Chimay Cinq Cents
this afternoon I took the two eldest kids to the Charleston Beer Exchange (don’t worry, we also took a nice
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do kittens eat popcorn?
Mia chats with a pretend friend on her plastic phone. happy Super Bowl Sunday!
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memories of western Europe
while mucking around in my web directories, I found this page that I made seven and a half years back,
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spread thin
this afternoon I created this page on my personal web site, with links to my various profiles online – LinkedIn,
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high fashion
“let’s go to the Aquarium,” I suggested to the kids. “Why don’t you guys go pick out some clothes, and
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a kids update
the kids are well. (don’t worry, the update is not quite over yet!) Here is Callum, doing some reading on
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so if only because I don’t really have anything of interest to say right now, I thought I’d post another
Read MoreJohnson City
for Christmas and New Years the gang and I are in Johnson City, Tennessee, visiting Yvonne’s brother Robert. When we
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narcissism at its finest
I find it sort of interesting that when you do a Google image search for Brian Crawford, the first image
Read Moreautomatic updates: Restart now, or later?
perhaps the most annoying dialog in the world is the Windows XP (and potentially elsewhere) dialog that pops up once
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at a party last night I met a pretty tough looking guy who, in conversation, mentioned that he had just
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trains a-plenty
the two eldest kids and I are in Folkston, Georgia, Gateway to the Okefenokee Swamp. We’re here staying at the
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this week, our good friend Nafees is in town. Last year, Nafees won a SciTech Academy Award for his work
Read Morewhat’s been up?
I haven’t posted in a while, so here is a brief Q&A, initiated by myself, to answer those questions that
Read Morenew age fairy tales
last night I was telling stories to Callum and Mia before bedtime. Callum wanted to hear stories about trains. Mia
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pineapple juice is the most refreshing of all juices. there, I said it. I can hardly take it back now.
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bead curtains and lava lamps
so I know I said I’d never ever get one, and I’m probably going to lose all my cool points
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part 1: Chinese food n00b today at lunch while eating Chinese food I squeezed the little plastic tub of sweet
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meanwhile… I have been playing a little (but not too much) World of Warcraft, on the Illidan server I finished
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San Antonio
since my last post we have moved to San Antonio, Texas, where we are living in the same neighborhood as
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on breakfast
“I will need to eat a good nutritious breakfast in order to crush all those who oppose me!” – unknown
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so I’m back in Canada. No snow here yet, but it’s coming! Probably this weekend! earlier today I managed to
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from the Dublin Airport web site: “The following items must not be packed in your hand luggage. They must be
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while searching for some reviews about the 2006 BMW 325xi I managed to find two noteworthy ones – this first
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Ireland in pictures
it has been quite a while since I have posted any updates; I promised myself I would take some time
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Glendalough
we went here today. Here’s proof! also, from a French festival we went to yesterday, here’s Callum in the bouncy
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hard to believe
I just finished my final exam. 6.5 hours of nonstop writing (all in French no less). Export, marketing, strategy, finance…
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some pictures
Yvonne took a great picture today and I just had to put it online – although it’s blurry and uncropped,
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the region in photos
I haven’t posted a lot of pictures lately, so I figured that today I’d write a bit of a photo-journal
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we’ll get right on it
yesterday in Marketing class we were discussing marketing for homes for the elderly, and I mentioned that it would be
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winter has officially come to Clermont-Ferrand; that is to say that this morning during my walk to school I saw
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what I probably should be doing: Reviewing my Finance and Information Systems notes. what I have been doing all afternoon:
Read Moresomething hard to learn
European accounting standards, taught in French. they’re just different enough for you to think they’re pretty much the same as
Read Morebaguettes for everyone
I am back in France. The trip was long (from 8AM EST yesterday until about 5PM France time today) and
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messages in the clouds
sometimes, I think, God sends you a sign.
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take a hike
this afternoon I went for a 3 or 4 kilometer hike at Silent Lake Provincial Park, which is located 2
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where am I?
I am in France. The past two days have seemed more like a single long day of traveling to me
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here, there, everywhere
we’re back in Ontario, at my family’s cottage on Paudash Lake – we will be here until the end of
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this afternoon I was overjoyed to find out that the local HEB (Texan grocery store chain) stocks three of my
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at the garage
getting the car repaired, and they have Internet access, so here’s an update. I bought my plane ticket to France
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spent the weekend in San Antonio. It’s fun to see Callum interact with my sister-in-law’s two sons, one of whom
Read Moreactive lifestyle community
I have created a new community, Active Lifestyle. A lot of people have been posting their walking and fitness regimens,
Read Moredeep in the heart
last week we made the 28-hour drive to Austin, Texas, where we are currently staying. One of Yvonne’s brothers and
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tea and coincidences
funny coincidence yesterday – I went to the DMV (my favorite place, and yours too!) to get my driver’s license
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good times
went to a law/business/medical school Halloween party at the Armory last night – it was pretty fun. See if you
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this evening before heading out to the bookstore with Y&C I decided to change my contact lenses for some reason.
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since returning to school I’ve been pretty low on cash. How low? well – the other day I didn’t have
Read MoreDr. Brushy Teethy and Professor Pasty Face
yesterday was a not-so-great day. Aside from having to turn in one group assignment for decision analysis and two income
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after my final on Friday Yvonne and I took a trip to Wilmington, North Carolina to meet up with Yvonne’s
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well our first Chinese class is completed – though it has only been a month, 7 hours of Chinese a
Read Morethe value of value
it is interesting that some things have tremendous value well beyond their buying price, and other things have negative value
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one man’s junk…
we just had a garage sale – and even though in the newspaper we put 7:00 AM as the time
Read Morea walk in the neighborhood
resplendent in faded jeans and a t-shirt a small boy rolling happily before me rubber wheels jostling over sidewalk cracks
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more characters
it is interesting to see Chinese characters now that I have been studying them for a while. A lot of
Read Morewhat really counts
a lot of times I think about the good old days when I used to write science fiction for an
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I always thought that writing Chinese characters was going to be the part about Chinese that I disliked. There are
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happy holidays
here is hoping that you and yours have a safe and happy holiday season. here’s Callum showing his love for
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Happy Thanksgiving
happy American Thanksgiving. For lunch today Yvonne (I volunteered to help but she insisted on doing it herself) roasted a
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baby update
as of November 18th Callum has been crawling all over the place, which has sparked the rapid babyproofing of our
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the goings on
so baby has been learning to eat solid foods. This has been going quite well. Right away he mastered two
Read Moretalk like a pirate day
arrrrrrrr, ye sorry sons of biscuit eaters, I be loaded te the gunwhales on clap o’ thunder, and I don’t
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