Mike on October 31st, 2006

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Mike on October 31st, 2006

Today is the day where children dress up like monsters and terrorize neighbors for candy. I didn’t understand it either, but who can argue with FREE CANDY!
This pumpkin was carved by the kids (with help from Granny and Pa).
Be careful out there!

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Mike on October 30th, 2006

We don’t watch a ton of TV in our house. The TV we do watch can be put into a few categories:

Disney Channel (a big chunk)
Sports
A few scattered non-fiction shows on the History Channel, the Discovery Channel and the Learning Channel (TLC)
The Food Network

While my favorite show on the Food Network is Alton Brown’s [...]

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Mike on October 29th, 2006

On Saturday morning, we were all set to have a lazy day at home and watch the Longhorn game. It’s been such a busy week, that I didn’t even know what time the game started. Erik and Emma were already prepared. They were asking me for chicken wings…right about breakfast time. [...]

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Mike on October 27th, 2006

According to his Wikipedia entry, John Cleese turns 67 today.
A lot of people know him from his Monty Python days (both the British TV series and numerous movies) or when he did A Fish Called Wanda. They’re all good, but my dad and I laughed ourselves silly when we watched him as Basil Fawlty [...]

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Mike on October 24th, 2006

You may have noticed that I’ve added a new link on the “blogroll” for Jennifer Ziegler.
Jenny and I went to high school way back in…well, some time ago…at good old Round Rock High. Last year, we ran into each other at the (intentionally left blank) year reunion where she told me she had [...]

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Mike on October 23rd, 2006

“You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”
There’s no secret or personal meaning to this, I just think it’s funny and true. I’ve certainly had a few times in my life where this applied.

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