New stove

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Our LP kit arrived yesterday, so this morning I converted the new $32 stove and installed it. There were some brief problems finding a 7mm nut driver (what the hell, do we live in Canada or something?), but I managed to find something that would work.

Next we’ll contact Anya’s school to see about getting our old stove over there to replace theirs. Hopefully there are some strong men who will be happy to haul it up the stairs to the kitchen.


Bees vs. Fish

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Who will reign supreme?

The bees have the numbers on their side, but the fish have the mass. Bees have stingers, but fish can eat bees. Maybe. If they wanted to. These could very well be bee-eating fish. Bees have hives, but fish have schools. Does that make them smarter? Is that where they learn to eat the bees? Bees make honey, but fish go nicely with chips. What a conundrum.


Today’s lesson: Marketing

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Anya: But Daddy, I want the DORA yogurt!
Daddy: We don’t have any Dora yogurt.
Anya: But DORA!
Daddy: Anya, I’ll tell you a secret. The yogurt you have is the same as the Dora yogurt.
[pause]
Anya: What?
Daddy: The yogurt company puts the same yogurt in this one and the one that has Dora on the outside.
Anya: Why?
Daddy: Because they think if Dora is on the outside, more kids will want to eat it.
[pause]
Anya: That’s SILLY!