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Now for a few fuzzy birthday videos

Here’s a few quick videos from Beth’s real birthday (we’ll be doing a few late celebrations after Adam sheds his virus). My apologies, the quality is exceptionally poor. I forgot to recharge the batteries in our camera, so I settled for my old iPhone 3G, which was never really meant to be a video camera. It’s a pretty lousy still camera when you get down to it. The obligatory cake shot: Beth turns the camera on us for a change: What does it mean to be thirteen?

Breakthrough on the Cheryl front

A few months ago Cheryl called the Honda dealership asking if they’d be willing to make a deal on a Civic Hybrid. “Nope,” they said, “those babies are selling themselves. We’re not making any deals on hybrids.” This weekend Cheryl got an email from the sales manager, telling her they’d knock $4k off the price. It’s actually tempting. Cheryl told us yesterday the doctor gave her the ok physically, and in some ways more importantly: mentally she thinks she’s ready to get behind the wheel again. Note: Cheryl sent him a reply, reminding him they have a new hybrid coming [...]

A failure of logic

Cheryl: “Are we going to get wet from that sprinkler.” Me: “Nah, just look at the sidewalk. It’s dry.” Who knew the guy had just turned it on?