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- "Daddy, why does your belly stick out over your pants?" Oh, the ruthless innocence of 4-year-olds...4:42 AM Jul 7th from TweetDeck
- On the eighth story of a parking garage trying to leave after fireworks. Moved 3 car lengths in 30 minutes... Ouch.7:59 PM Jul 4th from TweetDeck
- Little girl says, tears in her eyes: "Daddy, I want a kitten". Shields at 30%. "Captain, we can't take another direct hit like that!"8:35 PM Jul 1st from TweetDeck
- GE has discontinued the $50 fan motor that I need to make my fridge work. Suggested alternative: "buy a new fridge". ?!?!?6:38 AM Jun 30th from TweetDeck
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution's marketing slogan for the Sunday paper is "Unplug". Insightful, or wishful thinking? I think the latter...2:32 PM Jun 27th from TweetDeck
- Little girl says, "I really don't like brussel sprouts". We order her to eat some anyway. She takes one bite. Throws up. Oops.6:00 PM Jun 23rd from TweetDeck
- Come home & house is a mess. Curtains askew, dishes broken, sooty footprints everywhere. We confront perpetrator: http://tinyurl.com/mokgdr9:21 PM Jun 20th from web
- Received email from high schooler unhappy with score in debate competition. Tempted to debate her before telling her she had wrong person...6:32 AM Jun 17th from Seesmic Desktop
- 4-year-old was so, so, so eager to have me pull her loose baby tooth. Alas, the reality was different than her expectations...7:12 AM Jun 15th from Nambu
- Great moment #251 in automated telephone system directions: "To end this call, hang up". Very satisfying advice, I must say. Click.10:32 AM Jun 8th from Nambu
- Tivo HD DVR, I would like to buy you, but my spreadsheet says you are a bad deal. Comcast DVR may not be as pretty, but money talks...8:17 PM Jun 6th from Nambu
- Radio traffic reporter: "The list of [traffic] problems at this hour is a short one, but it's packed." Say what?3:00 PM Jun 3rd from TwitterFon
- Atlanta Police Department Central Records: feels like a dungeon. A very crowded dungeon. A dungeon with a long wait...10:16 AM Jun 3rd from TwitterFon
- Just taught 4-year-old all about LoJack. "Bad people should ask before taking your car," she says. No word whether they should say "please".7:47 AM May 30th from TwitterFon
- Did those who "Sliced tomatoes so thin that your in-laws will never come back" ever feel regret? Did in-laws ever get to see grandkids?7:32 PM May 29th from Nambu
- "Hamburger patty on a biscuit" *sounded* tasty-but-not-good-for-me. Not good indeed. My stomach feels like I ate a 60-lb bag of Quikrete.8:15 PM May 27th from Nambu
- Third straight day of car-buying endurance march. Half convinced that Internet makes process worse, not better. Ignorance = bliss?2:35 PM May 25th from TwitterFon
- Having 12-grain bread in my sandwich at lunch. Making me 33% grainer than the guy in front of me this morning who ordered a 9-grain bagel.10:10 AM May 21st from Nambu
- Having read this, what are the chances that a Captain & Tennille tune will incessantly run through your head the rest of the day?...7:22 AM May 18th from Nambu
- What they say: "Please hold. Your call is very important to us." What they mean: "We wish you would go online. Phone calls are expensive."7:13 AM May 13th from Nambu
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- Name Jim Anderson
- Location Atlanta, GA
- Bio Product, Engineering leader with 3 kids, one of whom has Down's Syndrome
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