The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
‹Samuel Johnson›
Atlantis: the domain of the Stingray
15Jun
2009
Mon
23:13
author: Stingray
category: My Ramblings
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Aggravation and Taxes

Preparers and Full Disclosure

So, we fired our tax preparers today. It seems that when the firm hired a new person (who became part owner), she replaced the person who had been doing our taxes. That was two years ago. For two years now, we've had issues with our taxes.

14Jun
2009
Sun
23:08
author: Stingray
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In Honor of Flag Day

What is a Flag?

A flag is a banner under which we assemble. It is a symbol of unity. It is nationalistic, cultural, or social (or all of them). It is a symbol which draws our attention and warrants our respect.

13Jun
2009
Sat
22:58
author: Stingray
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Happy Birthday

I Know...It's Late There

I think the titles say it all. Happy Birthday, dad.

It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it.
- W.Somerset Maugham
12Jun
2009
Fri
23:43
author: Stingray
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June is Such a Happening Month

Here's Today's Happening

Has it really been 15 years? Wow! I can't believe I graduated from high school 15 years ago today.

I wonder why I've never been contacted for any kind of reunion. Not that I could necessarily go, but I wonder if there has been a class reunion.

But, 15 years... I'm getting old. How does that make you feel, mom and dad?

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
- Benjamin Franklin
10Jun
2009
Wed
23:06
author: Stingray
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Truth in Children's Entertainment

What We Can Learn from Cartoons

Part of the folly of watching children's entertainment on long car trips...scratch that.

Part of the folly of LISTENING to children's entertainment on long car trips is that you pick up on the details of the dialog. These two lines stick with me for different reasons, and they both seem true and valid (though one is more valid that the other).

9Jun
2009
Tue
02:19
author: Stingray
category: My Ramblings
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Zoo Day

So, We Have an Early Entry

The Oregon Zoo is offering discounted admission today, so we're taking advantage of it and bringing the kids for a bit of a field trip. I mean, it's not as if they haven't been to zoos before, but it's never a bad idea to have a refresher. And, it's an excuse to get out of the house and out of town for a bit.

8Jun
2009
Mon
23:34
author: Stingray
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New Shoes

hey, it's what I got

So, after hacking away the forest that was our back yard, and I do mean forest, I realized that the soles of the shoes I normally wear were falling off. It was off to the mall after nap time to get some new ones.

7Jun
2009
Sun
22:56
author: Stingray
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The Good Ol' Days

looking at my calendar

So, as I always do, after writing the last entry, I decided to see how my front page looked. After lamenting the Gator's diamond woes, I see that five years ago today, the Tampa Bay Lightning gave Lord Stanley's Cup a tan. Ahhh, memories...good memories.

22:20
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Ugh

Is it me?

I've got to stop watching Gator sports that take place on a diamond.

6Jun
2009
Sat
23:45
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Remembering D-Day

June 6, 1944

Men stormed a beach in France against impossible odds, facing gun-fire from well-fortified and dug-in positions. The first men to set foot on Normandy would most likely meet a quick bullet, and most of them did. Some of them, barely alive, thought only of their families and the brothers-in-arms who would be following them; some of them used themselves as shields.