Getting an edge Now that I’m getting things done , or at least being a bit more efficient, I was able to get the knives sharpened today, for the first time in years. I’m ashamed to admit that this wonderful wedding gift has been getting neglected and the knives were so dull that I had […]
Entries from January 2004
Kitchen fixings…
January 14th, 2004 · 1 Comment
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Little by little…
January 14th, 2004 · Comments Off on Little by little…
I was sorry to hear that Mrs. Happy lost her job. Now The Happy Husband and his wife are examining money matters , trying to figure out how to make ends meet on one income…. We sat down and actually examined our spending habits, and we were astonished at how much money we, and I […]
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being a fanatic
January 14th, 2004 · Comments Off on being a fanatic
Yesterday I described how ice dancer Naomi Lang, injured and discouraged, was so moved by a fan web site that she changed her mind and decided to compete again. Like Enoch said – I thought it was cool to see “technology bring us a little closer together ” – first the fan web site surprising […]
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IMing and ice dancing
January 13th, 2004 · 1 Comment
Ted’s already blogged about the U.S. national figure skating championships this weekend. To me the best story of the competition came from a skater who didn’t medal. She didn’t even complete all her events. But the fact that she and her partner skated at all at nationals was an event in itself, and the Internet […]
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Something silly
January 12th, 2004 · Comments Off on Something silly
That last post brought to mind this silly bit from the weekend… The TV was on at our home a bit recently, and as we were watching skating , we saw some of the same commercials repeated through the two days of coverage. One spot was an advertisement for a dentist’s services. A woman sat […]
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