Monthly Archives: December 2007

New Maid

We have a new maid. His name is Jerry. He’s an iRobot Roomba 4105. Right now he’s cleaning the family room. We’ve noted several idiosyncrasies. He prefers rooms without much furniture, or other floor-level decoration. He has trouble over metallic … Continue reading

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Pfaltzgraff disappointments

When we were married, we received a Pfaltzgraff service for eight in the Yorktowne pattern. Over the years, we’ve lost pieces to various calamities, mostly children, so this Christmas I decided to replace the missing pieces. Instead of buying individual … Continue reading

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Ready for Vacation?

Ever have one of those days where you feel like your job is making you dumber by the minute? I am. I have this recurrent daydream where I’m independently wealthy and volunteer my time to work on the transportation systems … Continue reading

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