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Category Archives: Money
Inspection Day Miracle
The spouse’s Chevy S-10 has had the service engine light on for months. One of those silly emissions-related things that cost a fortune to fix and seem designed more to support the repair industry artificially than to be necessary to … Continue reading
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Drugs and Change
Recently I got an ear infection. Not shocking, given my childhood propensity for them and the fact that I’ve been almost continuously sick since Sadie started kindergarten in September, culminating with and resuming after a quick bout of flu and … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Massachusetts, Medical, Money
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Still Poor
Just checked. Didn’t win Megamillions. Don’t often do it, but bought one a few days ago on a whim when I saw the jackpot sign in Hannaford. $127 million would solve everything! And yes, I know, but even after taxes, … Continue reading
Link Dump 2
Continued from and explained in Link Dump 1. Schoolhouse Barack Eggless batter for deep fried shrimp (works nicely for chicken, came out just like Chinese chicken fingers but that Henry can eat, moved from this to lighter tempura style) It’s … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Business, Geekery, Health Care, Humor, Job Hunting, Medical, Money, Music, Politics, Totally Random
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Not Sure I Will Ever Get Used To…
Buying almost a loaf of bread per day! It’s just crazy. The actual usage is probably about 3 large sandwich loaves per 4 days, 5 days if we’re on a slower streak or eating outside the house a lot or … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Cooking, Kids, Money
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AWOL and the Tooth Fairy
Poor Sadie. A couple days ago, she lost a lower front tooth. I mean, lost it, when it fell out in an unknown place, time and manner. She had been telling me it was loose, had been excited, and I’d … Continue reading
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Frugal Guy Cook
Of possible interest to the person or two still reading and in case you missed this, I have started a new food blogging concept to replace the old Married Guy Cook. Now it’s the Frugal Guy Cook. Besides food and … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Cooking, Medical, Money
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Teeth and Acid and Gas, Oh My
Due to genetics compounded by parenting errors and circumstance, all three kids require a mouth full of dentistry under general anesthesia to fix their teeth, relieve pain mainly in Valerie’s case, and set them up to get through to their … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, Food & Cooking, Kids, Medical, Money, Totally Random
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Dead Zone
One problem we’ve had lately is exactly this dead zone, which you can see as a sharp drop in the 30s before the steadier line upward. You have to click the chart to see a bigger version. And basically if … Continue reading
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Flow
Life may be like a box of chocolates, but Flow is like a good cup of coffee. Great post about a concept I’ve talked about before, which is central to some of the types of work I do, and not … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Geekery, Job Hunting, Money
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These Things Aren’t Always Simple But…
His wife, who used to look up to him as a glamorous writer, begins to view him as an “unreliable employee.” From Patriarch to Patsy Via Dr. Helen, via her hubby.
Posted in Business, Controversies, Kids, Money
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American Idol Blogging (and way too much else)
Let’s see if I can sneak in a quick post around my daycare duties. They (and by “they” I mean Henry) tend to know the difference between my fingers hitting the keys for anything substantive and not, so I can … Continue reading
Camera
Speaking of money, and related to the lack of pictures lately (notwithstanding the Christmas backlog), our camera is dying. It’s been fantastic and I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another Kodak. In fact, I will go out of my way to … Continue reading
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Tunnel End Note
You may recall we’d gotten behind on the gas & electric and had to do a fundraiser, then pay the rest of the arrears in installments, while also keeping current. Paying early each month, in fact. There is a discount … Continue reading
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Official
My seasonal package handling job is permanent. Only 10 – 15 hours a week after the end of the year, but the biggest week of the peak season has been just over 20. It’s a foot further in the door … Continue reading
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Speaking of Snow…
The downstairs neighbors are morons. They insist on the end spot so they can get out easily when it snows, then leave almost a full car length between them and end of driveway, making it hard for us to park … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, Money, Stupidity, Totally Random, Weather
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Not Official But…
The job I have totally not blogged about as intended is planning to keep me beyond seasonal. I am “reliable and a hard worker.” I’d been wanting to post about how cool it is, in terms of logistics, handling and … Continue reading
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Curls Galore
Speaking of Valerie’s hair, we trimmed it for the first time the other day. No pics yet, but it came out fantastic. And speaking of pics, I still need to create an online card from. well, less to work with … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Job Hunting, Kids, Medical, Money, Pictures, Totally Random
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Cards
I have a list of about 140 or so people to send our now traditional Christmas cards to this year, including the addition of a lot of people who generously helped us out, by way of thanks. We ordinarily get … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, Geekery, Job Hunting, Kids, Money, Totally Random
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For Deb’s Birthday…
I got me a job. I start Tuesday at 1 AM for a seasonal, part time package handler job in a local distribution center. Normally it’ll be 3 AM to 8 AM, peaking starting a little earlier, and usually ending … Continue reading
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