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2 things

1. I was in a conference call yesterday with my boss and (female) co-worker. We dialed in and co-worker said hello (immediately after taking a bite of lunch).

“Hello, this is [co-worker] with her mouth full.”
“And [boss] and Tripp,” boss says.
From the other end of the phone:
“Hello, [co-worker] with her mouth full with [boss] and Tripp.”

Awkward silence.

2. I am shocked that Genesis the band comes up as the top 2 returns in Google (over the book of the Bible). Maybe it’s just me, but I really never gave them this much credit. Is this the new definition of ‘bigger than God’?

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Parenting: The sweetest song

“The birds are telling me I’m their mommy!”

Birdsong has been described a lot of ways, but I think I like my three-year-old’s the best.

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Parenting/Life: All of it

Awoke to both kids curling up under the covers with me this morning. Who needs coffee, really? That was some bona fide sweetness there. Later in the afternoon, Bekah just curled up in my lap on the couch and we just snuggled. There’s this fantastic feeling for every parent to have their child just sit contentedly with them. It’s something amazing, like being lifted up by a thousand little kisses to the heart.

Tonight as I was putting her to bed, Bekah asked me to tell her “the Pig Story.” So I told her about the three little pigs. We all know it by heart, but to see it experienced as a child makes you appreciate the magnitude of how important they are. She hung on every word, worried if the pigs would get away. Each time the wolf huffed and puffed, she was wide eyed, hanging on every syllable. Magic. Just pure magic.

After Reed watched a documentary on coral reefs, I tucked him in. In the dark he asked me to tell him the best part of my day. I told him about waking up with them in the morning, about him being kind to his sister that day. But as I look back on it, I have to say: all of it.

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Politics: Are Palin, Rush Limbaugh, & Republicans retarded?

So, dear Rush Limbaugh is being taken to task for the use of the word ‘retard’ on his radio show. This–in and of itself–is completely unsurprising and not very interesting. I mean, this IS the guy with all the taste and class to imitate Michael J. Fox having a seizure, after all.

No, the delicious part is this:

“Our political correct society is acting like some giant insult has taken place by calling a bunch of people who are retards, ‘retards,” Limbaugh said of the report on Wednesday’s show. “These liberal activists are kooks, they are looney tunes.”

Liberal activists, you say?

You mean, like that tea-baggin’, moose-shooter Sarah Palin? Just a scant few days before Rush ate his foot, Palin was chastising her own colleagues for use of the same word, which in turn was only a day or so after wanting White House Chief of Staff Rom Emmanuel (D) fired for using the same word … about liberals.

Does everyone in D.C. have their heads so far up their own whazoos that no one can see they’re drowning in irony? Honestly, I think these people might be r… ah, challenged.

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Mr. B, The Gentleman Rhymer

Mr. B, The Gentleman Rhymer- ‘A Piece Of My Mind’

Do yourself a favor and take the 2 minutes to watch this. If you are a friend of mine, I can pretty much promise you will dig this (though your actual enjoyment level may vary).

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Symphony of Science

Finally, an interesting use of Auto-Tune: science music!

More info at the site.

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um…this isn’t an onion article. surprisingly.

The headline is:
IAAF isn’t sure South African runner is female

IAAF spokesman Nick Davies said the “extremely complex, difficult” test has been started but that the results were not expected for weeks.

via Olympic Sports- nbcsports.msnbc.com.

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