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8 Dat nite, ova dea inside da fields, get sheep farmas taking care dea sheeps. 9 Right den an dea one angel messenja guy from da Boss Up Dea Inside Da Sky come by dem. All aroun dem one awesome light wen shine from da Boss. An dey wen come real scared. 10 But da angel guy say, “No scared. I come fo tell you guys Good Stuff From God dat goin make you guys an all da peopo stay good inside. 11 Dis day inside King David's town, one boy wen born dat goin take you guys outa da bad kine stuff you stay doing. He da Christ Guy, da Spesho Guy God Wen Send. He da Boss. 12 Dis how you goin know him. You goin find one baby dat stay wrap up inside plenny cloths, lying down inside one ting fo hold da cows food.”

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Merry Christmas!

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Public Parenting Gone Wrong

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:52:00 -0800

Yesterday I was working at Panera while my wife worked a half-day before a doctor's appointment that she wanted me to join her at. I like seats all the way back against one wall so I can people watch in between tasks. I was not disappointed at all with what happened after a while.

Caddy-corner from me, there was a woman and a man having an appointment about putting in a pool in their backyard. At least half an hour passed before along came a guy with a ball cap and beard walked up from the far end of the restaurant with a stroller in one hand and a 4-year-old compliantly holding on to two of his fingers. Aww, what a nice little boy, being good and staying with Dad so he's not off getting in trouble.

They sat at the table with the mom and pool guy with the kid between Mom and Dad. He was perfectly quiet and well-behaved. All hell broke loose when Dad had to go to the bathroom, only it took a while. Previously, the kid was in no need to attention, as he was perfectly satisfied just sitting there doing whatever he was doing at the table in front of him.

About a minute later, he pops off his chair and starts dancing around the end of the table. Mom looks at him, says nothing, and continues to listen to the pool guy. Next thing I know, the kid is 15 feet away at another table behind her pulling out chairs. Mom looks at him, says nothing, does nothing, and continues to listen to the pool guy. The next time she turns her attention back to him and does nothing, he bolts for the busy ordering and pick-up area and is wholly successful getting a full 30 feet away from her before she even realizes he's not near her. She bolts into the crowd to frantically look for him, gets him, and brings him back under his own power, holding his hand. Rinse and repeat 2 more times in five minutes.

Never once did she say a word to him to tell not to run away because it's dangerous and she loves him, never warned him about any sort of punishment if he did it again, and she never put him back in the chair nor into their $200 stroller where he would be unable to perform the Great Escape again.

Had he chosen another way to run, he not only would have been out the door, but around the corner of that building while she may have been off running through the store as he ran into the major 5-lane road a mere 30 more feet outside the front door, regardless of the busy parking lot that also has a Starbucks nearby with people fiddling with their cups and radios as they pull out of their spots and get everything ready for their drive.

How about we learn some parenting skills about keeping our children safe and how to give them consistent discipline and expectations regardless of which parent is present? This kid clearly had no respect for his mom but understood perfectly how to behave around his dad. Someone needs to watch some Supernanny or read some police reports about how quickly children are kidnapped, injured, or killed when parents aren't paying attention.

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My brother, Rat

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:27:00 -0800

Sadly, I both want shades like that and act like Rat. I'm so screwed up in the head.

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Proposed 28th Amendment

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:04:00 -0800

Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution:

"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States."

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Perspective

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:33:00 -0800

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Sorta like complaining to a CFer that you've had a cough for a few days. Oh, a couple of weeks?... oh no!

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Pearls Before Swine - Ohhh, good one!

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:11:00 -0800

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That's why we fly Southwest.

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Thrift Stores and Garage Sales Change Our Lives

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:05:19 -0700

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We got the coat rack at a garage sale, the entry table at a garage sale, and the bench/trunk at a thrift store today.

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eBay shipment to Argentina

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:25:00 -0700

It's been ~10 business days, so it should arrive any day or some jerk doesn't like packages getting delivered.

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The Way We're Headed...

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 03:34:00 -0700

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It could be coming more and more. The 1st Amendment is already being silenced in certain situations and West Coast televised events have been censored beyond what happened live on the East Coast.

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