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I can't believe it's Friday already. But you know what that means: time for Movie Line Friday! This week's edition is inspired by actual events. And it's not necessarily a spoken line this week as much as it is a specific scene. So maybe it should be Movie Scene Friday this week. My employer is building a new building in town. On Monday, we went over to the construction site and each of us

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Today I drove 6 hours round trip for a 4 hour meeting. Actually, I rode with another guy from my company, so I didn't drive. Which meant I could drink the whole time. I'm kidding. I drove and I drank the whole time. I'm kidding. I just rode and I didn't drink. But on with the story. Six hours seems like a long time to travel for a four hour meeting. Yet as I thought about it, I couldn't quite

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It's official. He's driven me insane. Son has had a hard time going to sleep for the past few nights. Every night at bedtime we follow our usual routine, and then just when it's time to close the door, he reaches into his bag of tricks to stall for more time. Among his tricks are: "one mo boo" - I'd like one more book"kee kee" - I need to potty"nigh nigh Mommy ee ee" - I'd like to say

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Daughter has a big red chair from Pottery Barn that sits in our family room. The chair is essentially a collection of foam blocks held together by a thick, chair-shaped cotton cover. Since it's so big and foamy, the chair also doubles as a jungle gym. The kids will turn it over and climb on top of it, or they'll crawl under it. Tonight, I came out to the sunroom to see her sitting on top of

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It's Friday night. That means pizza, Best Week Ever and The Soup. If you have a minute, take a stroll around the blogorhood (like that? I'm tired of the phrase 'blogosphere' so I'm making up a new word.) and see these things: This is the funniest thing I've seen all week. Darren has a big birthday this weekend. Stop by his place and wish him well. Kittyhox has exciting news. And last but not

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We're going back a few years with this week's Movie Line Friday, but I know you're up to the challenge. So here's this week's movie line: Personally, I liked the university. They gave us money and facilities, we didn't have to produce anything! You've never been out of college! You don't know what it's like out there! I've worked in the private sector. They expect results. What 80's classic

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Daughter got her first lesson about the laws of supply and demand tonight. We read the book Owen tonight, in which the title character's parents search for ways to separate Owen from his beloved blanket. Along the way, they try to convince Owen to leave the blanket under his pillow at night so the Blanket Fairy will take the blanket and leave a gift. "Is there really a Blanket Fairy?" Daughter

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I had a cool post up a few minutes ago with an embedded mix tape full of songs that I've been listening to in recent weeks. Now that I've checked this site again, the embeddedness seems to have failed. Stupid computers. Now you'll never know what music blares from my car as I speed to and fro. Unless, of course, I just give you a list. Here's MBI's Spring Soundtrack: Into the Ocean by Blue

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Congratulations to WendyDarling, who correctly answered that the line: I believe virtually everything I read, and I think that is what makes me more of a selective human than someone who doesn't believe anything. Is from the classic This is Spinal Tap. Way to go, Wendy! Tune in next week for another thrilling edition of Movie Line Friday!

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You had some great replies to my post yesterday about the Applebee's server who thought I was her celebrity sighting. Here are the guesses so far: Katie CouricMatt LauerA young Charlie GibsonAl RokerBrick TamlandI know the suspense is killing you, so without further delay, this - for better or worse - is the celebrity I most resemble.

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After a long absence, Movie Line Friday is back! Please try to restrain your glee. You're making a scene. This week's movie line is a tough one, but I trust there's someone out there who can get it: I believe virtually everything I read, and I think that is what makes me more of a selective human than someone who doesn't believe anything. What's your guess?

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Tonight I stopped at Applebee's to pick up a big tub of chicken wings. It was our last night of class, so we decided to pile up some food and eat before our big exam. I'm generally useless when it comes to bringing food to stuff like this, so I decided I'd break the mold tonight and carry my weight for once. I went inside the restaurant to place my order and then went out to the car to call

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Wife and I have had a few interesting conversations about pork chops this week. Not pork chops in general, but a specific set of port chops in our fridge. Wife thawed these chops on Friday to try a new Asian pork recipe she found in one of her Southern Living cookbooks. But by the time Friday night rolled around, a big home-cooked meal just wasn't in the cards, so I called an audible and we

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I loved all the comments that you left about Daughter's little dental rage incident. It sounds like we're not the only ones who have walked this path. And yes, our use of The Naughty Step was stolen straight from Supernanny. Because while a lot of people use "books" by "experts" with "advanced degrees" to broaden their parenting knowledge, we at the MBI Estate entrust our decision-making to the

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It looks like it could be a long day around the MBI Estate. A long day filled with weeping and gnashing of teeth. And the pitiful whimpers of a little girl whose Saturday has gone down the tubes. You see, Daughter got in trouble last night. Turns out that over the past few months she has developed an insatiable appetite for human flesh. More specifically, her brother's flesh. Last night,

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Wife and I did a little traveling over the last few days. I noticed when we went on vacation last month that the Charlotte airport kicks it old school by staffing its restrooms with attendants. Gone are the days when you have to eat in a fancy restaurant or visit a country club to get a little company in the bathroom. Today all you have to do is connect through Charlotte. And to me, bathroom

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Look out, Navin R. Johnson. Yours truly is somebody now. You see, my Congressman took time away from a live town hall meeting to call and invite me to join in. Because my input is important like that. The only trouble is, I wasn't able to take the call. I was either singing my toothbrushing song to my son: The more we brush our toofers our toofers our toofers The more we brush our toofers The

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New 30 Rock and The Office tonight. What else is there to say?

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It's always fun to take a stroll through the Google Analytics and see the search terms that brought people to my little corner of the blogosphere. For example, here are some gems from the last month: sixth sense "i see dead people"rambo shock childreninvestments + flip flopscreepiest christmasand my personal favorite (and a little shout-out to Boodaddy): 5. troubled childhood? only if you

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Note to self: Having a coupon is not the best reason to let someone new cut your hair. Please remember this six months from now when the scalping you just received grows out.

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As these post-writer's strike days draw to a close, Wife and I are stuck watching some things we might not otherwise watch. Last week we watched an entire episode of The Moment of Truth on Fox, which they should really call Get Off The Couch! or maybe Ever Heard of Reading a Book? If you've never seen the show, it's a question-and-answer show which typically features a person with a shady past

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This is pure craziness. Silly things can happen when you post pictures of yourself on the Netwide World Intertubes. For instance, check out this comment from my vacation post: Found your blog from another, and was in for a big surprise. I went to PC with you and your sweet, sweet, sweet wife. MC and I were sorority sisters. Glad to see you all are doing well!! Emily ('99) By completely

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Driving to a meeting today, I drove past a Taco Bell. The sign by the street contained this boastful proclamation: AWARDED CLEANEST TACO BELL Upon reading the sign, I nearly wrecked my car from all the laughing. You know, it's possible to say something without actually imparting any information. This blog is perhaps the most grand example of that. But honestly, does "cleanest Taco Bell" tell

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Hey, remember when I had a blog? So it's been a while. It would seem that - after a year or so of blogging - I've run out of things to say. Most of you are probably thinking, "You ran out of things to say a loooong time ago, but that didn't stop you from blogging!" Point taken. Not to worry. Things have been a little busy around our house, but there's light at the end of the tunnel. So there

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Wife and I were watching TV on Monday night when a good commercial came on. It was a public service announcement explaining that stealing copper pipe from a construction site can be dangerous and even fatal. It was a clever ad and it make its point well. I, for one, won't be stealing copper pipe any time soon. And I will return any copper pipe that I may have stolen to date. What made me

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