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Entries from February 29th, 2008

redbox

February 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments · a day in the life, random, techno geeks

It all started February 7, 2008. That was the first night we rented from redbox. We’d heard good things, but hadn’t tried ourselves. You would think, being the technology geeks that we are, that we would have tried before then. Well, at any rate – now we are hooked. We’ve been averaging one movie every […]

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Spinach-Artichoke Dip

February 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · food

I recently tried a really yummy spinach-artichoke dip. It turned out really good – so I thought I’d share. 1/2 onion finely chopped 1 stick butter 1 pkg. frozen spinach, thawed 8 oz. Philly cream cheese 8 oz. sour cream 3/4 c. shredded Parmesan cheese 1 jar marinated artichokes, chopped red pepper flakes to taste […]

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Honorable Mention

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments · a day in the life, random

Remember that nifty little Valentine’s Day Craft contest Sandra and I entered? We didn’t win. But we did get an Honorable Mention. (Unfortunately that doesn’t come with $500) Check it out: http://community.kaboose.com/discussions/post/30132/ At any rate, the craft that did win is pretty interesting too. Its titled “Fragrant Heart Felt Ornaments”. It basically involves using wool […]

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Potty Talk, Volume IV

February 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments · a day in the life, bridget

Well, Bridget is doing pretty well with all things potty lately. There are a couple of exceptions, like when she is playing with friends, and doesn’t want to stop playing long enough to go. It seems like we usually have 1 or 2 days a week that are “accident days.” On those days I usually […]

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Jib Jab

February 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments · random

This is a pretty funny recap of the year 2007: I first found their site a few years ago when John Kerry was running against President Bush, but I had forgotten about it until recently. This is the video I first saw: You can also put your own face in some of their videos. Like […]

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Cheap Cables

February 24th, 2008 · No Comments · techno geeks

This post is more about a discovery than anything else. First, some background: We installed our home theater over the past couple of weeks.  We’ll put together a separate post about the components we installed our observations and considerations, but that can come later.  Part of the project led us to needing to purchase some […]

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The joys of being 2

February 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · a day in the life, bridget, family

Bridget is loving being two. And she’s driving me insane. I think we average two temper-tantrums a day now. Usually over really, really dumb things – like my not letting her get a drink from the fountain at Home Depot for the 3rd time. Or because she can’t run away from me at the Cheese […]

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A, You’re an antelope

February 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · a day in the life, bridget

So, I made the mistake of signing this song to Bridget the other day – and now she wants me to sing it to her all the time. She’s been walking around the house saying things like “funny, funny frog” or “yucky, yucky poo.” I guess it could be worse. But honestly, oops. I’m sure […]

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Sweet Pork Burritos

February 21st, 2008 · 12 Comments · food

Sweet Pork Burritos (Costa Vida Knockoff) The following recipe(s) are my best guess at Costa Vida’s Sweet Pork Burrito – so far. With any luck we will be able to improve the recipe even more after the taste-off. If you haven’t already read about that, you should. To make a Sweet Pork Burrito, add the […]

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Sweet Pork Burrito (tasters needed)

February 20th, 2008 · 24 Comments · food, random

Dave LOVES sweet pork burritos from Costa Vida. If he could, he would eat one nearly every day. Its a serious thing. Who can blame him though – if you’ve had one, you know that they are pretty heavenly. A couple of weeks ago, we were sitting at our kitchen table dining on our Costa […]

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