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Root Canal and Socialist Health Care

Last week I had a loose filling that attracted some bit of food and became a toothache. I haven’t seen a dentist in… ugh. Maybe 15 years. The toothache became a swollen cheek and after reading horror stories online about … Continue reading

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Some strangers are wonderful

We’re sitting on the tram this morning and Sophia can’t reach enough interesting things to touch, hit, and put in her mouth. Though her vocabulary is limited to “dada” and associated syllables, she starts explaining to the world at large … Continue reading

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Laptop Shooting Dad, et al.

There’s a video going viral on the intarweb of a guy reading a post his daughter wrote on her Facebook wall, complaining about her parents. I can understand the resentment this guy must feel. My daughter is only about a … Continue reading

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Bronchitis

This is what bronchitis looks like at 7 months. Scary, isn’t it?

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It’s not wrong; it’s British

I realise that people have widely ranging writing styles, encompassing often colourful prose, so guidelines should generally be taken with a pinch of salt. One issue that arises more often than most is where to put quotation marks. You might … Continue reading

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I like a good romp in the Bible as much as the next heathen…

Science involves thinking with your brain – not your guts. Sometimes scientists act on gut instincts, but those suppositions must be proven by brain power or they’re soon disregarded. If you’re going to write an article and put it under … Continue reading

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Here’s a good one:

Lightning, lightening, and lighting.

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Hoity-toity, high-falutin’ verbiage…

We no longer relieve ourselves. We alleviate ourselves. Did you know? Now you do.

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Eat me.

I made a cake. Check out them little marzipan carrots. Bet you can’t guess what kind of cake it is. See, my friends think they flatter me when they tell me I’m a master baker. What they don’t know is … Continue reading

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Don’t laugh.

I just realized I’ve been to Texas. I know many people would take that sort of information for granted – whether or not they’ve been to the one state you don’t want to mess with. I, on the other hand, … Continue reading

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