- The high point of my day was when the waiter at breakfast dribbled hot coffee down my hand, wrist, and crotch.
- Last night I tried a new recipe for pumpkin bars. At least I thought it was pumpkin bars. Turns out it was pumpkin bread. The difference is that pumpkin bars batter expands maybe 25% when it cooks. Pumpkin bread doubles in size. The resulting mass obstructed my view of the baking dish, but it tasted good. I’ll make it again, but next time, I’ll use a more appropriately sized dish.
- You know you’re hosed when the vendor looks at your problem, gives a couple of suggestions, then suggests that you just chuck your current solution and buy a new one, and you agree with them.
- I had a heart to heart talk tonight with Shadow about the puppy. I think he’s finally accepted that the the little ball of fur and teeth isn’t going anywhere.
- Apparently Boo got into his first true fight at school yesterday. I’m not sure who started it, but my son drew first blood.
- Girlie Bear is preparing for her JROTC formal.
- She has asked and received permission to ask a boy on her rifle team if he’d like to go to the dance with her.
- Irish Woman and Girlie Bear are scouring websites for ideas on what kind of dress she wants.
- Apparently girls are wearing the “I wanna be a ho” starter set this year.
- I need to drink more. I’m being calm, but doing it sober isn’t easy.
- We’ve made the decision that when we buy Irish Woman a new car this spring, we’re going to trade in both her car and the minivan. I will drive the truck for a couple more years, then trade it in on something. Don’t worry, I will always be the Minivandian at heart.
Thoughts on the Day
Posted by daddybear71 on December 6, 2012
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/ December 7, 2012To help lower your blood pressure, there are three ways to go about finding a modest dress that will still be enjoyed.
The first, and most harrying, is to try to look at the modern selections and pick the least bad options.
The second, and most time-intensive, is to look with her through consignment stores, where the worst can be dismissed with a laugh, and the best can be appropriately modified in the course of tailoring to her.
The third, and often either time- or capital-intensive, is to go sideways to the current trends, and encourage her to go in steampunk, or in a kimono, or antebellum. This encourages her to be the independent, funky, star of the show… and, oddly enough, when the kids dress up like that, they seem to love the excuse to be polite and mannered. (Clothes encourage the manners.)
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