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Pregnancy as discussed by men

Went out to lunch today with some co-workers. Anyway, the topic of one of the guy’s pregnant wife and soon-to-be-born baby came up. Be aware I’m paraphrasing here. Phonographic memory is not one of my abilities or talents. Me: So how’s the baby doing? Greg: Good. But her belly is really solid. Nothing like mine [he’s been on and off on his diet] all squishy. Hers is really solid. The baby’s kicking a lot. Really…

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Water, aqua, shui – expensive in any language

The plan for this past weekend was to get the jacuzzi cleaned and working before I got back to work on Monday. Here’s what actually happened. I cleaned it and then filled it with the hose. I turn on the motor and all seemed well until I looked underneath and saw the dribbles of water coming from the pump motor. Either the motor’s leaking or one of the tubing to the jets. I basically now…

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Speed dating – the art of eat and run

So, I was convinced by a co-worker to meet his wife’s co-worker. He told me about this a few weeks ago, and so being the person who’s been trying recently to be more open-minded that I am, I say yes. I think to myself, “How bad can it be?” Let me tell you that it can get very awkward indeed from what I experienced yesterday. That was when I met up with my co-worker, his…

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Life and open-source frustrations

Things have gotten quite complicated lately. I thought recently that maybe it’s time I got back to updating my log, since a few things have cleared on my schedule. So here’s all the things you’ve missed since I went on hermitage. On the school front, I completed my first course in eight years and I received an A. I was quite relieved when the class ended, because it freed up time that I needed for…

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Part time student equals no vacations

I just realized that we’re getting a spring break when the lecturer in class said there was’t going to be class all next week. There’s not much I can do with a break since I’m working. All the other students probably don’t work. They’re graduate students, so I can’t really say for sure. But at least they have the luxury of taking a few days off. The only thing I get is a week’s reprieve…

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