Taco Tuesdays
Exhausted from a 1,600 mile trip and moving, we went to dinner at a nearby On The Border restaurant. We sat down and saw on the table a “Taco Fix on Tuesdays” pamphlet saying tacos were as low as $2 each on Tuesdays, and we got excited and agreed to …
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Got the movers, and the truck
Me: at what time are the movers getting here to load our stuff in the truck? (which we’re renting and driving to Texas) Wife: at 8am. Me: At what time are we picking up the truck in San Mateo? Wife: at 8am. Oops.
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Happy birthday Hayden!
Allison was the first one to call Hayden for his sixth birthday. Her thinking went like this: Thought #1: it’s Hayden’s birthday today! Thought #2: They’re in Hawaii now. It’s 7am here in the Bay Area and it is a 3 hour difference, so it must be 10am over there, …
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Skunked?
I noticed that our cooler was still on the deck from the party we had three weeks ago. I went to put it away and it was heavy, so I looked inside and there were some beers in it, no longer cold of course. I was bummed since I learned …
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I don’t trust my wife
I don’t trust my wife. Not with the alarm clock. Trust with an alarm clock requires 3 things:– that she has the best intentions (check)– that she’s competent to operate an alarm clock (no check)– that she has the resources needed to get the job done (check) 2 out of …
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announcing cash
“I feel uncomfortable carrying all this cash around” is what Allison announced to the streets, with people walking around her, when we were coming out of the bank… (then she realized she shouldn’t have said that). (she had just taken out a few hundred dollars for her trip to Belize…) …
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Euphorbia invasion
Shortly after we moved to San Carlos, a plant emerged from the ground. I love the way it looks and I love that we didn’t water it for two years and it survived. Apparently it’s a Euphorbia: A couple of years ago I noticed that in the Spring the plant …
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how far to Chipotle?
I’m traveling in San Diego. I went to a Target to get a couple of things I needed (shopping in a place other than Amazon took me way longer than necessary… I spent 10 minutes just looking for a bar of soap until a person who works there told me …
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ParkSFO Shuttle
I walked into the ParkSFO shuttle after having parked the car, en route to the airport. The bus driver asked: “What airline?” and I responded: “I have no idea – my wife would know.” Then he looked very puzzled and speechless. That’s when I realized that Allison was way behind, …
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going in circles at the Baylands
Yesterday afternoon I went to meet my friend Brynn at the Baylands, a local park, to go for a walk, catch up, and chat about topics we’re both passionate about, like wellbeing and living life on purpose. I really enjoy reading her awesome blog, Wellfesto. I brought Rosie, who was …
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