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My polls are slipping

January 17, 2007 in Kids by Ben | 2 comments

Whew!

After four days confined to the house, the kids are at school, and mom and dad have a little quiet.

Not before the damage was done, however.

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Old man, in winter

January 17, 2007 in Personal by Ben | 1 comment

Somebody changed their mind, and no my wife and I have the day off work.

But somebody else is holding steady, and the kids are going to school two hours late.

oh please please please please please please please please please can they go to school?

1) we’ve been in this house. Together. Since Friday. Need break.

2) I need to pay some more attention to mommy, if you get my drift.

Supply update:

Out of wine, except (gasp) white.
Almost finished with the brownies I made last night.
BTW, the butter crumb I posted about? Sucked. Don’t use that recipe. The pie was good, though.
One gallon of milk and a dozen eggs left.
Still have several cans of Wolf Brand Chili.

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global this and that

January 16, 2007 in Critters by Ben | 1 comment

How come the only critter in our house that refuses to go out and play on the ice is the dog from Labrador?

Churchill Falls and vicinity
Labrador City and Wabush.

  • Wind chill warning in effect.
  • Tonight..A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 34. Extreme wind
    chill minus 46.
  • Wednesday..Sunny. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h in the morning.
    High minus 24. Extreme wind chill minus 50.
  • Wednesday night..Clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h. Low minus 30. Cold
    wind chill minus 43.

It’s like she’s saying, “Screw this, it’s still too warm for me.”

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Just for shits and giggles

January 16, 2007 in Home by Ben | 2 comments

Here’s the radar at the moment.

Brr. Have I mentioned it's been like 10 years since we've had winter weather?

They are now saying sleet and possibly snow through the night. Don’t know if they mean us or some other part of Texas (damn forecasters, so hard to understand).

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What weekend? Wednesday Weekend Update

January 16, 2007 in Personal by Ben | 3 comments

Okay.

No work or school today. Roads don’t look that bad, but word from the city is that all the bridges have ice, stay home.

Nowhere to go, really, except I’d like to see Children of Men. Not sure my wife will let me escape the cabin-fevered children for a couple hours or not. I can walk to the theater in fifteen minutes, so no navigating ice by vehicle required.

Finished the wine. Have one bottle I held back, that my brother-in-law made and gave us for Christmas. That’s “the good stuff.”

Supply situation:
No more beer.

Still have whiskey and rum, if the kids haven’t finished it while I was passed out.

Still have coffee (although I’m done for the day, I’m on my last allotted cup, unless the governor declares a disaster emergency)

Worse?

No more Poppycock. Man, I hate when the poppycock doesn’t last long enough.

(CPS: Just kidding about the ‘passed out’ part. I was teaching the baby how to make meth down in the basement).

My son just brought me a paper cup full of sleet (he stuck his hand out the doggie door to collect it). Actually, a couple paper cups, so his hand heat wouldn’t melt it. Smart kid.

I doubt I’ll go (to the movie), I’m afraid of what I’d find when I returned.

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