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Built-in nibble skills

September 25, 2009 by

The sale is about to close and the customer asks for just one more little something. That’s called a nibble. And, Zuzu is among the world’s four best nibblers I know.

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Got the cleats. Got the spikes. But, wait! Look at THESE daddy! How do I say no to that smile? I am a soft touch where they are concerned.

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See those two blue flip-flops? They’re size 2. The new shoes? Size 3. It’s the only way she’d surrender the old ones. It was a total win until her two sisters saw her walk in the back door with new shoes. Why do I think there will soon be more new shoes in my house?

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Rockin’ Regan kicks it big

September 23, 2009 by

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My go-big baby is taking her in-it-to-win-it attitude to soccer this fall. The first game is scheduled for this Saturday. It’s a big step up from the FFPS “barney” league she was playing before. In this league they keep score, but everyone still gets a trophy. Why else would she play?

It turns out soccer has miraculous healing powers too. Monday, Zuzu reported to the nurse that she was not feeling well and had Nanny Sarah pick her up. But, somehow she bounced back in time for practice. A healing miracle!

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Avast me hearties:
Every pirate needs a cannon

September 19, 2009 by

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Cannons don’t sink ships. Pirates with cannons sink ships.

I don’t know who said it first, but, beings that this is Talk Like A Pirate Day, it seems the winds are in the sails for me shipmates (John and Zuzu) and I set sail for Colonel Bubies on the shores of Galveston Island to harvest us a proper cannon for the quarterdeck of the Wizard’s Tower.

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The mission began at a meeting of the Worthless Bastards about a month ago. Roy mentioned that he’d picked up a captain’s wheel at Colonel Bubbies and there was a cannon there too. It was a perfect storm of adventure for me: short drive, low investment, big prize. And here’s what it got us:

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It’s not a perfect beauty now, but once I get a pal or two to work on her, she’ll be shipshape in no time. And, will find a proper home under the Austin stars. For now, though, it be the perfect observance of Talk Like A Pirate Day.  Keep a sharp eye out, lad, for ye never know what scalawags the tide will wash up on these gulf coast shores.

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And, finally, no Galvatrez visit would be complete without some snarky DaddyMom sniping:

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Galveston’s Junior League at work. Nicely done, don’t you agree?

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Rockin’ video test

September 13, 2009 by

DDM-ZuzuVideo2I’m experimenting with some various video embedding services. I am about to start sharing more videos given the iPhone’s new video capacity. Our fleet of Flip Video cameras are ideally suited to this kind of use. So, help me out and can your vote for which of these services works best for you.

This first one is from Vimeo.

Rockin’ Regan Show from Charles Moger on Vimeo.

The second one is VideoPress, WordPress’s own video streaming service.

Cincopa is a comprehensive media storage solution. All photos, videos and recordings are stored there and displayed on the website. Puts all my media in one basket. Not sure about that…

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And, finally, YouTube. This one is a limited-time thing. Once I choose a service, this will get yanked down. But, for now, thought it worth a try.

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Brownie year begins

September 7, 2009 by

Planning and sharing. Zuzu and I will host dad’s meeting (no moms allowed) December 19th for my third and final Brownie Bake-off.

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