Category Archives: Zieak

Offensive application ads

I really hate this ad. ADD hilarious FX to your photos! Yes, making yourself appear fat is hilarious.  If making fun of obesity is your idea of fun I’m sure that all the movies that have people in fat suits make you just laugh hysterically.  I don’t have a problem with the applications that make …

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It snowed yesterday

…and got cold enough overnight to stick. It is May 22nd!

Mitten grooming Cocoa

These two have some tender grooming moments… not as many as they have rough and tumble moments but when they do it sure is cute.

Growing some fresh herbs

We have a few herbs growing in our living room window. Pepper did some planting with her class which got us finally going on getting these going. We want to do more but there isn’t a home and garden store anywhere obvious and we need more dirt. We have quite a bit of basil growing, …

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The pros and cons of living in this apartment

We live in an apartment building in the downtown area of Ulaanbaatar. Last night the neighbor below us was having a vicious fight – loud enough that it wasn’t hard to imagine associated domestic violence. Right now I can hear a child down there having a screaming fit. So yeah, sometimes the sounds of the …

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ASU staff softball game

On Saturday the school had an open house event and afterward many of the teachers stayed for a staff softball game. We played for four hours. Pepper pitched a lot for her team. All three of us had some good hits and made runs. Jordan is clearly a natural at the game. Look at his …

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Lap cats

Playing the Game On diet again

We have just a few weeks left in Mongolia and we somehow managed to talk ourselves and 9 other teachers into doing a three week Game On diet.  Things are a little more difficult here than they were in Alaska.  For one, finding whole brain products and lean protein is a little more difficult.  We …

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We have cats

A little over a week ago we picked up another cat. She’s a Siamese cat and just about two months old – she was born on St. Patrick’s Day. Jordan named her Cocoa. She has really started to get along well with Mitten. When the two first met there was no hissing or back-arching. The …

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Happy Mother’s Day

My mom is the best. Sure, for Mother’s day I could have ordered her a t-shirt or mug that says “World’s best mom!” But it is time I stopped acting 10. (Well, except for when I’m playing with Jordan.) No, this year I’ll write about what a great mom I have. I remember in 1986 …

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