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For The Children
Do parents’ white lies hurt children? [A] new study suggests that most parents lie to their children almost as a matter of routine — and its authors claim that this could cause serious harm, wea… more →
The Port Stands At Your Elbow
For The Children
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Robbo wrote 3 days ago: Do parents’ white lies hurt children? [A] new study suggests that most parents lie to their ch … more →
Robbo Is Currently Listening To.....
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Robbo wrote 5 days ago: This afternoon I split up some logs from a tree we had chopped down this past summah into cord wood. … more →
Doing The Maple Leaf Rag
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Robbo wrote 5 days ago: These are the trees (photographed during the halcyon days of summah) that line the street in front o … more →
Things That Make You Say, "No, I Just Got Something In My Eye. That's All."
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Robbo wrote 1 week ago: This evening I was chatting with the eleven year old when she said, “Dad, my friends and I wer … more →
Pandora's Boob-Tube
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Robbo wrote 1 week ago: Some years ago, during a telephone conversation about some other matter, I was badgered by a represe … more →
Quote of the Day
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Robbo wrote 1 week ago: Overheard as Mrs. R and the youngest gel came in the door: “Don’t forget that we’v … more →
Busted
Robbo wrote 1 week ago: And yet another conversation. Mrs. R: You know, we really ought to repaint the basement. Self: You … more →
Oh, Meeow
Robbo wrote 1 week ago: Another conversation: Mrs. Robbo (staring at the scratch marks the cat has left on the molding round … more →
Gratuitous Saturday Afternoon Observations
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Robbo wrote 2 weeks ago: Well, Robbo has finally started the Reconquista of the garden, doing some cutting and pulling this m … more →
Daddy Time
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Robbo wrote 3 weeks ago: Friends, here’s where I earn the incredibly big bucks the lavish benefits package the undying … more →
Counter-Insurgency
Robbo wrote 1 month ago: For those fellow port-swillers keeping track, I’m happy to report that the new granite (yes, g … more →
Ye Doom Is Ycomme True*
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Robbo wrote 1 month ago: I’m Robbo the Port-Swiller and I am so completely dead. This past Sunday, Mrs. Robbo took the … more →
What's Cooking?
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Robbo wrote 1 month ago: The question flies round the clubs: How is Robbo’s kitchen project coming along? Well, as the … more →
The Cats' "Meee-OWWWW, Damn You!"
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Robbo wrote 1 month ago: Somewhere or other I have heard or read the simile “as conservative as cats”. This certa … more →
Another Fine Mess
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Robbo wrote 1 month ago: Up at six ack emma this morning to continue clearing out the kitchen. Among other things, I had to … more →
And So It Begins
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Robbo wrote 1 month ago: The new kitchen cabinets were delivered to the port-swiller residence today and are now sitting stac … more →
Robbo Is Currently Listening To.....
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Robbo wrote 2 months ago: After being “helped” by the gels to plant mums and pansies this afternoon, it just seeme … more →
The Eyes Finally Have It
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Robbo wrote 2 months ago: My fellow port-swillers, I tell you truly that I have passed some kind of major threshold in my life … more →
Tuesday Vintage
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Robbo wrote 2 months ago: For those two or three of you who still stop in for a glass of port, yes, I am here, and is that dec … more →
