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Captchas – sigh
So the blog spambots have finally hit daddyo and to keep these crappy bots from posting comments, I need to impliment Captchas to the comments posting form. You’ve seen them before, those words you need to type in before submitting a form. I’m assuming that it shouldn’t cause folks much… Listen ⇢
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New World Tea
Late last night, my friends Jeremy and Aubrey launched a new online business, New World Tea. Their online tea emporium features a big selection of teas, teapots, cups and gift sets. To be honest, I’ve never been much more than a casual tea drinker, but over the past few weeks… Listen ⇢
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Wordcount
From Sarah we have a link to the very cool Wordcount.org where you can check out the popularity of a given word (or name). According to the site… “[Wordcount] presents the 86,800 most frequently used English words, ranked in order of commonness. Each word is scaled to reflect its frequency… Listen ⇢
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Book of Year
Okay, it’s been way to long since I’ve posted. I guess I just needed some time after the horrors of November 2nd to take a break and concentrate on things like painting my kitchen. What with domestic partner benefits being pulled from Michigan state contracts, and the news that Rumsfeld… Listen ⇢
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Early Evening Aurora
Yesterday evening around 8pm, Sarah and I were driving back from her parents house south of Ann Arbor when we saw something strange in the sky. Because it was so early and Ann Arbor is relatively far south (as far as the Aurora is concerned), I didn’t think it was… Listen ⇢
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NY Times Compiles Top 100 Movies for Kids
Last spring, The New York Times released their list of the top 100 Movies for kids. Some of the choices might surprise you. Parents of ‘tweens and teens know just how hard it can be to find a movie that both adults and kids alike can watch, so this list… Listen ⇢
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The future is now
For weeks before November 2nd, I had been working as an Ann Arbor precinct leader with MoveOn and their Leave No Voter Behind program. This left me with very little free time. That meant I had precious little time to post, and besides, before the election there was just so… Listen ⇢
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A Faithful Chocolate Lab
Rest in Peace Ben Peterson, a goofy and wonderful dog who made the most of his second chance in life. You took good care of your family and will be sorely missed. Listen ⇢
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More Dreyers=Better World
Welcome to the world Luca Shane Dreyer!!! Born October 24, 8:30 PM Congratulations to Father Julian, Mother Jenny, Grandfather (holy moly – did I really say Grandfather?) Robin, Grandmother (ditto) Tammy, Uncle Miles and finally to Donna Jean who becomes a Great-Grandmother. My favorite family in the world just got… Listen ⇢
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