“List on the 3s” is my meme for which I create a list on any date that has a number three in it. “Meme” is derived from a French word, mème (pronounced “moouuuuurrrrjjjjmmmeeewaaa”) which means “something to fill space on a blog without thinking about it too carefully before you’ve already committed.” Enjoy the [...]

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List on the 3s!
List on the 3s!
It’s a new list
for youz and meez!
I make a list
On any date
which contains a 3 –
So don’t go hate.
I’m sure you’re all familiar with this picture by now:

If you’re still not filled in, there was a rather silly controversy earlier this week when this web-ad appeared online — and [...]

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This is an ongoing saga of my quest — to explore the origins of my vegetarianism, to find the catalyst for a decision I made in high school, and to possibly go back to eating meat. If you’d like to catch up, you can do so by reading:
Chapter I: The Legend of Shiny – [...]

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Avi had a note in his cubby at preschool today. I’ve scanned it in for your consideration.
I will bestow fame, fortune and recognition for the first person who can correctly identify exactly what it says.
Ready? Set? Go!

UPDATE: Kudos to bacon aficionado othurme for his almost entirely accurate guess! Read below to see what it [...]

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I’m back! It was a very lovely weekend away from all things internet, although I missed it greatly. I had brought my laptop for a bit of offline reading (and some movie watching during downtime with a sleeping kid), and it was a weird feeling to have the Wi-Fi detect absolutely zero networks available. [...]

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List on the 3s” is my semi-regular series for which I create and present a list of something whenever we hit a date on the calendar which includes a 3. My last one was on May 13. My next one will be on May 30. And then on May 31. And then June [...]

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Av’s kindergarten orientation was Tuesday. This made us feel the following emotions (not necessarily in this order):
anxious, controlling, ecstatic, excited, happy, impatient, nervous, proud, sad, satisfied, serendipitous, surprised, unprepared, welcomed
I mean — this is our kid! This is a milestone for us! True, he’s been at a full-day program since several months after [...]

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We still live in the stone ages. We have actual landline phone service coming to our home. Over copper wires.
That’s an impressive feat in the DC area — as we’re one of those metropolitan suburban areas which has been a test ground for FiOS, the local phone company’s “fiber to the curb” alternative which [...]

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Would you believe that YouTube was being craptastic this evening — and it took me countless hours to successfully upload this video? Sheesh…

Link to the YouTube page for all you snazzy RSS types…

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Just wanted to post pictures from yesterday — Avi and I decided to hit up Great Falls National Park in Virginia — right on the banks of the mighty Potomac River.  It’s fun — enough hiking and climbing which is accessible for a five year old.

The rapids get quite… well, rapid at the overlooks.  And [...]

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