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Look! The tag board is gone. No one really used it, and I have a sneaking suspicion that it was summoning forth popup ads.
Look! The BluntCogs navigator is gone! Its been partially busted for a long time, and no one else ever used it or cared about it. I euthanized it with a gentle liquid detergent. It went peacefully and lemony fresh; that’s all anyone could’ve asked for at this point.
Want to hear something funny? Hell, so would I. I got nothing. Look at this picture of Samantha at a Red Wings game and smile a little for me.
Oh! Oh! Oh! The 15th was Heather’s birthday. My wife turned 31, and she spent the day fielding a flurry* of phone calls from a certain troubador who sang her the birthday song over and over again. 
At one point the singer was accompanied by the tinkling strains of music from an old Miracle** keyboard he has stashed at his office for just such an occasion.
* Why is it that I constantly fight the urge to spell ‘flurry’ as ‘floury’? Why? WHY?!?
** Miracle is an early-nineties piano teaching system that included this keyboard, some DOS software, and optionally SNES or NES cartridges. It pretty much broke Software Toolworks, which never recouped the costs of development. Too bad, it was a very nice keyboard and learning system for the price. Its rare now; sadly, I broke one of the keys in half. Click HERE for more information.
Spring clean of the Blog is always good for the soul! I hope Heather had a great Mother’s day and even nicer birthday – twice the gifts please no doubles – anyone who gives one gift for two special days is a cheapo!
Sam looks so like her Mum in those pictures. awww, bless. Any more kiddie pictures? I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.
Come on Safety, miracle me up some classic piano, rock piano or show tunes.
SafeT, you get major brownie points for being so sweet to your wife on her B’day. That just sounds like the cutest thing ever.
lyvvie: Yeah, but I’d hoped to move to a nice, shiney wordpad blog by now. Sam looks like here mom sometimes, and me sometimes, and like Samantha all the time.
rich:Hah! Go to SafeTunes.blogspot.com and listen to just about any o the 8 bit tunes. I used the Miracle as a compositional aid, although the Miracle is not producing the music itself–an adlib chipset it.
Rayne:I do it every year. And each year I get a few more people involved. This year we had her brother call her and sing the birthday song once as well!
The blog is less cluttered now! It’s like a whole new blog! Vacuuming does wonders for things like that.
And tell Heather I said Many happy returns! If she remembers me, that is.
Also: Mr Floury (pronounced ‘flurry’) was the teacher for my ill-starred machine transcription class. One degree of separation!
Heather’s only a year older than me! Happy birthday to her! Handy having that keyboard around…
davecat: I know! It feels so fresh! I’m feeling rejuvenated. Perhaps the dearthening is over. As for Mr Floury, was his name pronounced “Flurry” or “Flower-y”?
maja:I’ll pass it along, youngling. I’ve had the keyboard in my office for seven years. I only play it once or twice a month (I play the piano at home a bit more often) and usually only when no one is there but me.
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