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I am my favorite philosopher

Let’s Go Out and Play in the Snow!!!!

Posted on March 2, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

My friend, Tina,  and I went out to play in the snow today.  It actually started out a few weeks ago. Tina and I decided that even if we had to ski on man-made snow, we were going to go … Continue reading →

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Lego Special Edition Booby Trap

Posted on March 1, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

I’ll be going along  just fine, plodding through the moving.  It really is endless. I once wrote a poem about laundry being a  form of hell – everyday you have more laundry to do.  I wrote it when we were … Continue reading →

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Lent

Posted on March 1, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

The boys used to have a video game that was like a Star Wars movie  – you  fly jets through small spaces at high speeds and avoid being ambushed or hitting a wall.  Each time the game started the voice … Continue reading →

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Decoding the Mystery

Posted on January 27, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

I was waking myself up this Friday morning by doing last Sunday’s Cypher puzzle in the Chronicle.  The Cypher is a basic decoding puzzle consisting of a quotation by a famous person.  The answer to this one was delightful: “The … Continue reading →

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Twistin’ in the Wind

Posted on January 24, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

We all knew this would happen, and don’t say you didn’t.  Disclaimer, Andy does not have to feel guilty about this in the least.  When I said yes four years ago or so I did it knowing full well that, … Continue reading →

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Packing The Fish

Posted on January 23, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

I know I have written about Al’s 27 pound Mackinaw lake trout that has hung on our wall some 20 years.  Today I took it down and packed it.  That is probably one of the funnier things I’ve done during … Continue reading →

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All Packed up and Nowhere to Go

Posted on January 20, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

I was supposed to be on my way to Chicago right now to visit Mom for a few days.  The weather forecast for Chicago did not bode well.  I knew that my flight would certainly be delayed if not cancelled. … Continue reading →

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Has Anyone Heard from Mary?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

She was last seen walking into a room with a bunch of boxes and packing tape and black magic markers in her hand.  An occasional sigh is heard from that general direction…. Well, actually the men (I just can’t call … Continue reading →

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The Day the Magic Died

Posted on December 23, 2011 by favoritephilosopher

Andy was about 8 years old, just around the time kids start realizing Santa is not “real.”  I knew it would be the last year for him in that regard, and I wanted to make it  magical.  The train was … Continue reading →

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BUT WAIT…!!!!!!

Posted on December 20, 2011 by favoritephilosopher

The lost box was found tucked under the table in the office!  Doesn’t he look happy to be home where he belongs?  You can see why I was heartbroken…

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