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Archive for September, 2006

Parental involvement at school  

It was “Back to School Night” tonight and it was a TOTAL BLAST! Well, no, not really. But it was fairly typical: the sound system didn’t work; the PTA president begged for money and volunteers; the principal introduced the staff; and the meeting room all the parents squeezed into was standing room only because there [...]

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Sir Topham Hat really knows how to rub it in  

Sir Topham Hat: I’m sorry Henry, but you need to get cleaned up, so Bertie will take the brass band to the concert instead of you.

…with an implied, “because you are such a worthless, punk-ass bitch of an engine.” Damn. Seriously, that guy has got some passive-aggressive issues.

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333 books for kids  

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Searching for cookies  

When I sat down with my son on Friday, he seemed a little dejected until…

Son: Dad, Mom hid the cookies and I can’t find ‘em.
Me: Oh? You’ve been looking for them, eh?
Son: Yah. But she hid ‘em really well.
Me: Hmm. She’s a good hider.
Son: Yah.
Me: Yah. Anyway, it’s close to dinner and—
Son: Oh! I know! [...]

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