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A Numismatic Surprise

Posted on June 17, 2015 by baudattitude

It’s not too unusual to get a wheat cent in your change, and every couple of years I’ll even find that I’ve gotten a Mercury dime or buffalo nickel.  Coins are hardy things, and tend to move from pocket to … Continue reading →

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Math is a harsh mistress

Posted on June 4, 2015 by baudattitude

Hmm, second work post in as many days.  Bad habit. Anyway.  This might be a bit mean-spirited, and I’ll apologize for that in advance.  I had an annoying day and my normal good spirits aren’t what they normally are. At … Continue reading →

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Some Craigslist Weirdness

Posted on May 23, 2015 by baudattitude

I can’t decide whether this is funny or really sobering, but it’s definitely one of the stranger things I’ve seen on Craigslist – and that’s a pretty high hurdle to jump over, considering what gets posted on there from time … Continue reading →

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Milestones!

Posted on May 21, 2015 by baudattitude

When I got back from China, I set myself a goal of blogging daily for 30 straight days, and today’s post represents me succeeding at that.  This shatters my previous record, which was about three weeks of daily posts. I’ll … Continue reading →

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A Really Pathetic Epiphany

Posted on May 13, 2015 by baudattitude

I’m a watch guy. Well, I’m not a scary watch guy who reads Watches Monthly and hangs out on watch forums and writes angry letters to the editor re: kids today and their cell phones and their rap music and … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 9, 2015 by baudattitude

OK, technically this is a day early. Consider it a reminder to call your mom. PSA over, moving on: A while back, incensed with the ending of the Da Capo anime, I bought the translated visual novel from MangaGamer, and … Continue reading →

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Phrasing!

Posted on April 1, 2015 by baudattitude

So, it being the first day of the month and all, I went to the bank to get some cash on the way home from work. The ATM was down. Well, it was working, but it had a big “not … Continue reading →

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8 Years Blog

Posted on March 3, 2015 by baudattitude

Hey, I remembered my anniversary!  One of these days, I’ll even have something cool to say on it. . . . not today.  

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Thanks, Amazon

Posted on November 5, 2014 by baudattitude

Although I recognize that it seriously conflicts with my carefully-crafted hipster gamer image, I tend to buy and enjoy the annual Call of Duty game. I don’t feel a lot of shame for this – they’re unabashed celebrations of testosterone, … Continue reading →

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Cats Are Jerks

Posted on October 8, 2014 by baudattitude

My wife and I have between two and four cats. Well, technically, we own two cats.  We didn’t get extra cats until we moved from an apartment into a house and I kept seeing hungry strays in our backyard and … Continue reading →

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