April 2008

A Thousand Clowns

by Mitja on April 30, 2008

I am up to the sixth cake in a cake decorating class.  Last night we did a clown cake.  It did not scare Citrus. In fact, I have never seen anyone else so excited over a cake.  I think she knows the important reason why she was born a human being and not a chair.

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Praise God and pass the ammo

by Mitja on April 27, 2008

Army Specialist Jeremy Hall’s lawsuit made headlines in the past few days. He was deployed in Iraq and his being an atheist upset an officer and other soldiers to the point where the Army sent him home because his safety could not be guaranteed.  When he was a gunner and his Humvee was under fire, a [...]

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The squid and the corn

by Mitja on April 27, 2008

What does a lawyer do with her rifle and pistol marksmanship training?  Sometimes you just need to protect your family from giant corn and squid, or win a flower for your husband at a German carnival.

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Month of the Military Child

by Mitja on April 25, 2008

Today was the annual celebration for the Month of the Military Child at the Child Development Center on base.  As you would expect, the daycare was covered with red, white and blue bunting, flags, pendants, streamers and balloons.  There was vanilla ice cream with blueberries and strawberries, and you could take home a little cup [...]

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Who Would Win?

by Mitja on April 21, 2008

Our daughter found the afikomen at my cousin’s Passover seder and we are now the proud owners of a Moses action figure.  We now have three action figures in our household, so I raise the question: Who would win? Choice #1:  Moses Weapon:  Has a Shepherd’s Staff/Rod of God! Noteworthy experience: Confronted the Pharoah with God’s [...]

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