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    Product Advertisement Fail

    December 25, 2009 - By 

    After spending part of the holidays with my brother and his family in Kansas, we high-tailed it for Iowa, trying to beat out an incoming blizzard. We had to leave the plane in Manhattan and rent a car, since the weather was already too poor for driving. At one point on the drive, we stopped for gas and to pick up a little lunch. See if you can figure out what is wrong with this picture: Got it yet? Here’s a hint: That’s right. For the low, low, price of just two quarters, you can get yourself an ice cream…

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    In Which we are not Smarter than a Coffeepot

    December 23, 2009 - By 

    On Sunday, we flew to Manhattan (Kansas) to spend some time with my parents, brother, and his family. This is Chris’s first visit to the city where I grew up, so I have big plans to show him all the sights. We saw the mall, downtown (all 4 blocks of it) and some of the new developments (there’s now a Bed Bath and Beyond and a Best Buy). But mostly, we have been hanging out with family and relaxing. Apparently my brother’s coffee pot has “intelligent design.”  I say this not because it is a special super-fancy coffee pot with…

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    Diet Fail

    June 11, 2009 - By 

    As you may remember, the cat is on a diet. But, as you may also remember, she is not losing any weight. We finally figured out why. One night, we were in our room getting ready for bed, when we heard a noise coming from the kitchen. Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. (pause) Crunch. Crunch. I looked at Chris. He looked at me. “Did you hear that?”“Yeah, it sounded like—““Someone eating the dog food?”“Well, Chloe’s in her kennel, so who…” We opened the door and turned on the light in the kitchen. And there she was. The cat was eating the dog food. Of course,…