Monthly Archives: April 2009

Bookends or Books End?

Posted on April 25, 2009 by skinsphins

  Somewhere, in a jumbled up mess of photos, maybe in an album or maybe in a shoe box, there exist pictures of J’s first day of school.  Lord only knows exactly where they are.  But the photos exist and … Continue reading →

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We Got Culture Out the Ying-Yang

Posted on April 21, 2009 by skinsphins

  Faithful readers know that we Leguevinois receive beaucoup de circuses and the occasional "Souris Parc" as well.   These past few days, La Famille Newman has been wondering where to spend our entertainment euros:     You see, the … Continue reading →

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M Puts on a Peep(s) Show

Posted on April 17, 2009 by skinsphins

  For those of you who send M her Peeps every Easter, just look at what you’re enabling:   Chillin’ with her Peeps indeed.

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Chicks, Bunnies, Beer and a Cat?

Posted on April 15, 2009 by skinsphins

  Thanks to fine FR chocolatiers and to care packages from family in the US, Easter was one big – perhaps even ginormous – sugar buzz.  Granted, I’m not a fan of chocolate (quel horreur!), so I was "stuck" with … Continue reading →

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“Attack” of the 7-Foot Peeps

Posted on April 14, 2009 by skinsphins

  The lovely missus and I are at the mall on the Saturday before Easter.  The mall is decorated for the occasion with balloons all over the place and they have clowns giving train rides and I-don’t-know-what-you-call-it-but-maybe-a-caterpillar ride as well … Continue reading →

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Re What?

Posted on April 7, 2009 by skinsphins

  J’s former FR teacher from his (J’s) one year at O’Connell High School, told J that 90% of all English words with at least three syllables are really just badly pronounced FR words.  Makes sense to me.   Still, … Continue reading →

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Alpha Inventions: And The Hits Just Keep on Coming

Posted on April 6, 2009 by skinsphins

  So there we are minding our business, when I notice that the number of hits to our blog starts to go through the relatively-short roof that our blog has.  Generally, we’d get a couple dozen hits a week from … Continue reading →

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Poisson d’Avril Part Deux

Posted on April 2, 2009 by skinsphins

  In yesterday’s entry, April Fish, I related how the FR like to play jokes on people of April 1 (April Fools Day) just like folks in the US.  One of the time-honored traditions is trying to stick a paper … Continue reading →

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April Fish!

Posted on April 1, 2009 by skinsphins

  Poisson d’Avril!  That’s what we in FR say instead of "April Fool!"  The time-honored joke is to somehow stick a paper fish to someone’s shoulder or back without them knowing it.   Just like our April Fools Day, the … Continue reading →

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