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My father (on the right) and Steve Jobs (on the left). Too bad they didn't hang out more.
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Let it Snow!
I woke up from my nap around 9pm and complete disappointment awaited me when I opened my front door to green grass and black roads. Two and a half hours later though and it's all better.
But this had better not be the end of it. Weather.com
FedEx = Awesome
While in Missouri my productivity tanked when my laptop suddenly decided that it would only function up-side-down (while on battery power); an inconvenient arrangement to say the least. More than one person helpfully suggested that I could place the keyboard on my feet while lying on my back....
I was
Posh
I'm sitting in the Memphis Delta Sky Club this evening, enjoying cheese, crackers and wine while waiting for my delayed connecting flight to Atlanta. There aren't very many circumstances in which an unplanned over-night stay is a bonus, but this might be one of them. Well,
Sexism
I feel like I should be offended whenever I go into William Sonoma (or the like) and during checkout face the inevitable inquiry, "Is this a gift?"
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I've got a london broil, onion, garlic, rice and a healthy dose of wine stuffed into a shiny
Friday Nights
The champagne and orange juice, the beautiful weather, nine inch nails and adding support for a 3rd party usb driver to Static. True relaxation.
Incompatible
Eating dinner and drinking wine is not compatible with watching Dirty Jobs. That's not to say that I stopped drinking the wine; but I did stop eating dinner.
And speaking of wine.... My liquor store recently started peddling a simple selection of Malbecs, Merlots, Cabernets and Pinot Noirs
Halloween vs Thanksgiving
Halloween is without a doubt my least favorite "holiday" (if ever there was an ironic use of Holy Day, this is it) of the year; my only consolation is that Halloween is immediately flanked by Thanksgiving, which is undoubtedly my favorite holiday (no quotes necessary).
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A Near Miss
Let me tell you a story. Queue the banjo.
See, once there was a liquor store with an abundant supply of cheap, refrigerated champagne. Those days were careless and free and the champagne flowed without reservation.
But, slowly the stock diminished. Those careless Summer afternoons of mimosa consumption multiplied while
MMGWH
Music, mimosas, good weather and hammocks. And lots of iPads and iPhone 4's for good measure. No good evening should be without.