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Update from the snow

Uploaded photos of Poppy for the last several weeks (havn’t uploaded since early Feb.). You can go through the new ones (march and feb) or just look at the main stream of photos. It snowed around 7 inches on Friday and Saturday, and we got to play in the snow some, but only very briefly. We both started to daydream about taking Poppy out for sledding adventures and hot chocolate afterwards.

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The full and sorry story of my trip to Dallas on Friday, Feb. 29

I arrived at the Louisville, KY airport at 5:30am, Feb 29 and tried to check in for my flight #1755 to Dallas, TX. As it turns out, the confirmation/look up number I received with my itinerary was invalid. They couldn’t find it. And then, upon further investigation, the ticket had been refunded or somehow mis-scheduled. I had to get back in line (I’d been holding up the line this whole time and by now, it was long).

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Breast milk contains stem cells

Breast milk contains stem cells – Monday, 11 February 2008 – By Catherine Madden The Perth scientist who made the world-first discovery that human breast milk contains stem cells is confident that within five years scientists will be harvesting them to research treatment for conditions as far-reaching as spinal injuries, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease. But what Dr Mark Cregan is excited about right now is the promise that his discovery could be the start of many more exciting revelations about the potency of breast milk.

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Mint.com – finance overviews

My buddy Jason Smithson recently posted something about mint.com and I decided to check it out.  It’s a fantastic site, very easy to use, and provides a very simple overview of the categories of my spending. So, I know I spend X% on food and Y% on rent… I’ve been nothing but impressed. There’s also a “how to save money” section which strikes me as advertising and I’ve dutifully ignored it.