I am Satan personified before approximately 9:30 a.m. on weekdays. I stumble out of bed and mumble profanities while shooting fireballs from my eyes at objects [cats, furniture, carpet] that are in my way. I don’t drink coffee and showers don’t even cool me off. Elise knows to avoid me at all [...]

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We were blessed with two very drab days this past weekend. Elise and I had been saving nickels and dimes all week so we could go on a pizza date on Friday. We were both in bad moods on our date. We willfully suspended our sourness, made fun of each other and [...]

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1. What is your favorite scary movie? hmmmm… The Shining. I don’t know.2. What is your favorite Halloween treat? Candy corn3. Do you dress up for Halloween? If so, describe your best Halloween costume. Not usually.4. Do you enjoy going to haunted houses or [...]

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I thought this was pretty neat. It’s a great way to chronicle your age.

El is from Iowa. I’m a native Texan. She says “pop”, I say “coke”. We’ve accepted this.
In Texas, most people say “Coke”. Butoverall, most people say “pop”.

Here’s an interesting game… if you’re into [...]

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I think this is pretty funny.

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According to the Box Office Prophet’s 50 Favorite Horror Films, I have 15 good horror movies yet to check out. There are only 10 more days until Halloween. I better get crackin’! Despite the films that I have not yet seen, I think I would exclude Scream. I really didn’t like [...]

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I installed XP last night. I’m happy now. It’s like I have a brand new computer. Everything is so smooth.
Ironically, while I was installing XP [and talking on the phone], I saw 3 or 4 switch commercials. I thought about it for a second and began wondering if Apple is pushing so hard because of [...]

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I bought a Windows XP Home upgrade on eBay last night. My computer is pretty much hosed right now. Not really hosed, but it reminds me of Johnny’s old maroon Ford Aerostar in which we used to cruise around. When you banged on the dashboard on the driver’s side, the radio station [...]

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I am on my third week of walking to and from work. Believe it or not, I really like walking. I like it so much that I’m going to sell the trusty Shadow. I need to get the tire replaced first.
I’ve been kicking around the idea of selling the bike for some time now. Now [...]

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