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Channeling Cary Grant for Once In My Life

Posted on 01/19/201103/20/2011 by Backpacking Dad

We were driving along University Avenue one night, and as we ascended from beneath an overpass Emily saw downtown Palo Alto, still decorated for Christmas. White twinkling lights cascaded like galaxies, strings wrapped around tree branches, falling toward the sidewalk for the entire length of the glittering downtown strip. Emily caught her breath a little….

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The Tassimo T20 Brewbot Coffeemaker Might Make Good Coffee: Review and Giveway

Posted on 01/18/201103/20/2011 by Backpacking Dad

So, there’s this coffeemaker everybody is talking about. It’s a robot. It makes one cup at a time. You insert little discs into a contraption, put a cup on a shelf, and press a button. Bam: coffee. I don’t drink coffee. However, I have a wife who drinks coffee. And…..Bosch’s representatives contacted me shortly before…

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Twelve Years and Only Yesterday

Posted on 01/16/201103/20/2011 by Backpacking Dad

    It was held in an old Masonic temple. We entered the reception, introduced as Mr. and Mrs. Shawn and Emily Burns, to the “The Throne Room” from Star Wars. I screwed up the Garter Toss. Emily got cake on my face even though I could have sworn we’d said we weren’t going to…

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