Vanderbrew » Uncategorized http://vanderbrew.com/blog The shared bits Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:04:36 +0000 en hourly 1 Life After (Fake) Death http://vanderbrew.com/blog/2009/07/19/life-after-fake-death/ http://vanderbrew.com/blog/2009/07/19/life-after-fake-death/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:39:21 +0000 matt http://vanderbrew.com/blog/?p=254 When I try to remember how I got here I keep coming back to the day I faked my own death to avoid a meeting with my lawyer.

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Gregory: Daddy’s belt was hanged up!
Me: No, Gregory, Daddy’s belt was hung up. Belts are hung, people are hanged.

]]> http://vanderbrew.com/blog/2009/02/01/teaching-grammar/feed/ 0 The Long Dark Coffee-Time of the Blog http://vanderbrew.com/blog/2008/10/15/the-long-dark-coffee-time-of-the-blog/ http://vanderbrew.com/blog/2008/10/15/the-long-dark-coffee-time-of-the-blog/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:10:45 +0000 matt http://vanderbrew.com/blog/?p=251 Quiet has it been here for a few months.
Busy have I been.
Busy with the house
Busy with work.
Busy with life.

Why is it coffee-time? Because coffee is the drink of choice. It’s where the caffeine grows.

What does this all mean?

The quiet is broken. Some words are coming. May they disjointed though be.

Now, sleep.

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Amber: You skipped chapter 1?
Emma (slightly exasperated): Chapter 1′s are always the same!
Amber: What is chapter 1 like?
Emma: Being at home then going into the tree house.

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