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Mom gets a MacBook Pro

thane — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:29:21 +0000

My Mom’s laptop died, so she asks me if it is time for her to switch to a Mac. Nope. Past time. Anyway, I am going to be down there at the end of the month, so if I order her stuff here, I can set it up and take it with me. Full week for her to get used to it and then she goes back home. I had her go and look at the systems and she decided on a MacBook Pro 13″. I am talking to her about this, making sure I understand what she wants, and Joh starts chucking in comments from the peanut gallery while working on her 15″ MacBook Pro. “That one is too small. You want one just like mine. It is so big and beautiful.” Etc. So I tell my Mom “Joh says that 13 inches isn’t enough for most women.” Much laughter ensues.

Six vs Three

thane — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:36:21 +0000

Tory was addressing a letter today, and I was reading her the zip code.

Dad: One!
Tory: One.
D: Five!
T: Five.
D: Two!
T: Two.
D: Two!
Stuart: Six.
T: Two.
D: Nine!
S: Six.
T: Nine.
Joh: Eighteen!

He comes by it naturally.

Princess or Pirate

thane — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:55:00 +0000

Tory has chosen her Halloween costume. She was going to be a pirate, but then there was the event at the optometrist. The assistant said “What are you going to be for Halloween?” Then without giving her a change to respond, the lady says “A princess?” That was all the convincing Tory needed. Joh was livid. She has visions of pirate themes for everything, and then gets a princess dropped on her.

A List, B List or Shit List

thane — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 04:39:00 +0000

“Did you read my blog today?”

“No, not yet. I haven’t yet added it to my blog list.”

“You should.”

“Now the tender question of A list or B list.”

[much laughing]

“Oh no! You’re going to blog this, aren’t you? I read about this in other people’s blogs. It’s not supposed to happen to me.”