Tag: life
group name: dimmerswitch
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May 01, 2007 12:15 PM EDT --
Guys, we’ve known for years that we lost the battle of the sexes. The exact date fails me, but I believe it was sometime after the invention of the miniskirt when men first realized the battle had . . . more
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March 06, 2007 06:41 PM EST --
Sunday March 11 at 2am will mark the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. I don’t know the complete history of Daylight Savings, but I believe it began in the late 1800s as a measure to protect early . . . more
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August 01, 2006 11:02 AM EDT --
(Cross posted from my weekly online humor column, The Dimmer Switch, on 8/1/06. Link to original article .)
Last week, Lance Bass shocked the world with the revelation that he is, in fact, still . . . more
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February 27, 2007 09:54 PM EST --
My daughter has recently discovered Webkinz. If you’re not familiar with them, just walk in the general vicinity of a group of 8 year old girls and after about fifteen minutes you’ll be fully . . . more
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June 20, 2006 11:30 AM EDT --
(Cross posted from my weekly online humor column, The Dimmer Switch on 6/20/06. Link to the original article.)
Those of you who visit the Dimmer Switch each Tuesday to get your weekly fix of a . . . more
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August 09, 2006 12:53 PM EDT --
(Originally posted at my weekly online humor column, The Dimmer Switch on 8/8/06. Link to original article.)
You know what really bugs me? Fake buttons.
I'm referring to the buttons on shirts, . . . more
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September 22, 2006 07:14 AM EDT --
Having two young daughters, I've spent a great deal of time over the past five years watching "educational" kids shows. In fact, I'm willing to say that I've spent enough time watching . . . more
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August 15, 2006 08:30 AM EDT --
Dear Hollywood,
I thought we had a deal.
Last week I took my daughters to see your latest offering of children's entertainment. It was a matinee so luckily it only cost me 40 dollars after tickets . . . more
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April 02, 2007 03:39 PM EDT --
Okay kids, the adults need to have a talk so please leave the room. Go watch SpongeBob or play XBox.
(pause)
Are they gone? Good. For the adults still here (the prospect of video games and SpongeBob . . . more
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July 05, 2006 10:38 AM EDT --
(Cross posted from my weekly online humor column, The Dimmer Switch on 7/04/06. Link to the original article.)
Ah, the perennial signs of summer. Fireflies dancing through the flowers at dusk. The off . . . more
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August 22, 2006 01:13 PM EDT --
As August draws to a close, it's time once again to partake in that yearly autumn ritual. This task is extremely important so you may wish to seek out the advice of experts when compiling and prioritizing . . . more
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September 05, 2006 02:53 PM EDT --
The phrase "worse than Hitler" has been thrown around a lot lately. In recent weeks I've heard the phrase used to describe world leaders, countries, even football coaches. Is it possible . . . more
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August 30, 2006 11:02 AM EDT --
Last week, the International Astronomer's Union (Local 317) held a meeting to re-define the official guidelines to determine what makes a planet. As a result of their vote, Pluto was demoted from full . . . more
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June 22, 2007 01:29 AM EDT --
If you’re like me, you’re probably deathly afraid of badgers. But that’s not important right now.
Don’t think for a second that I'm trying to downplay the longterm threat that . . . more
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October 05, 2006 12:31 AM EDT --
I recently took my family to the Ohio Renaissance Festival. If you've never been to a Renaissance Festival, let me try to describe it for you: imagine an amusement park, then remove the rides, the . . . more
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September 27, 2007 04:23 AM EDT --
If I were to sit down and compile a list of my biggest character flaws (modesty aside, it would be quite a short list), I'd say that at the top item on the list would have to be procrastination.
To . . . more
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October 31, 2006 08:38 AM EST --
It's Halloween! Did you forget? You did? It's understandable; most department stores have been sending mixed messages. The front sidewalk of my local KMart is populated with both inflatable Halloween . . . more
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December 13, 2006 12:50 PM EST --
I recently made the plunge into the world of MMORPGs (that’s Massively Multiple Online Role Playing Games for those not familiar with the term). They’ve been around for a few years and even . . . more
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May 22, 2008 07:41 AM EDT --
Recently I was invited to speak to my daughter's third grade class during Career Week, which is when the school asks parents to come in talk about their occupation with the students. The purpose of . . . more
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May 30, 2008 01:18 AM EDT --
The end of May/beginning of June marks the start of graduation season. Graduation is both an exciting and scary time for college seniors because it means saying goodbye to the comfortable security blanket . . . more
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