New Phone and Internet

In her wisdom, my sweetie decided that we should switch phone and internet companies. Getting these things from the new company is supposed to cost us about $25 a month less. I have no idea whether the quality of service will go down nor do I know whether it really will cost us less.

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Sleep

I slept in! It was glorious. I woke up to the phone ringing in my bed wearing my pajamas, my hat, and one slipper. What is the significance of waking wearing such garb? I don’t know. I didn’t expect to wake that way.

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The Banana Farmer Part Two: A Short Diary Entry

We had spaghetti, salad and garlic toast last night. The meal went wonderfully smoothly. After eating, my sweetie went to work. She had two classes last night and two in the morning which is above her absolute maximum number of classes that she’ll teach in a day but she was subbing for a reliable friend in dire need so I guess it is OK.

I cleaned up the kitchen and then the Banana Farmer and I took the kids to the park. Just after Read the rest of this entry »

Copying Lyrics

On the weekend, a friend and I were sitting in the shade near the playground. The kids noticed that one of the bands playing nearby was playing some Dead tunes. That wasn’t how they expressed it though. They said, “That band is copying The Grateful Dead.” They were offended at the copying. This brought about an upwelling of pride in me. I think that perhaps I have passed on a bit of moral fiber to them. I explained to them that this copying was really a tribute to the Read the rest of this entry »