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Submitted entry: Well, I meant to have a nap, I really did. In fact I felt like I was dead on my feet a couple hours ago while hanging out with Paul. But wouldn’t you know it? When I tried to sleep just now I couldn’t do it. Sage is off at the supermarket getting some supplies for pizza making. I’m going to be making some tonight - as we watch Paul’s reaction to various foods it appears that dairy isn’t that much of a problem when he hasn’t a cold so much as corn. So I’ll make the pizzas without the usual cornmeal on the bottom of the crust. I haven’t decided if it’ll be white pizza or not. I’m thinking so.

Had an interesting conversation with a child today who was suggesting we get a satellite dish because then we could watch all different channels. I explained that we didn’t have a TV because of the fact that it wastes lots of our time (we can turn into junkies in a matter of days) and that it is also loaded with commercial messages. She said that she didn’t listen to the commercials so I mentioned how Disney movies themselves, for instance, make the idea of going to Disney World more attractive. She said that yes, that was true. I said that Disney World was in the business of taking money away from parents and kids to which she replied that that wasn’t, in fact the case but that it was run by people who love to watch people have fun. Then came the kicker - she said that without Disney there wouldn’t be vacations. I asked several questions about different kinds of vacations that one might take and she didn’t see them as vacations - they were camping, fishing, etc. But the only real vacation could be had in Disney World. And some people wonder why we are creeped out by Disney and it’s products and by the media in general!

I think tomorrow we’re breaking down and going to the Springfield Library. I just can’t figure out any economical way to feed our love for books. Hmmm, thinks Todd, perhaps we should check into the local bus service that goes up there. Sage, if you’re reading this - remind me to check into that. That could be really fun and cheap. I think it goes up once every 2-3 weeks - just about as often as the books are due. We might also have to figure out the Springfield bus system but it’d be worth it.

Paul seems to have spontaneously grown in the night. In the past couple of days he’s really become so helpful! He helped me pick up the house one evening, has started to pick up his own messes without being asked and his vocabulary has grown in leaps and bounds.

Oh, and I almost forgot - Sage finally got her wish. She now has glasses - pretty gorgeous ones I might add. They really look natural on her too and it’s not just me saying it. Many people we meet are saying that they either think they look natural on her or even that they weren’t sure if they should mention that she had new glasses because they weren’t sure she didn’t always have them.

Interestingly enough I think my beard has reached a socially acceptable point. How do I know? Because people are mentioning that I have a new look. I’m guessing they didn’t mention it last week because then it might be some faux pas of them mentioning it and me just not shaving. Personal hygiene can be a touchy issue with some people, after all.

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