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Entries from April 2007

Negotiations and Payoffs

April 25th, 2007 · No Comments

The two parties sit down at the table and arrive at a mutually agreeable solution. Later, as emotions run high and tempers are flaring, a small, unmarked package exchanges hands and crisis is averted. Middle East peace negotiations? Shady lobbyists bribing corrupt politicians? No, this is just a regular day in [...]

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Tags: parents today

First Organized Soccer Experience

April 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment

This weekend was the first “game” in our mini-soccer league. Soccer is way more popular than when I was growing up. It’s the first organized sport kids can play, starting at age 3, though I use the term organized loosely.
Mini soccer works like this…each kid brings his own ball and wears shin guards. [...]

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Tags: cute

People without kids have a big advantage

April 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Kids are an enormous productivity drain. I have a todo list that only seems to grow, no matter how much I manage to get done. There just aren’t enough hours in the day. Case in point: It’s been 3 weeks since I made a blog entry. Any free moment I manage [...]

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Tags: rants · struggles