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With apologies to one sister, who has already seen this, and at least two nieces: In the bit of realness that follows, I reveal my deep ignorance about my adopted home. I strongly encourage any (and all) of the handful of local readers to correct my mistakes, enlighten us all, and help my far-off niece [...] What began in the Flickr group known as IWUS has now crossed an ocean and invaded our home. The BITWRATHPLOOB, discovered by Flickr users Marigoldie and Tina, first made its way to Virginia to alarm and harass Jagosaurus before being forwarded on so generously to the former Yugoslavia. According to a label affixed to [...] Many months ago we were contacted by a French publishing house claiming interest in one of our pictures for use on a Slovene language textbook they were putting out. We exchanged a few emails, found out they were serious but pauvre, and agreed to allow use of the photo in exchange for the enormous fame [...] This week is better than last week. Last week Adam’s babysitter had the nerve to go on holiday, so Magda was with both boys all day, every day. THAT’S A LOT OF BOYS. Our babysitter, last heard from when she was giving Adam handmade kitties, never fails to send him a postcard when she’s away: Note [...] A few weeks back I received an email from one of my sisters, a typical email, an everyday, ordinary email, containing the word ‘atlatl’. Though I have a number of sisters, I have only one who is likely to use this word in an idle fashion. So a few weeks go by and I am moved [...] —– Original Message —- Kraft Foods Limited Kraft Foods Australia is one of the leaders in the packaged foods industry A friend writes: “Hey, do you have the list of grievances [...] anymore? If not, why not?” She’s referring to some notes I kept back in school about one particular fellow student who seemed to register for every damn class I was taking. I was easily annoyed during those years. Regard: List of Grievances Category [...] An old friend turned up recently. In what I’m sure is becoming a modern trope when the internet causes lost acquaintances to emerge from the mists of time, I directed him here. He wrote back to say, “Do you have a job at all…?” and fair enough. Faithful readers will have noticed how little I [...] Our internet time is getting progressively whittled down towards nil these days, as Adam wants more and more interactive playing and arises earlier and earlier to engage in it. So very little gets done if it requires sitting at a keyboard: email, Skyping, posting to this document, recreational research and browsing, all have taken an [...] |
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Pétards with avatars
13th Oct 11
19 months? Dude. I stopped by hoping you'd have something here for Sandwich Week. Alas, it was not to be...
7th Apr 10
hey! i saw one of these hanging off a tree down the block the other day. i kind of love ...
6th Apr 10
Fascinating. I saw these pictures pop up and wondered what bizarre hazing ritual you were being subjected to by your ...
6th Apr 10
It is a really interesting and charming tradition, and I am nowhere near as cynical about it as this post ...
6th Apr 10
What an interesting tradition. Thanks for sharing. They're biodegradable, I hope. Or do some trees still have their paraphernalia from Martenitsi ...