I should probably introduce myself, but right now I want to talk about something else. I might introduce myself next time. Anyway, I have a friend who at the moment is having a big decision to make. Her brother and sister-in-law have invited her down to Texas to be a live-in-nanny. Her brother is going over […]
We bought a new car back in November, and we’re very happy with it. But I have to admit, there is a feature I forgot to check when car shopping – how is the reception for WGN radio AM 720? Translation: will I be able to catch the Cubs games being broadcast all the way from Chicago?!? Luckily
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And now for some youtube fun: VIDEO 1: Bloody Tennis Tantrum WHO: Mikhail Youzhny, a professional tennis player WHAT: Tennis racket vs. forehead WHEN: Monday, March 31, 2008 WHERE: Sony Ericsson Open – Key Biscayne, FL WHY: ????? COMMENTS: If you are bored by tennis, the real fun starts about 30 seconds into the video. Make sure
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I guess it depends on what you would call a good town. A place we used to live called Naperville Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, was once considered a good town. It had lots of fun things to do, relatively low crime, good schools, and lots of money. It was never my ideal place
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Yet another April Fool’s Day surprise awaited us when we got home tonight… seems the newest addition to the family is a little jokester. Our dog Beesley, who we’ve had for almost a month now, is an escape artist. We have a little mud room in the back of the house that leads to the
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Another April Fool’s Day is upon us unfortunately. I usually escape the day unscathed, but this year, that is not the case. Seems some clever “hacker” decided to “get” us tangents.org bloggers with false threats of blog erasures… I did not think it was funny. Maybe I’m not a good sport, but the joke hit where it
Came across this news story after linking to the one about the hugely tall spire they’re going to build in the Middle East: First Wedding Dress Shop for Pregnant Brides ONLY Opens I agree with the people who posted comments at the end of the article – what is the world coming to when maternity wedding
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Originally this post was called “CUBS WIN!!!” And I followed it up with: gee, I sure hope I’m not jinxing anything by posting this. And as I was typing that, the dang Brewers scored 3 runs! Now that I’ve changed the title of the post, the awful half-inning ended and the Cubs are now up
When choosing a best man for a wedding, a future groom generally would believe that the person asked to stand with him on his wedding day would actually show up. Tuesday night, my cousin’s fiance found out that his best man had to work Saturday, the day of the wedding. DUHHHHHHH!!! How long in advance
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