the flying geeks

I’m pretty excited about Christmas because I think I might actually get that Babysitter Who Works For Dog Hair I put on my list. She’s in limited production and is, naturally, a popular gift this year. But I saw Stu hoarding extra paper bags when we were checking out at WinCo, and I heard […]

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The family computer is on it’s way back to us! Thank the divine, holy Goddess! FedEx tells me it will arrive Wednesday. O’ sweet, blessed Wednesday!
Loyal readers, prepare yourselves for massive, internets-crashing flickr uploads.
Please forgive my vulgarity, that was my addiction talking. I would seek help, but that would involve quitting, and that’s just […]

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Because we’re out here in the sticks, when we get gnarly, windy weather and our electricity gets knocked out, we’re about the last people to get power restored. So, after the windstorm which swept through the Pacific Northwest last Thursday, we spent two days and one night at my sister Kelley’s house. They were so […]

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How pathetic is it that this is our most vocal call to revolution?
Really started to irk me after seeing the five hundredth ad (John Cougar Mellencamp, noooooo!) during the New Orleans Saints smack down on the Dallas Cowgirls.

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There’s been a family missing here in the Oregon wilderness for the past week. It’s one of those ongoing searches where officials keep talking about not losing hope, and everyone is afraid the outcome will be bad. Things like this happen fairly often and the tragedy and heartbreak of it is overwhelming.
So overwhelming that Stu […]

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