Monthly Archives: July 2008

Everybody Remain Calm, That’s The Most Important Thing

OK, so everybody can relax now, Poison Control tells me that compact fluorescent light bulbs do not contain toxic levels of mercury. And how might I have come into this information, you may well ask? Sit down, this is going … Continue reading

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The Captain Has Left The Building, part 3

I am currently watching Ni Hao, Kai-lan, even when the kids aren’t in the room. Right now, we are having a TV problem–it’s 10 years old, takes about an hour to warm up and until then the picture flips and … Continue reading

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Molly Ringwald Has Left The Building

Every single one of my teenage years took place in the 80′s. I know this is the time about which I am supposed to wax nostalgic. But I won’t. I’m absolutely sure that there are some pathetic souls who look … Continue reading

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Saturday Evening Post on a Sunday Morning

Yesterday evening we drove over to Quiktrip to get a bag of ice and some desperately needed (by Monkey) bubble gum. While I was waiting in line, rather impatiently I might add as the bag of ice was dripping on … Continue reading

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It’s All In How You Look At It

Fortunate. Unfortunate. The Prairie Family has terrible luck or incredibly good luck, depending on how you look at it. The air conditioner at the House started malfunctioning on Saturday. This is July. In Oklahoma. Absolutely, positively the month that no … Continue reading

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Overpants

So, I’ve been doing some research on women’s fashions in the Civil War-era, specifically the incidence of pants-wearing women, and have found some very funny stuff. Here’s a big news flash for all my readers who may be unfamiliar with … Continue reading

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