Monthly Archives: July 2010
“I Thought They Stopped Because They Only Have Three Songs.”
Regarding the Kings of Leon/pigeon poop incident referenced here, The Onion uses its “American Voices” forum to ask what everyday Americans think of the incident. The best response is from Scott Morbius, a Systems Analyst, who advised, “If you’re thinking … Continue reading
Guest Post: “Adopted Love”
Today’s parenting guest blogger is Justin Masterson. You may recall that his twin brother, Matt, was previously a guest blogger, despite the fact he does not have a soul. Justin and his wife Stacy are recent parents who were also kind … Continue reading
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Go, Pigeons, Go!
From The Huffington Post: The popular and Grammy award-winning band Kings of Leon were forced to end a concert in St. Louis last night after playing just three songs because a pigeon pooped into bassist Jared Followill’s mouth. A spokesman … Continue reading
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Random Thoughts On Parenting: Week One
1. Before we were parents, we figured that parenting a newborn was something like Desmond Hume pushing the button in the hatch every 108 minutes. You are bound to a few straightforward tasks — breastfeeding, changing dirty diapers, etc. — … Continue reading
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Meet Mrs. Sayid
More Sam updates to come, but we had to share the following with our readers: Katie Stratman, world traveler and pizza chef extraordinaire, ate at the same restaurant had dinner with Sayid while traveling abroad. She’s only seen two seasons … Continue reading
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Meet Sam Everett Vore.
Who’s Nic Cage? x Sam Everett Vore arrived Tuesday, July 20 at 4:47 a.m. He was a solid 7 lbs. 10 oz. and 20.5 inches of baby goodness. Let’s see some more photos! x I was born in the Feng … Continue reading
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The Wonder Years
We wrote this post Sunday night and intended to publish it yesterday. That was before we had a new addition to the family. We’ll have pictures tomorrow. For now, here’s what we meant to post then. x Erin has been sick … Continue reading
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Friday Recommends: The First 246 Pages of The Passage by Justin Cronin
x You may be thinking that the last thing the literary world needs is another vampire epic bound for the big screen. You may be right. But Justin Cronin’s The Passage is here, and Ridley Scott has already bought the … Continue reading
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Guest Post: “Linda McCartney Did A Lot Of … Breastfeeding?”
This is the first of several guest posts we’ll be featuring in the coming weeks from parenting friends of ours about what it’s like to be a parent. Kicking us off is Jill Van Himbergen, a former high school English … Continue reading
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Odds & Ends
1. The National League looks as though it might actually win an All-Star Game tonight. 2. Speaking of baseball, Sports Illustrated, in an article entitled “Not A Pretty Picture,” recently documented the plight of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Even to a … Continue reading
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