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Wahoo! This articles says that Juggling makes the …

Wahoo! This articles says that Juggling makes the mind grow I knew I was smarter than everyone else!

“FRIDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDayNews) — In a discovery that could change assumptions in the world of neuroscience, European researchers have found human brains actually change shape while learning a complicated skill such as juggling.”

For you non-jugglers, Juggling for the Complete Klutz is a great starter book! For other jugglers, The Complete Juggler is a “must have”! Then of course there is the end all be all of 3 ball juggling The Three Ball Digest!

       

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* Decided to take the 13 yr old, the 20 mth old, t…

* Decided to take the 13 yr old, the 20 mth old, the wife and myself to Old Navy and buy the kids some clothes. The 13 yr old of course stays in the car knowing that most shopping he finds boring and usually ends in disaster. I think he simply gets over stimulated by the crowds, the lights, the noise (particularly the noise), and entirely too much information to process at once. In this way, he and I are very similar. There are times that I just have to get away from that kind of environment.

* After shopping, (we forgot to go in the pet store) we headed to Texas Roadhouse to discover a 45-50 minute wait..this is Knoxville of course – land of more restaurants than people but somehow they are always a 45-50 minute wait..except for IHOP which had immediate seating and knows us by name. Not only KNOWS us by name but knows when the baby was born!

Stupid Tech Support This is a long read so don’t try to do it at once. The next time you are on hold with some level 1 tech support person reading from a script, read some of these and remember you are not alone!

Now enjoy some great warning labels like “Do not attempt to stop the blade with your hand.” — In the manual for a Swedish chainsaw.

These come from http://rinkworks.com/

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* Just dropped a log on one of our wood chairs and…

* Just dropped a log on one of our wood chairs and dented the chair. I guess I should be grateful that it didn’t splinter the wood; at least I don’t have to take 3 hours out of my day to repair it..I just have to live with the constant reminder that I can’t do something as simple as carry a log without screwing up.

Read an article that the current thinking is that we use about .01 percent of our brain. I feel like I use .0001 of mine.

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* After I got over being so groggy I got to realiz…

* After I got over being so groggy I got to realizing how much I really enjoy getting up and working with the kids in the morning. I began to feel guilty about leaving the baby to play in her crib so long. I also began to feel guilty over the role reversal concept. My wife does so much to make sure the kids are ready for school and to hold this family together. She deserves more.

Rushed to dress from 9-9:15 went to meeting on the 13 yr old’s theaputic horse riding and was there 2.5 hours. Stopped at a friend’s house on the way home to discuss how we should handle the 1099’s we are receiving from joint work done this past year. Found a gas station with a slopped parking lot and got gas. Must look funny to bystanders to see this guy in a dirty jeep and cowboy hat get out and put the jeep then run to catch up to it as it rolls down the hill, jump in, have tires squeal, then engine start.

Now heading for diapers and pickup the 7 yr old from a party.

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A New Day! Let’s start the day off with a PayPa…

A New Day!

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This Morning

* Head real heavy. Almost a dull throb. Wanted to sleep in some but the baby was crying. Wife muttered that she thought the 7 yr old had rescued her and was playing with her. Instead the entire family ignored her pleas to get her. When I got up there, she had thrown all her stuff animals and toys to the floor. I just wanted to sleep in a little one day out of the week. I know my wife probably has similar wishes (dishes, cleaning, etc) Perhaps she would trade me sone such wish so that one day out of the week (or even 1 day every 2 weeks) we do a little role reversing.

Last night

* Followed that tea with a beer

* Could not get the candle lit