The law of probability, as described by my father: “Seven accidents happen over the course of the week. The probability that all of them happen on the same day is seven times higher than having them happen once a day.” I have no idea if it’s right, because I hated probability laws in school and
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Christmas Tree, On Decorating, Questionable Benefits Of
Gordon, on a ladder: I think it’s covered. Me: Thank you. :Hanging another ornament: Gordon: You’re going to put more stuff on it? Me: I still have two boxes. Gordon: The tree is going to fall over. Me: No, it won’t. Gordon: Don’t you want to see an actual tree? Me: No. I want to
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Christmas Tree
Christmas is a vital thing for me. In USSR all of the Christmas traditions were shifted to New Year, including the tree and the gifts, and for me it was also close to my birthday. Life in Russia at that time was pretty bleak, but New Year with the tree and the shining ornaments and
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A Quiet Thanksgiving Weekend
First, a quick reminder: the Goodreads awards are in their final round, so last chance to vote for your favorites. The Thanksgiving went well. Everyone was fed, everyone took a plate home. The kids cooked, especially Kid 1, who delivered a bonanza of deserts and deliciousness. The turkey and the duck are gone, but we
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Thanksgiving Menu
Thanksgiving is an odd holiday in our house. We get kids who are friends of our kids, and our friends, and everyone is dropping by the house at a different time, so we make a ton of food and set it out buffet style. You get here when you get here, grab a paper plate,
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On Teaspoons, Difficulty in Acquiring
For some reason we are missing teaspoons. We have the exact same number of big forks, small forks, tablespoons, and knives, but the teaspoons have dwindled to less than five. I am not sure if we have three or four of them. Being a domestic goddess, I decided to remedy this situation by buying spoons
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Kinsmen ebook and other news
IRON AND MAGIC has made the Goodreads finals. Please vote for us if you get a chance. So I have some cool release news. An ebook version of Kinsmen collection is now available for pre-order. The collection includes only previously published works: novellas Silent Blade and Silver Shark and a short story, A Mere Formality.
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Grocery Delivery
Did you know that you can go to HEB website, pick out your groceries, pay for them, and for a small fee, someone will deliver these groceries to your door? … THEY BROUGHT MY GROCERIES TO ME. I didn’t have to go out, I didn’t have to wrestle with the awful San Marcos HEB parking
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Happy Veterans Day!
Thank you for your service.
Light at the End of the Tunnel
Still coughing, still filled with mucus, but I am able to sleep in solid chunks of at least five, six hours. Gordon, however, is still under. We are so catastrophically behind, I honestly have lost all ability to even. Dad’s visit slowed us down, but we were prepared to make up for that, but losing
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Still Sick
Normally common cold to me means 3 days of misery, during which I whine, and then I am up and running. It’s been 11 days and I am still sick. Kids are still sick. Gordon is still sick. Everyone is sick. I am so sleep deprived. Last night, just like this whole week, as soon
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ACA Open Enrollment Starts Today
This is your annual reminder: for those of you like us, who obtain their insurance through ACA, open enrollment started today. I just got done renewing our policy for 2019 at https://www.healthcare.gov/. The site is functioning and running smoothly. If you need to enroll, do it now, before they take it down for maintenance or some
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