Monthly Archives: July 2008
Animals, Bullies, And Brothers [Movies]
For whatever reason, I continue to recap movies. Okay, so I love the HBO series Flight of the Conchords about New Zealand’s fourth most popular digi-folk paradists living in New York City. One of the twoFOC band members stars in … Continue reading
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Summer Vacation 08–Seriously, I Think [Vacation]
You may be familiar with the term “family vacation.” We’ve gone on a few in our time–Walt Disney World in 2004, Disneyland and Dana Point in 2005–but we were moving (unexpectedly to me at least) in 2006 and were just … Continue reading
First Soccer In Some Time: Rust Buildup [Madysen]
On Sunday Madysen had her first live soccer action in some time, which means it was her first action with her new team. Add to that, it was her first time playing forward since U-9. Fun. I got there a … Continue reading
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A Big Spin And A Tower: Terrifying Rides [Funny]
Earlier this week, Layla informed me that she was ready–beyond ready, really–to ride some serious roller coasters and wanted to schedule a date for very soon. As luck would have it, she and Emma were invited to go to Six … Continue reading
Emma’s Seven: An Eight Hundred Day Celebration [Birthday]
When I announced last Thursday that it was Emma’s birthday, I had no idea that I was in the eye of a birthday tornado. To hear the other kids tell it, it’s just another data point–okay, so they probably don’t … Continue reading
About Hobos, Pirates, And Maybe The Greatest Speech [Books]
You might recognize the name John Hodgman. Even if you don’t, you’ll surely recognized him as the PC guy in all those Get A Mac ads. Well, Hodgman is more than just a PC, he’s a correspondent on The Daily … Continue reading
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Holly And The iPhone: Initial Fail [Funny]
Okay, so until recently Holly has been toting around a Nokia 3120 for the last several years. As you can see from the picture, it’s a simple phone–no real frills to speak of. And that’s the way she likes it. … Continue reading
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Seems A Bit High, But I’m Still A Little Proud [OU]
Yes, we are now Dallasites–Parkies, to be specific–but I admit that I swelled with a little pride when I saw that Money Magazine just named Norman as the 6th Best Place to Live among “small cities.” Erick, sadly, did not … Continue reading
Layla At The Office [Layla]
So Wednesday was Emma’s day at the Office, and Friday was Layla’s. Layla’s day was a mixture of Burger King breakfast, Uptown Bar & Grill burgers and Texas Toothpicks, Baskin-Robbins ice cream, watching Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, some … Continue reading
Emma and Layla Are Good At Pictionary And Charades, Respectively [Funny]
One thing I didn’t mention about our recent trip to the middle of nowhere: Emma and Layla were very good when we played Pop Culture, a game similar to Cranium. (I’m not going to explain either.) Layla had two opportunities, … Continue reading
