Braces of Doom

For years and years and years, Daniel has had perfectly healthy teeth. He never had a single cavity and he usually brushed his teeth. That was until a dentist checkup about five months ago, where the dentist told us that braces might be necessary. Now, we all know that dentists are told by orthodontists to [...]

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The Great D-Bater

Eighth grade is tough, I know. We were all there once, and for some of us, once a long, long time ago. Kids these days are worried about a lot. Basketball, keeping grades good in six classes, getting two hours of homework done each night, having to make time on the weekend for things other [...]

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The Exploding Refrigerator

We have an ancient refrigerator, and last week we decided that it might be time to replace it. This would not only save energy, but it would also save some cash. For a week or so we traveled around local appliance stores and around the Internet, and finally settled on one from General Electric. Within [...]

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An Imperfect Christmas

‘Tis the night before Christmas, and all through the house, parents rush to fill trees. They eat Santa’s cookies, and and make sure the kids were asleep. They take the presents out of the impenetrable vault in the basement (the place the kids are most frightened of) and sneak upstairs to wrap them.

At dawn’s arrival, [...]

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It’s A Mall World After All

Recently, I took my family to our local mall to get some holiday pictures made. For quite some time, my mother has been pressuring me to do this, and I finally caved. So here I sat at the well-designed, bright, and cheery entrance area of Stop’n’Shoot Photos. Our appointment was at 7:00, but we arrived [...]

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