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BestofLuke

  1. Frugal Traveler Tip #2: in Europe, save money by blowing your nose in $1 bills instead of buying Kleenex. 11:14 AM May 15th via web
  2. Luke Bucklin's Frugal Traveler Tip #1: Don't go to Europe. 10:55 AM May 14th via web
  3. My kids call their Mac Minis "Mini Macs". Clearly, Austin Powers has more mindshare in our household than Steve Jobs. 8:49 AM May 9th via web
  4. The 4yo talks us into watching 5 mins of Wall-E before bedtime. Who can stop watching Wall-E after 5 mins? Not me. I'm such a sucker. 6:48 PM May 8th via web
  5. I just found 7 dryer sheets in 1 basket of clean laundry. My dryer must be turning socks into dryer sheets! 5:34 AM May 7th via web
  6. is feeling guilty for not sending a staff email in so long. The SB staff is probably freaking out. 10:54 AM May 5th via web
  7. Eating lunch at Pickwick in Duluth with my daughter. She is the youngest one here. I'm the 2nd youngest. 7:27 AM Apr 24th via web
  8. I got my stolen motorcycle back today. The thief had it for 10 months and 2000 miles before I noticed it was gone. #perfectvictim 7:49 AM Apr 23rd via web
  9. getting bags off the shuttle I said, "you grab mine & i'll grab yours." Mike said, "Don't ever say that to me again." 12:50 PM Apr 19th via web
  10. my boys text w/rapid-fire tick-tick-tick-tick as they hit the keys. But every 3rd tick is a backspace. My boys are just like me. 1:52 PM Apr 17th via web
  11. Watching the sun set from the top of The Eiffel Tower. Spoiler alert for those of you back home: the sun will set for you in about 7 hrs. 10:33 AM Apr 16th via web
  12. Successfully reassembled Sami's iMac. Ended up with only one extra screw hole. 12:55 PM Apr 15th via web
  13. Sami is off to Prom tonight. It reminds me of my high school years, except I was a nerd so I went to EPROM. 12:29 PM Apr 13th via web
  14. What's the perfect wedding gift for our IT manager. 15K RPM SCSI Blender? Dual Core Toaster? Lead Crystal Reports? Maybe $802.11. 9:23 AM Apr 12th via web
  15. I feel bad when birds smash into my window and fall to the ground. I feel better when they get back up in the tree with a puzzled look. 8:47 AM Apr 11th via web
  16. Wshing dishes in the sink nd getting sopy wter in my smrtphone keybord. oh gret. i ruined my eh key. 12:08 PM Apr 10th via web
  17. is looking forward to seeing @scottspillman next week. I'm planning on spending a day with him, so I hope he's still entertaining. 10:13 AM Apr 3rd via web
  18. crunching numbers. And these ones are particularly crunchy. 6:26 AM Mar 26th via web
  19. OH, waiting in line for coffee in a Gollum voice, "My precious..." #webchallenge 7:05 AM Mar 24th via web
  20. I returned my census info immediately. They now want me to call them. Perhaps, with so many kids, I get my own zip code. 6:56 AM Mar 22nd via web