop-action animation featuring an orange singing Carmen? Would you like to buy an Eight? The Martians! I love [...]
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Fred’s Hotel, Now with Running Water
October 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Travel
My family is going down to the Lake this weekend, and I was just looking at the website for the place we’re staying. It has color TV! That’s what the site says! Color TV! Like that’s unexpected! Has there been anytime in the history of the world wide web where one might, in the continental [...]
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What’s Going On? asks Marvin Gaye, and I Answer Him
October 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Endless Blathering, Photography
Watching Ari Fleischer on last night’s Daily Show… he looks really different without the glasses. I would not have recognized him. I might have squinted at him for a few minutes, thinking he looked familiar, but I would not have guessed it. Anyway. I did write a blog post yesterday but it got lost, and [...]
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Coffeeshop Wedding: Denise & Brian
October 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Weddings
In June, I did family and engagement photos for Denise and Brian, and a couple of weeks ago, I was the primary photographer for their wedding! They chose to celebrate at the Cafe Via Roma in downtown Jefferson City. It was a rainy Saturday morning, but the coffeeshop was pretty cozy, crowded with all of [...]
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Tackling the Entire Midwest in 48 Hours
October 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Travel
Whew, I’m exhausted. It was a good weekend and a fun trip, but I should have taken today off or something. We left Madison around 4pm yesterday afternoon and arrived home around 1:30am. I had time to get some sleep, but it wasn’t enough. I could really use a weekend here. Too bad it’s over! [...]
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Fun Fun Fun Til I Get Lost Somewhere in Iowa
October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Endless Blathering, Travel
Friday! This begins a crazy road trip weekend. Tracy is interviewing for fellowship programs around the country over the next couple of months, and her first interview is in Madison on Monday. So we’re supposed to head up that direction. But my grandma in Kansas City is having this annual family reunion party at her [...]
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Happy Talk, Keep Talking Happy Talk
October 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Endless Blathering, News
Well! Round one of the debates is over, and next week we’ll start round two. Sarah Palin proved that she could just about manage to clear that bar of expectations last night. Good thing it had been lowered so far that she wouldn’t even need to worry about jumping over it in her heels. With [...]
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