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    Default What I Learned Today 9/13/09

    Being a dirt magnet is the common occupation of all children.
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    Taking a day off from chores shouldn't make you feel guilty!
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    Quote Originally Posted by AmyBoz View Post
    Being a dirt magnet is the common occupation of all children.
    In that case, my husband is being very childish today
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    I learned that if you have a whole entire week to complete an assignment, it's best not to wait until three hours before it's due to start said assignment. (I THOUGHT I learned this in high school, again in college, but apparently it didn't take!)
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    The words "Your f'ing mother..." is no way to start a conversation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AmyBoz View Post
    Being a dirt magnet is the common occupation of all children.

    LOL I thought the occupation of children was to rip the knees out of every pair of pants they can
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    Quote Originally Posted by MaryCarney View Post
    I learned that if you have a whole entire week to complete an assignment, it's best not to wait until three hours before it's due to start said assignment. (I THOUGHT I learned this in high school, again in college, but apparently it didn't take!)
    I like Randy Pausch's analogy that if you have to eat several frogs, don't spend a lot of time looking at them first, and don't start with the smallest one.
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