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Michael Livingston

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Hobbitspeak Continued

The Wife got a much-deserved night out this evening, leaving me in sole charge of the Hobbit. He’s off to bed now, after a fine meal wrought of microwaved leftovers, fresh strawberries, and milk, followed by a half-hour of running laps after his daddy (a game known as “Daddy Run …

A Swiss Prostitute and John Calvin

One of my colleagues brought this story to my attention today: GENEVA – A well-known prostitute who campaigned for the rights and dignity of sex workers was given an honored place of rest on Monday, in the same cemetery where Protestantism’s John Calvin is buried… Apparently, this high honor is …

More Hobbitspeak

Last night was hectic, with far too many things going on at once. Samwise, in the middle of all the running about, took a, um, #2 in his little plastic kid potty. We started this whole potty training thing pretty recently, and it’s been surprisingly successful when it comes to …

My Jeep LJ

Thanks to my wonderful parents, it looks like I’ll be able to put my Jeep up for sale sooner rather than later. They’ve rescued it from storage, driven it up the mountain to their place just outside of Golden, and even spit-polished the rig a bit. Local ads might go …