Posted on December 12, 2009 by Turkish Prawn
“If anyone wants a piece of crap, four head VCR, I just tossed mine in the trash can outside.”
This was the announcement my friend Rae had made from the open doorway that lead to the computer arts room. There were five or six of us in there at the time so I didn’t waste a [...]
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Posted on August 20, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
As I typed away on my trusty, dusty, highly abused laptop, I decided that it was time so save what I had thus far. Command-S
“An Error has occurred. You can not save to this disk. It is either full or you do not have access.”
Hmmm. That’s not good. I try saving a different file in [...]
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Posted on August 8, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
As we stood at the base of the tree, I was taken by three facts. First, that it was a very, very tall, and old white pine. Second, that it stood at the edge of a forest that pretty much turned into most of western New Hampshire. Third, that branch that the lit sparkler that [...]
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Posted on August 7, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
We are a TV-less family. I have to admit that I do rather wear it as a badge at times but to be completely honest, it didn’t start out as a noble experiment to better our lives and save my quickly softening brain.
When Action Girl and I got our first apartment together, we were… [...]
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Posted on June 13, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
So, with Father’s day breathing down our collective necks, it’s time for those of us with the obligation, to start thinking about a gift.
My particular style for finding the perfect Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, anniversary, or birthday gift is to,
A: Remember what day it is, ON the actual day of the intended gift giving, and [...]
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