ElectroLund

There are two kinds of people in the world: those that like keyboard shortcuts and those that don’t remember endless lists of keyboard shortcuts. My wife is the latter, while I am the former (CTRL + LFT ARW). I would like to think that this proclivity of mine is borne out of a desire for greater efficiency. Sarah just thinks I’m OCD, and she’s probably right.

That brings me to the topic at hand.
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I says to my wife, I says:

Dear, this new project is going to bring tears to your eyes, it’s so cool!

She’s shaking her head and says to me:

Oh, I’m crying alright.

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As new parents, we’ve discovered the sheer magnitude of baby related stuff that accumulates. And we’re thrifty people. I’m a semi-rigid utilitarian for crying out loud! Still have tons of crap.

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Tested out Skype tonight. Iris really recognized me. Check her out:

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Why is it so much fun to play with scammers?  You remember the last few times.  Here’s another chapter in the scam baiting dialogs.  You know the drill.  My emails are in black.  The hapless scammer’s are in red.  My occasional notes in highlighted blue. Let the games begin….

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Wow, a lot of time has flown by.  Suffice it to say that every day is such a joy with this kid in our home!  She’s such an amazing pleasure.  On any day that might be challenging, stressful, or sad, all I have to do is look into this disarming, trusting, and innocent beaming smile to forget all problems.

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I added storage space to my old garage by putting in an attic. It was much bigger of a job than I thought it would be. I added 6x 20ft beams. There were originally only 2 beams in the ceiling space of the garage. Then I put down plywood flooring on those beams, and some crude ceiling joists.

There’s not a lot of clearance between the flooring and the roof line, but every little bit of added storage helps.

Don’t be a pervert. I’m talking about the sextic equation, or the heart equation. Remember college algebra? Remember how this equation graphs a circle:

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Look who’s coming home for dinner (for the next 18 years)…

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This blog post goes out to Heather from T-Mobile.

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My bro-in-law (he pronounces it “bra”, as per young and colloquially hip) recommended I read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.  I finally picked up the novel a few weeks ago was glad I did.  It was beautiful in its desolation.

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I might have been a good candidate for the Darwin Awards, but thankfully didn’t bite it.

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Great big news this week.  Sarah and I found out we’re having a girl.  Hurray!

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Sarah and I just returned from a trip to Dolores to see her dad and stepmom. We had a great time.

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