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50 Ways to Sleep in Public

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

or a Narcoleptic’s Guide to the Baltic and British Isles. Last summer our family took a vacation. My narcoleptic daughter took advantage of many opportunities to nap. I took advantage of the photo opp. Don’t be too angry on her … Continue reading →

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A Happy Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

What’s there left to say about Christmas? Maybe some small record of our doings and that’s all. Christmas was wonderful. Our family expanded to include two girlfriends in the festivities. Things at Dad’s house were over-the-top and awesome, as usual. … Continue reading →

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Rant, Because You’re a Know It All

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

I once met a person who said that homeschoolers cannot actually measure their success because they assign arbitrary, highly skewed letter and numerical grades to their students/children. And I get stuck thinking on this sometimes because *seriously*? That’s what ALL … Continue reading →

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Stockholm, Sweden

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Stockholm is a long way from the harbor where our cruise ship anchored and we thought we were going on an excursion with the whole family that day. We were very disappointed to find that we had been the only … Continue reading →

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The Saga of the Liver

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

For years now my husband has been consuming a commercial brand braunsweiger. He eats. I bitch. Finally, last week, we had a light bulb moment. Thanks Oprah. He is eating crackers slathered with the pink putty-ish substance and I’m all … Continue reading →

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St Petersburg, Russia

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

We went on a cruise of the Baltic Sea. St. Petersburg was one port of call. We were there for two days. This is where I booked excursions for everyone in spite of detesting commercialism of any kind because I … Continue reading →

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Germany: Warnemunde and Rostock

Posted on September 3, 2011 by

Germany, a set on Flickr. Our cruise ship docked at Warnemunde, Germany which is as close as any port city gets to Berlin. This used to be in East Germany, which made everything feel a little dangerous. Most of the … Continue reading →

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Fish Tacos, pics

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

Fish Tacos, a set on Flickr.

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

This was our first stop on the cruise. We were jet-lagged, excited, exhausted and ready to get our feet on dry land, so we stepped off the ship at the Freeport docks and hoofed it into town. First stop, and … Continue reading →

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Baltic Sea and Camping in the UK

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

We are going on a Baltic Sea cruise with our immediate family, our extended family and several friends. Many of us have been obsessively reading about the cities we will be stopping in so that we can explore the things … Continue reading →

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