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Music Monday: Working In A Coalmine (Devo Part 4)

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When writing I try to listen to music I am somewhat familiar with, so as not to get caught up and distracted. The Ramones is probably my most used “go to” band for this. Usually I don’t use Devo because I wind up getting caught up in the music, but there is a playlist of…

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Exctracurricular

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Faith Group (Teaching) Sunday School Jiu Jitsu Cub Scouts Boy Scouts Coding Club Robotics Club Youth Group Gymnastics Tutoring Math Olympiad Swim Lessons Piano Lessons Irish Dance Altar Server/Lector/Eucharistic Minister I’m not counting band because that happens during lunchtime at school.

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Music Monday: The Art Of Noise

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The first Art Of Noise track I remember being aware of was “Close (To The Edit)” essentially a remix of “Close To The Edge”. Yeah, I don’t get the video either. It remains one of my favorite tracks from the band. Other than Trevor Horn, The Art Of Noise was a creation of studio musicians…

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Menu Versus List

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I came up with a dinner menu for the week, and a list of groceries that we needed in order to have said menu items. It should be noted that all items here are vegetarian. Sunday: Baked Ziti Monday: Chicken Nuggets Tuesday: Stew Wednesday: Chili Thursday: Stir Fry Friday: Fish & Chips Saturday: Pizza After…

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Of Talking Dinosaurs

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Of Talking Dinosaurs

I took the kids to see The Good Dinosaur this afternoon. It was good. I understand that many critics are giving it mediocre reviews. I think this is because they are comparing it to Inside Out, rather than letting it stand on its own merits. I had talked previously about Ciarán’s fear of a movie…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11-27-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11-27-15

Surprisingly, only a couple of pictures, despite the Thanksgiving holiday. Earlier this week I caught Tevye “reading”. And yesterday I caught him getting the camera off the table. Kyle came over for Thanksgiving dinner. This was the only good picture from the whole evening. Every other one was blurry because either people or the camera…

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Cooking Timeline

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Because there are several items that need to be in the oven simultaneously, there is a bit of coordination that needs to take place in order for them all to be ready at the same time. Thankfully there are two things that help immensely in this regard. The first is many if not most of…

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Pie Down

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Pie Down

This was the year we were going to have three pies. Usually we do two, but this year was going to be different. A big chunk of the day was spent preparing the fillings and working the pie crust from scratch. Yes, that’s right. From scratch. And it was a pain in the … alright,…

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First Place

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First Place

This past Saturday was the championships for Dela’s gymnastics group. It is a pretty big deal because only two teams from her division were invited to the competition. I think there was something like 10 teams total from the three different branches of the Seattle Gymnastics Academy. While here other three events may not have been as…

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Music Monday: The Animaniacs

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Music Monday: The Animaniacs

Easily one of, if not the best animated series “The Animaniacs” was syndicated from what I remember and broadcast in the afternoons Monday through Friday. While I could easily go on and on about how subversive the humor of the series was (and still is) I want to focus on one of the other aspects thee…

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