Two old guys are traveling down the highway. Deep in debate. Each touting the merits of the Ford versus Chevy. Suddenly, they spy a car on the side of the road. Hood up, smoke pouring out. As if to... Read More
Posted by: Toristories on 2008-07-25 23:19:20
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So, I'm currently unemployed. That kind of sucks because my boyfriend is also unemployed. In fact if it wasn't for my parents we'd be homeless and hungry. I lost my last job about a month ago. I... Read More
Posted by: justaj on 2008-07-25 12:55:52
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Or at least today was... It started with a rude awakening from miss 2, then actually leaving the house before 12, something that doesn't happen very often. Took the old man to the doctor to have... Read More
Posted by: StarlingLove on 2008-07-25 00:45:47
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I feel like somedays it just is a fight...I try and I try and it just is a battle...since my dad got sick it is really hard to fight this thing..I miss him stopping over and yelling up the steps,... Read More
Posted by: Icareforyou on 2008-07-22 18:59:29
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so...i just found out my dad has skin cancer on his arm and his head... Read More
Posted by: nobodyshome24 on 2008-07-22 01:50:09
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J is two months away from being 4. He is constantly talking about his upcoming birthday. He has decided who will come. If he is mad at you, he threatens to remove you from his birthday party.... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-21 17:05:02
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We took Ry to the dentist a few months back. I thought it was going to be the usual, "he's doing fine." But this time the dental hygienist reminded me that they had to do x-rays. I really... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-21 16:54:04
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When Ry and J need a haircut, they go to a place called,"Snippets," in Skokie. From everything I've heard, the name reflects the experience. It's not a "haircut," it's a... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-21 16:50:45
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Breakfast is a very important meal in our house. It is the one time during the day where we all gather together. We have our routines; start the coffee maker, put out two different colored gummy... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-21 14:25:45
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Thursdays have been known as men's night in our house. It is the night my wife works and I take care of the boys. It has changed as the boys have changed. Tonight, J, my younger son and me packed... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-21 14:22:43
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This morning like so many others was marked by a fight about socks. I'm intelligent enough to know these conflicts go deeper than the stitching, cotton, or length of the material. Yet, I'm forever... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-21 14:19:53
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I have taken the 147 Outer Drive Express bus over a thousand times in my life. It is one of the fastest ways to get from the North side of Chicago to the Magnificent Mile because it makes fewer... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-21 14:16:26
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Recently a ghost from our past has returned the house. I'm talking about "BAD DREAMS." For at least a year, we've been able to sleep pretty well since both the boys would go down to bed... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-21 14:13:20
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My son Ry is 6.5 years old and I've never been to "Pump it Up." In my head, I fantasize people reading this thinking, "you've never been to Pump it Up?" I feel sorry for the... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-21 14:09:30
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My wife and I were relaxing and talking when we heard my niece and my sons race up the stairs and say, " J put a checker in his nose." Next, I heard my wife say,"we'll probably have... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-21 14:07:05
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It's 7:00 p.m. on Monday night. I left my office in downtown Chicago and got on the elevator with three guys who clearly knew each other. The first floor button was pushed and then,"what was... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-21 14:02:59
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I was talking to a single young man yesterday. He was confiding in me his concern about his early stage hair loss. I could instantly commiserate with the hair loss stages of grief he was going... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-21 14:00:18
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  We all have them so I am not special, but I am feeling a bit off today. The movie high I was on I guess just crashed. Kinda like a caffine buzz.... when it's gone your wiped.... Read More
Posted by: DouglasMB on 2008-07-20 17:03:12
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I used to get so mad at my dad because I knew he knew lots of Latin (he was terribly learned) but he couldn't tell me the simplest phrases I read in an elevator one day.  Now I... Read More
Posted by: HighPriestess on 2008-07-12 20:51:22
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i told my dad today that i am depressed again. you know what he said to me? "Ellie, you're just bored." WTF?! my depression does NOT stem from boredm. how... Read More
Posted by: pure_life411 on 2008-07-05 23:05:19
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I am new to the blogging world, although I've spent most of my time on Wordpress and Blogger.com. I've been writing since April. I like to focus on ideas that get triggered from my interactions... Read More
Posted by: 4wrdthnkndad on 2008-07-04 18:34:19
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What does the Bible mean when it says, "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction (or, "admonition" as in the KJV and other... Read More
Posted by: contraeverything on 2008-07-01 10:12:15
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well...nova's back! i know i havent been on in a while...my computer decided to crash when i needed it the most. well anyways....i have written this very very short and sentimental blog... Read More
Posted by: xmidnightxwingsx on 2008-06-27 18:35:32
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Hello, OK...it's 5 am and time for me to get some sleep! (lol) Actually, I was up all night reading through my diaries that I kept since I was 13 years old! Oh BOY was I a bad girl! :-) I... Read More
Posted by: PEJAY on 2008-06-24 00:53:31
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so thats my second blog today. i've just been having a lot of thoughts, thought id share them. i miss my dad. he lives in israel, havent seen him in 2 years. im always afraid to talk about... Read More
Posted by: metermaid on 2008-06-23 14:20:47
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