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The Crab Chronicles

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I write a daily journal of observations on a variety of topics, the main ones being life's absurdities, parenting, films, gardening, and cooking.

Added on: Jul 22nd, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Recent Posts

Holiday Looking Back

Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 23:43 in family, food and drink, amputation

It’s been a weird holiday, both enjoyable and a bit tense. The kids kept asking me to socialize with their friends. I said nope, the holiday is about hanging out with family, it’s family time. Bruce has seemed rather tense, too, but not for any r...
Montage Experiment

Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 17:34 in photo essays

I found this cool site, One True Media, and it lets you download photos and videos and make montages. I am so intrigued with this I have not even started dinner! Here's my whole life. Wow. Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrue...
Happy Thanksgiving 2009!

Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 08:04 in family, poetry, humor

Too tired last night to write. Worked half a day, then came home and started cooking yesterday. Made both the pies – pumpkin and pecan. Despite not having any condensed milk for the pumpkin pie, and forgetting to start the timer on the pecan pie, t...
Growing Like a Weed

Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 22:06 in family, foreign adoption

I am very grateful to everyone who responded to my request for book ideas. I already ordered one of the suggested ones from Amazon and Michael will get it for Christmas. Michael had an orthodontist appointment today, and got a bracket put on a ...
Books for Michael

Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 21:44 in books, parenting

It was a pretty dull day. I worked all day long. I am out of the habit. The day seemed to drag on endlessly. I am trying to get all my hours in before taking off for Thursday and Friday. I sent out this email to some friends who have kids Mike's ...
Goals and Goats

Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 19:27 in humor, Film

If my life were a song it would be called “On the Road Again,” or perhaps, “More Than a Feeling” or, more poetically, that timeless classic, “Boogie Oogie Oogie.” If you can hear those songs in your head as you read the titles, you are ei...