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Practical Guide to Handling “It’s Too Hard!” (The PDA Approach)
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4–6 minutesRead More →: Practical Guide to Handling “It’s Too Hard!” (The PDA Approach)I was trying to help my daughter with homework the other day and ran into a weird situation. We got the point where I was saying things like, “write a 5”, then “draw a line”, then I’d hold her hand…
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Cranberry Ginger Old Fashioned: My New Go-To Cocktail
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1–2 minutesRead More →: Cranberry Ginger Old Fashioned: My New Go-To CocktailWife has been nearly bedridden for around a month now. She’s starting to get better, but she still doesn’t have much energy. With me doing “single-dad mode” to keep the household running, I needed a way to unwind once the…
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Shitnado Trilogy
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2–3 minutesRead More →: Shitnado TrilogyCoworkers mentioned, “can’t wait to see the sequel” when they passed by the first Shitnado! movie poster. So I asked Copilot to fill out the trilogy… 💩 Shitnado 2: Flush of FuryAfter the events of the first Shitnado, the town rebuilds…
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Movie Idea: Shitnado!
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2–3 minutesRead More →: Movie Idea: Shitnado!The weirdest thing about the current state of AI is being able to take random ADHD thoughts and turn them into something real. Today, coworkers and I had the idea of “a movie about an AI that takes over a…
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Human Error
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1–2 minutesRead More →: Human ErrorI swear McDonalds intentionally makes you wait for a cashier and then intentionally messes up the order to push people to the kiosks and app. We stopped on the way home at the McDonalds in Ithaca (which has always been…
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Hazy Summer Days
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1–2 minutesRead More →: Hazy Summer DaysI remember extremely hazy days back in the 90s during the summer and no one giving it a second thought. I always assumed it was something to do with heat and humidity and that it was just a regular part…
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A Happy Unicorn Story
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3–4 minutesRead More →: A Happy Unicorn StoryThe Girl had this kick where she absolutely HATED sad parts of stories. I tried to explain how it’s a common plot device called the “darkest hour” or “low point” and that it’s basically used in all storytelling, but she…
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“Girlie Posters”
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1–2 minutesRead More →: “Girlie Posters”Some of my coworkers are 70s kids and we got talking about how teen boys back in those days would have “girlie posters” in their bedroom of stars like Farrah Fawcett. By now, you likely know that I really enjoy…
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”Back in my Day”
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1–2 minutesRead More →: ”Back in my Day”I hate to be the “back in my day” guy, but I remember when every product at the grocery store had a price tag on it so you knew exactly how much it would cost. I just grabbed a box…
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Cold Day Outside
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Read More →: Cold Day OutsideWe went up to see my in-laws this weekend (after having been too sick to see them last weekend). There was still a lot of snow up near The Bridge even though we drove through rain to get here on…
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