Entries from November 2008

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

wanna get warm? too many options….

Gettin’ cold at your house?
While watching live tv (sorry, TIVO!), I recently saw a commercial about the Snuggie at $19.95 plus free book light.
Naturally, I went online to look it up. I found out about the Slanket, available at amazon.com (and qvc.com for less), but priced twice as much as [...]

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Friday, November 28th, 2008

Wall-Mart: startin’ the season off with a lawsuit…

Or, maybe twelve.
Which sounds about right to me.
Wal-Mart worker dies after shoppers knock him down

By COLLEEN LONG – 1 hour ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A worker died after being trampled by a throng of unruly shoppers when a suburban Wal-Mart opened for the holiday sales rush Friday, authorities said.
At least three other people were injured.
Wal-Mart [...]

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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Hope you all have the best Thanksgiving ever!

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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

boy, you guys are really in trouble now….

[We interrupt this family blog for the following information:]
I just stumbled across this product review and it amazed me (can you say “sheltered life?”). And all in time for Christmas!

“It’s about time someone started applying machine intelligence to good things rather than the seemingly evil: the new JeJoue SaSi “personal massager” comes with built-in [...]

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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Dogs don’t shoot people….

Dog suspected in Tillamook Bay shooting
By Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Tillamook man sustained a leg injury when his 12-gauge shotgun accidentally discharged during a duck-hunting trip on Tillamook Bay.
The Oregon State Police says the man’s dog is the prime suspect.
Sgt. Todd Hoodenpyl says 23-year-old Matthew Markum and his younger brother were using [...]

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Friday, November 21st, 2008

Dogs need their lattes, too

Dog crashes van into coffeehouse
Pooch named Bentley puts vehicle in drive while owner shopped
ST. JAMES, N.Y. – A dog left inside a running van put the vehicle in drive, causing it to crash into a Long Island coffee house.
Suffolk County police said no one was injured in the incident, which damaged the glass window and [...]

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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Learn-A-Word Wednesday: omphaloskepsis (om-fuh-lo-SKEP-sis)

noun:
Contemplation of one’s navel as an aid to meditation.
It is well known in the usually jocular phrase directed towards self-absorbed pursuits.
From Greek omphalos (navel) + skepsis (act of looking, examination).
You know you love this word. I think the Kid must do this a lot. She can easily because she’s naked much [...]

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