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The move is complete.  Susie and I are in our ninth home in 11 years.  Patrician Way in 1995. Mockingbird Lane. Waldo Ave.  Rue du Faubourg St Martin. Kossuth Lajos Utca.  Grand Ave.  Paloma St.  Hastings St. And now West 13th Ave.

It’s a house made of brick.  We’re renting.  It’s much bigger than the old place, and yet our stuff still doesn’t fit.  My sister was here helping us unpack and says that I have too many T-shirts, and that it’s silly to own glass sundae cups.  I think it’s silly not to.

Here’s the plaque on the front of the house.  It says the house is dedicated to the professor of bricklaying from BCIT.

Can you figure out why?

Overheard

“Oh boy! Another great opportunity for personal growth!”

...who said it?

“I’m not bitter about what happened to me as a child, and my mother was instrumental in keeping me from being so. ... She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us. What she taught me is that the deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain—it’s that the pain is actually a gift. What’s the option? God doesn’t really give you another choice.”

...who said it?

After over a decade of user testing, it is clear that the way we search the web is similar to the way we would search our home for valuables as it was burning to the ground. Frantically.

...who said it?

“We must shift the focus of companies back to the customer and away from shareholder value ... The shift necessitates a fundamental change in our prevailing theory of the firm… The current theory holds that the singular goal of the corporation should be shareholder value maximization. Instead, companies should place customers at the center of the firm and focus on delighting them, while earning an acceptable return for shareholders.”

...who said it?

“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”

...who said it?

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I see that you're here--nice.

It's quite unusual to have a brick house on the west coast.

 

Posted by Darren
  at 8:23 am on Nov. 4, 2005

 

 

 

when's the housewarming party?

 

Posted by heather
  at 8:32 am on Nov. 4, 2005

 

 

 

You own glass sundae cups?!??! When are we doing sundaes at your house? I'll bring the whip cream and sprinkles.

 

Posted by goddess_spiral
  at 12:20 pm on Nov. 5, 2005

 

 

 

Housewarming is probably darn soon. End of Nov.?

Goddess -- that's quite a vision. Consider yourself invited. smile

 

Posted by Travis
  at 5:32 pm on Nov. 5, 2005

 

 

 

Welcome to kits wink

 

Posted by Arieanna
  at 10:54 am on Nov. 17, 2005

 

 

 

Thanks, it's nice to be here!

 

Posted by Travis Smith
  at 11:01 am on Nov. 17, 2005

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