July 11, 2010
It’s fascinating how language spreads, especially when bold phrases mysteriously surface among your toddlers. My three-year-old son now prefers to end statements of conviction with “and that’s the truth!” Those words didn’t come from my wife or me — that’s just not something we’d say. I’ve never heard our nanny say it. In fact, I [...]
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July 8, 2010
I just made a personal record for the most number of cheeseburgers consumed in a July 4 weekend: six. I’m serious. It wasn’t intentional, nor my fault. Serendipity played out — each day’s barbecue, starting on Friday of the long weekend and continuing through Monday, featured cheeseburgers as the main course. While that’s bad — disgusting, really [...]
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