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Category Archive: Daily Ho-Hum

The Puppy and the Social Worker

The Puppy and the Social Worker

The man who will spend the weekend studying us arrives tomorrow. Hours of filling out questionnaires, chasing documents across continents, and conning wonderful friends into penning …

 

When Work Goes Awry

When Work Goes Awry

I showed back up at work after ten days of vacation to discover nothing was accomplished. It was like the entire tv station had spent …

 

The New Bed

The New Bed

I’m not really clear on when you’re supposed to know that your mini-person is ready to upgrade from a crib. The usual baby websites have …

 

That Guy

That Guy

Today marked the final coffee meeting of one of the expat wives, a friendly fiery-haired Swedish lady who returns to Europe tomorrow. As is the …

 

Some Technical Difficulties Solved; Others Persist

Some Technical Difficulties Solved; Others Persist

We’ve finally resolved the picture uploading problem we had by picking up a card reader that could handle the big camera’s memory card (a mere …

 

When “Fire” Really means Fire

When “Fire” Really means Fire

Yesterday, Christian, some Austrian friends of ours, and I went to our awesome massage place downtown for an evening of pampering and dinner. This place …

 

Adding Up the Pennies

Adding Up the Pennies

Christian and I are not the best money-savers. Money just slips through our fingers like water normally. We’re lucky that automatic deductions exist and we …