http://peachwater.com/blogs/smalltown Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:46:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies ... http://peachwater.com/blogs/smalltown/2009/07/04/declaration-of-independence/ And this is the government that we want running our car companies and health care system?? Really? Extra $25 per week from economic stimulus makes some Americans ineligible for hundreds of dollars worth of food stamps. STIMULUS WATCH: $25 check may cost you food stamps [Yahoo! via Consumerist] http://peachwater.com/blogs/smalltown/2009/06/15/oops/ These are a few of my favorite "list"-type blogs, in no particular order. Awkward Family Photos Fail Blog Engrish.com Stuff White People Like This Is Why You're Fat 1001 Journals Found Magazine McSweeney's Internet Tendency http://peachwater.com/blogs/smalltown/2009/06/15/random-list-blogs/ George Will writes about baseball and Obama's Supreme Court justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor: The basic premise of American labor-relations law is that conflicts between employers and employees are often messy, but it is generally best to assume that the two parties should be allowed to battle until reason, assisted by exhaustion, ... http://peachwater.com/blogs/smalltown/2009/05/30/baseball-politics-and-justice/ Come on people! 911 is for real emergencies like when I need to know what time it is. Or maybe the temperature. Another angry McDonald's customer calls 911 [via The Consumerist] http://peachwater.com/blogs/smalltown/2009/05/29/angry-mcdonalds-customer/ My wife and I have always stayed up late. Our "normal" bed is somewhere between 1 and 2 o'clock in the morning. Now that we have a baby, we should be going to sleep at a much earlier hour. "Sleep when the baby sleeps" is what everyone tells us. Wise advice ... http://peachwater.com/blogs/smalltown/2009/05/29/late-night/ In the early 80s TV show The Greatest American Hero, the main character Ralph has a special superhero-style suit complete with special powers. Space aliens gave it to him so that he could save the world. The only problem is that Ralph lost the instruction manual in the desert where ... http://peachwater.com/blogs/smalltown/2009/05/26/1050/ 1) If I am not sleeping, then I must be in constant motion. 2) If I am sleeping, I prefer that you either carry me or place me in the swing. This way I will be in constant motion. 3) I love the changing table. This is not actually a rule. I ... http://peachwater.com/blogs/smalltown/2009/05/19/the-rules-as-dictated-by-the-baby/ My baby daughter was born today! She's absolutely amazing and beautiful! I am in awe of my wife! http://peachwater.com/blogs/smalltown/2009/04/26/unto-us-a-child-is-born/ For sometime now, we've been getting phone calls for the previous owner of our phone number. Someone by the name of Orin Percy. Usually the calls are simply from telemarketers. Sometimes from dentist and doctor offices. It gets a bit annoying after awhile taking someone else's phone calls. Especially from ... http://peachwater.com/blogs/smalltown/2007/08/15/wrong-number/