Sitting in a McDonald’s chomping down fries and a cheeseburger (Emily went with the chicken sandwich, and Erin had the McNuggets) from the Mini-Meals Menu (Just $2.99 each, with a small drink to boot! What a deal!) I was suddenly confronted with a...
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One of Erin’s teachers took her food away today.The way the story was related, couched in concepts like “consequences”, “following through”, and “character building” sounded sensible and considerate (although I flinch whenever I hear...
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Ladies,If, as you are heading out the door to enjoy a movie on your own, free from children and husband, Do Not, in your banter, tell your husband to “Get in the kitchen and bake me a pie.”Because waiting for you when you return at midnight you might.
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Ingredients:Over-chopped shrimp.Too many breadcrumbs.A pan that is too hot.Shrimp stock with too much pepper.Pasta.Procedure:Take a big handful of deveined and peeled raw shrimp and just throw them in a blender. Blend until they turn into a sticky mess...
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“What can I do to help?” you ask.Make it the new Rickroll. Make it the new Star Wars Kid. Make it the new Piano Cat.Use it in every day conversation: “So, I was walking in the house the other day and then I totally Grandpa Banjo’d my toe on the...
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