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December, 2007

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waking up in 2008

while this time is usually dedicated to blathering on and on about top-ten lists and resolutions, i’ll take the opportunity to look at waking up in 2008, versus waking up in 2007. in retrospect, as i assemble this, it looks like i’m putting out an all-points bulletin for myself.

data January 1st, 2007 January 1st, 2008
age 33 34
location Everett, Washington Manchester, New Hampshire
marital status happily married married happily
height 5′ 11.5″ 5′ 11.5″
weight 235 pounds 189.8 pounds
waist size 36 33
inseam 29 29
household pets 6 5
household vehicles 5 4
employer Washington Mutual self
household income more less
snack of choice Snyders Homestyle Pretzels Snyders Veggie Crisps (Sundried Tomato & Pesto)
apple gadget lust 5th generation ipod iphone / ipod touch

anyone up for wassailing?

in the longstanding tradition of explaining nonsensical-sounding old english traditions at the holidays, i present to you: Wassailing. of course you can go look it up on wikipedia, but they tend to have all the wit and charm of your high school guidance counselor (after they banned smoking in the teacher’s lounge). Wassail is a […]

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guess what happened today?

yeah, i sound like a broken record. another 7-8 inches, got all that cleared but now it’s accumulating sleet and might switch over to freezing rain before it switches back to snow.

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90 minutes

so i spent another hour and a half shoveling. this time i cleared everything (again) – another 4″ or so fell where i already cleared 5″ earlier today. i also cleared off and scraped both the cars. it mercifully stopped snowing while i was out there. that means, with any luck, it won’t snow again […]

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13 Dec 2007

more snow falls

here is an excerpt from a time-lapse i shot out the window during the beginning of this snow storm. 1:10pm 1:28pm 2:05pm 3:00pm 3:40pm 4:20pm

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the stout scarab

while we were in maine last month, we visited the owls head transportation museum. one of the pieces on display was a 1935 Stout Scarab. a handbuilt car of which only a handful were ever produced. it was ridiculously expensive for the time. i finally remembered to look it up – get this. rear engine, […]

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10 Dec 2007

i have cats in my office

it’s not unusual, since i work from home now. but i was just realizing – they’re the only “people” i talk to all day. and they do talk back, occasionally. plus i’ve never had my co-workers jump in my lap and rub up against me before. and i’m glad. GLAD! glad glad glad glad glad […]

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6 Dec 2007

il kept freakin' neiging

so, i spent about 5 hours shoveling today, between our driveways and walks, plus the driveway at the house where we’ve been storing our extraneous vehicle(s). i still like snow better than rain. slightly.

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3 Dec 2007

il neige!

yes, i remembered something from high school french. it’s 24 degrees F and snowing in Manchester.

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