Category: Kids
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IT by Mike, LLC
I went and did it. Completed my tax forms and a few legal documents today, which I think legally makes my company a real one. I submit my first invoices to my two clients (one person, two companies) tomorrow… Plan on doing a little fibbing with the tax stuff so my fiscal year is January to December, but don’t tell the IRS that. I…
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People, go outside! And take your kids with you!
From the November issue of Washingtonian: ”Some 24 percent of Americans were overweight in the early 1960s; the figure inched up to 25 percent in the ate 1970s. By the late 1990s, it had increased to 33 percent, about where it is today.American men are now 17 pounds heavier on average than they were in the late 1970s, and women are 19 pounds heavier.…
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My Two Little Ladies
Anyone outside my family doesn’t know this, but while in utero, my new niece, Emily, was found by an ultrasound technician to have an abnormality. After months of testing and regular checkups, it was decided that she’d be born a bit early since she had stopped growing and they still didn’t know what exactly the abnormality was or what it could be affecting. Birth…
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You Lose!
My Mom, being an Eagles fan, thinking she’s hilarious, forwarded me one of those typical “your football team stinks.” My responses, which are new material, and actually hilarious, are in-line: HEADLINE: “D.C. Police are “cracking” down on speeders. For the first offense, they give you two Redskins tickets. (If you get stopped a second time, they give you two Nationals tickets.)” Q. What…
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I’m no huge Jason Campbell fan, but…
How about a regular type of posting? You know, some random topic that warrants discussion… It’s been a while since we had one of those. Eli Manning secures the third highest salary in the NFL. He’s now only behind Carson Palmer, who deserves such a salary based on previous years, and Julius Peppers, who is a disgustingly good player. Eli has never struck me…
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My Thoughts on Swine Flu
Just the media needing a story to latch on to. Let’s look at some mortality rates: Avian/Bird Flu (H5N1): 56%SARS: 15%Swine Flu (H1N1): 4.5%Typical Flu Season: 1% (couldn’t find good data so I estimated based on what I did gather AND this number is only for the US, where Swine Flu has a 0% death rate) And that 4.5% will only go down as…