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John — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:31:35 +0000

It’s not that I hate my bank–they’re great. It’s just that every time I have to call them I feel a tiny part of my soul blacken and die.
hunch_staff: Sorry, your topic “Should I eat my children?” was declined. Reason: Gruesome.
Monsters vs. Aliens was good.
Words I never imagined would enter my brain: I’m in the market for a trampoline.
This is what they mean when they say art nourishes the soul (via Waxy). This made me happy. http://soytuaire.labuat.com/
Daughter: I don’t get it. The higher grade you’re in the smaller your playground.
I liked the book fair more when someone else paid the bill.
$20 bills littering playground in form of discarded children’s jackets.
Note: texting someone “mated” when you meant “mauled” changes the intent *completely*.
Today’s most pathetic moment: paged house phone to find it so that I could call my cell to find it.

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John — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:18:09 +0000

I don’t know if it’s the joy of Christmas or if I’m just lightheaded from paying property taxes.
I think my brain shrinks whenever I accidentally read engadget.
I feel so guilty not answering every email. :(
I will always be thankful that this person is not my neighbor http://tinyurl.com/5wyyks
8 year old girls can only play with one friend at a time? What the hell is up with that?
It amazes me that the suicide rate among parents isn’t higher.
Sometimes I get *way* too much information from my nieces and nephews on Facebook.

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John — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:08:36 +0000

My wife finds it amusing to make door-knocking sounds while I’m waiting for UPS (because she is lovely and talented and pure evil).
Homework saps my will to live.
Is it poor form to drink straight from the shaker? One of those days.
It’s cute how the WordPress folks are trying to preemptively curtail 2.7 launch day whining. Valiant but doomed. http://tinyurl.com/6r3l5v
My inbox hates me. The feeling is mutual.
Isabella Rossellini brings us the best damn movie about bees you will EVER see. EVER. http://tinyurl.com/6x3xum
Getting used to Mini 9 keyboard. But with internet in bed I have found no compelling reason yet today to get showered and dressed.
Daughter has changed ringer for phone in her room to “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”

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John — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:58:07 +0000

Hey, Dell! Why hasn’t my Mini shipped yet?!
It’s not that I hate religion or politics per se. But the mindless hateful mob group behavior that comes out of it disgusts me.
Seeing Don Quixote by Kirov Ballet tonight. Baby sitter en route. Putting on my fancy pants.
I desperately wish people would tell the truth. Especially people with titles like “Senator” and “Campaign Spokesperson” and “President.”
The grouchy gene runs strong in the female side of this family.
It’s October, I have two kids in elementary school, and I’m not sick. I AM SUPERHUMAN!

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John — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:03:02 +0000

Would it be considered impolite to pass out surgical masks and antibacterial hand sanitizer to all of the kids in class when I volunteer?
Getting the Boy a haircut. His self inflicted haircut still visible.
Blokus or Carcassone?
Pushing TiVo’s skip ahead button during commercials while watching live television… it’s like popping bubble wrap.
Cheap wine review: Trinity Oaks Merlot 2004, $6, what I imagine batteries must taste like.
Fun fact: if your kids mess with your thermostat, you get a $240 electricity bill.

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Console password management script

John — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:06:10 +0000

I’ve been using a couple of bash scripts for a while to manage my password collection (over 100) and I thought I’d share them since I find them very useful. They’re BSD licensed so you can do whatever you want with the code. Click here to get ‘em.