I think I need to go back to school for retraining, because I find myself unequipped for the technical and methodological demands of modern life. Specifically, I can’t understand my phone bill. It is six pages long, which as phone bills go is relatively short, but consider that I purchase six uncomplicated services: A basic [...]
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“It’s Complicated.”
July 12th, 2012
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The Formidably Frightening Car Alarm Fiasco
May 15th, 2012
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So I’m sitting in the car when I hear the tell-tale snick of all the doors locking. “All the doors just locked,” Tired of Being Youngest announced helpfully from the back seat. “I noticed that.” We are vaguely disquieted. I’m in the passenger seat, holding the keys, waiting for the Son and Heir, my apprentice [...]
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