Monthly Archives: July 2007

Jittery

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Mike

I’m shaking as though I’ve been left naked in the arctic. Jittery. Shaking. Trembling. 3 Hours of Interrupted sleep do not do a body good. Even with 2 cups of coffee in it. Worst of all is that I can’t … Continue reading →

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Follow!

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Mike

From You’re I, Robot! by Isaac Asimov While you have established a code of conduct for many generations to follow, your demeanor is rather cold and calculating. Brought up to serve humans, you have promised never to harm them, to … Continue reading →

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Last Weekend

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Mike

Hard to believe, but my first three weeks of Paternity Leave are over already! Monday I’m back at work for two weeks and then I take my last two weeks of Paternity. Lots of photos from Kyle’s 2nd Birthday are … Continue reading →

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In the end…

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Mike

it all comes down to this: What do you want to leave behind?

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Damn.

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Mike

So. I got my Notice of Paternity Leave yesterday. I was approved. Yay. However… when I saw the amount I will be “getting” I was somewhat perplexed. I know what 70% of my salary was supposed to give me (we … Continue reading →

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Book Wisdom

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Mike

You know how sometimes you read a piece from a book and it immediately hits home either because of the truth behind it, or simply because it just says something in a way you’d been trying to express with such … Continue reading →

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Gift

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Mike

Here’s a small gift Kyle and I got for Chantale and Charlize this weekend 🙂 Kyle just loved it and would point to the baby saying “Mama! Harleese!” 🙂 Angel of Mine by Willow Tree We really love this collection. … Continue reading →

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S’funny

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Mike

I just watched Duran Duran’s performance in London for Live Earth. I couldn’t stop giggling. The first time I saw them live was back in 1983/4. They were one of those “New Wave” bands I liked but I only went … Continue reading →

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Holding pattern…

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Mike

I’ve been on hold with the Gov for half an hour already… Trying to file my Paternity Leave papers so I can get paid for the next three weeks and this muzak is slowly melting my brains… if they would … Continue reading →

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Hospital Visit.

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Mike

I’m sitting here trying to put my thoughts into some coherent whole in order to better relate what’s going on… When Charlize was born, 9 days ago, the pediatrician checking her out wrote us a cardiology consult since he heard … Continue reading →

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