Falling Forever

With the end of the year, I see two anniversaries (three if you count my birthday): My fourth wedding anniversary and my first blogging anniversary.
The blogging anniversary is fun. I resisted blogging for a very long time because I saw it as a too-public display of my life. On the other hand, it has become [...]

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Kudos for Wal-Mart

Last week I wrote about a really bad customer service experience I had at Wal-Mart. I just wanted to report that I got a call today from the manager of the store. He apologized several times, promised to resolve the issue through training, and offered to personally replace the lost items.
That’s how it should be, [...]

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It never felt like Christmas

It never felt like Christmas, but it was still probably one of the better Christmases.
We came home yesterday (Christmas Day), and I was ready to take down the decorations right then. Instead, we put away the gifts, unpacked our bag, watched Snow White with Katherine, and then played Mario Kart after Katherine went to bed. The [...]

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Review: Ocean’s Thirteen

Courtney and I finally Ocean’s Thirteen last night. I had hoped for greatness. I guess I can settle for mediocre.
Initial Review: 1.5 out of 4 stars.
The Bad
My biggest complaint is that there just didn’t seem to be a purpose to this film. There was a plot line, but there wasn’t a reason. The film also [...]

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How hard can it be?

We went shopping today for stocking stuffers, the last items we needed to be officially “ready” for Christmas. The poor unfortunate guy in front of us wound up forgetting a large shopping bag of Christmas presents when he left. I pointed it out to the clerk, and was almost dumbfounded when she basically shrugged her [...]

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Review: Bourne Ultimatum

Courntey and I watched the Bourne Ultimatum last night for the first time. We’re big fans of the series, and were impatient for this film to finally come out. Fortunately for us, we did not curse the film by buying it before seeing it.
Initial rating: 4 of 4 stars.
The Bad
There wasn’t much I would really [...]

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Feeling Out of It

The last week has been especially difficult for us on the home front, and the experience has left me feeling out of it. First, we found out about a problem with a neighbor. Because the situation isn’t resolved, I won’t go into details, but let’s just say that we bought pepper spray to offer Courtney [...]

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Problem with the Mortgage Crisis

I have a general problem with the current mortgage/credit crisis. Let me illustrate my problem with a phone conversation I had last night with my mortgage lender…
Mortgage Lender: Thank you for calling XXXX, how may I help you?
Dave: I am interested in refinancing my mortgage. I’ve noticed that most mortgage lenders are offering incredibly low [...]

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Katherine’s House!

It’s been almost eight months since we moved Katherine to a toddler bed, and most of the problems I described then have yet to completely disappear. She still gets up at random hours, still plays for several hours after being confined to her room, and so on.
Now that she is very much potty trained, the [...]

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Arby’s Melts and the Comfort Food

I’m one of those: I get stressed, I eat. And I even have my favorite foods for particular levels of stress:

If I’m mildly stressed, I’m pretty much okay and don’t want anything. Stress is a part of life, and I can roll with the punches.
If I’m pretty stressed (say right before a big deadline at work), [...]

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