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Overheard at the Beach 200808

Omagah, Except for Now!
Blond waitress to patron: I’m like one of those, you know. The kind that don’t make mistakes.
–Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California
via Overheard at the Beach, Aug 4, 2008
And that’s it!

And This is Why I Twitter

In the last few days, Twitter messages have cracked me up. Our brother-in-law, Roy, has been Tweeting their family vacation. With his writer humor, that’s been entertaining on so many levels. Tonight, @LaniAR (a Longhorn) did shoutouts to those who started following her recently. I was lucky enough to land in the middle of that [...]

Thank You, Laine

Thank you, Laine, for sending a wedding contact my way. Stacy and I had a nice little chat about her event. I’m excited at the chance to learn more about the Big Day.

Protected: Arrogance is not a Virtue

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Protected: Homework

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Protected: Eff This Day

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Pareto Principle

Pareto Principle
According to the theory…

principle: 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes
economy: 80% of income in Italy went to 20% of the population
business: 80% of sales comes from 20% of clients (and conversely, 80% of the work comes from the bottom 20% of sales)

My personal interpretation…

personal: 80% of the joy in life [...]

Kitty Pong

Emil and the cats found a new game today. They named it Kitty Pong.
They were animated and vocal about something (probably all the chaos in the house, today).
Emil decided that after one meowed, he’d walk to the other one until she meowed. He did this back and forth with them a few times until Purrrrrl [...]

Kitty Conversations

SCENE: meowing cats while we are cooking dinner
EMIL: What is it?
PURRRRRL: meow
EMIL: Are you hungry?
PURRRRRL: meow
EMIL: Do you smell chicken?
PURRRRRL: meow
EMIL: Do you want chicken?
PURRRRRL: meow
EMIL: Do you want to share chicken with Sosta?
(crickets chirping through the silence)
LORI: laughing vigorously because animals understand much more than we humans ever give them credit for

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