Posted on July 4, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
Action Girl is not an easy person to buy a gift for.
That’s putting it mildly. She’s fiendishly difficult to buy a gift for, and with her birthday coming up fast, I was in a bit of a panic.
Over the years, I have made progress in working out what she likes for prezzies and what falls [...]
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Posted on June 30, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
A few months ago my father sent me a scan of an old and half forgotten photo of his father; my Grandpa. It was taken by my Grandma while they vacationed in Canada. Yesterday was their 70th anniversary. It’s been along time since I’ve seen my either of them, I was twelve when he [...]
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Posted on June 16, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
“Where the heck are we going?”
“You’ll see! It’s going to be great!”
“You’re not going to kill me and stuff my body in a trash bin, are you?”
“I can’t promise that. It’ll depend on your behavior.”
“Great.”
The lower city of Salzburg twisted away from us as we climbed, as my good friend bounded ahead in a dubious [...]
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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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Posted on June 9, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
There is a man who lives just a few streets over from me who is an arborist. He’s a quiet man, mostly of Native American lineage and mostly of the stoic variety. I had lived in the area for several years before he even started to acknowledge me, though we pass cross paths at least [...]
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