Monthly Archives: September 2010

Kids today don’t know how good they have it

Posted on Sunday, September 26, 2010 by Thriell

Somehow I got into a conversation with the kids in which I was telling them about my very first computer. It was a Tandy Color Computer with 16K of RAM. The CPU ran at almost 2 megahertz and for a … Continue reading →

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Things that go POP in the night

Posted on Sunday, September 26, 2010 by Thriell

I had a minor crisis yesterday. I awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of a loud “POP” and strange odor in the room. It smelled almost exactly like one of those old, single-use flash bulbs from … Continue reading →

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Ba-Ba-Ba Ba-Ba-Barino

Posted on Sunday, September 26, 2010 by Thriell

Largely because of my wife’s love for the movie Grease and partially because of the comment my daughter made while Beauty and the Beast was playing earlier, we are watching Grease as I type this. Maybe it’s just me, but … Continue reading →

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Separated at birth? You tell me

Posted on Sunday, September 26, 2010 by Thriell

We were watching our VHS copy of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast – for the last time, unfortunately, because the tape broke twice in one viewing, and I’ve decided it isn’t worth splicing again – when Daughter Number Three proclaimed … Continue reading →

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How to have a good day

Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2010 by Thriell

The girls didn’t seem to appreciate my attempt at maintaining a positive attitude this morning. I made the comment, “Eat a live toad first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you all day.” Even less appreciated … Continue reading →

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