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Oral candidiasis (oral thrush)
Mina’s got it, but we caught it early. The new nanny had seen it before and told us to get it checked out- yay for us finding an experienced nanny.…
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Half-hour improvement
The baby titans awoke at 4:00 this morning. They’re cute as hell when they wake up smiling, but I’d rather be sleeping… In other news, I’ve almost caught up with…
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First day of the new academic year (Thai/Buddhist Year 2553)
Babies woke up at 3:30AM and are just now going back to sleep, as we head out for work. Not fair. On the positive tip, we found a new nanny…
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We are home.
We made it back home safely, and I recommend that every parent try a 20-30 hour journey by planes just for kicks. Our trip was extended by nearly a week…
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Suggested soundtrack for the book Yakuza Moon
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Play it faster, play it faster!!
Talking to my dad’s older sister today, I learned something very important. My father has the only western name (as opposed to Japanese) among all his siblings because his oldest…
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Yub Nub – Pwning interspecies relations since 1983
You need to watch this video for your life to be complete. Really. Via my bro. BONUS: A subtitled barbershop quartet rendition, if you’re into that sort of thing UPDATE:…
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A quick note about the Garmin nüvi 1450t
I bought one today for navigating around my home country… Took it home from Walmart and thought it was broken because it wouldn’t sync with the satellites. Eventually decided to…
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Band of Brothers it ain’t
Dear The Pacific, I wanted to love you, I really did. But you disappoint weekly. Sincerely, J
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A respite from hot season
Yesterday was positively cold and today was as pleasant a day as it gets here; cool enough for long sleeves in the morning and warm enough for short sleeves in…
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baby update via chat (i am sooo lazy edition)
me: whats up M: yo you on skype? me: nah, I’m at work M: you suck! me: next time we skype you’ll freak out though M: i want to see…
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It is inexplicably raining right now*
It’s not rainy season, the big monkey in the sky has no reason to piss on us, and it’s doubtful that I triggered the clouds with Yo Gabba Gabba dancing…