Bloggranddaughter Sarah the Penguin of Because We Have Thumbs wants to engage in bitter, cantankerous repartee in her comments.

At her OTHER blog: Use A Pencil

First up - "Is it OK to shoot cops and grandmothers, or is it just fun?"

That's a paraphrase, but feel free to go bicker.

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Thanks to bloggranddaughter ArmyWifeToddlerMom, the Bad Example Family has a new bouncing blogbaby girl to tag with those horrible, annoying memes:

KD of The Life of the Wife

Let's see what's underneath the little pink blanket:

This just tickles me - "donÂ’t want him to know I consistently fret" is what she posts on her publicly accessible blog. Heh. He'll NEVER see it there...

Now we start getting to know her as she deals with the first week of her husband's deployment. As to this statement: "I write him at least twice a day and I can't tell if he wants me to or not.", my response is "no... more". After 6 years in the Navy, I can say with certainty that messages from home can NEVER come frequently enough.

On the other hand, DO try to pace yourself. If the frequency of messages declines, a man starts to worry a bit. Between the two, consistency will trump frequency over the long haul.

Does anyone know German? If you do, maybe you can give KD a hand. Personally, my suggestion is to start reading German blogs. You can start by looking here.

Dealing with the empty house - and yes, DO be grateful for e-mail. Beats the hell out of waiting 3 weeks for a letter. And don't forget, they have internet-operable vibrators now [link NC17], so you've got even MORE advantages over your WWII forebears.

"Cracky loves the Wieners!" - KD, you've GOT to link some pictures for this piece. The Wikipedia article you linked isn't being very helpful.

Lonely summer nights - We'll have to do what we can to keep her company this summer. Maybe a nice BlogCrawl.

Outed - 'nuff said.

What to get for the man who has no room to put anything? - Good question. But if you're looking for something cigar-related, try Cigars International or JR Cigar. Might also send him a link to my handy cigar storage tips.

Looking forward to Thanksgiving - with picture.

"ohmygosh, ohmygosh, ohmygosh!! Mom, I want it! I want it! Moooooom, I NEEEEEED IT!" - Yeah, I say that a lot myself, except with more panting.

"Even better: someone buys and produces my universal, RFID tag based, closet contained laundry system." - We had something like that on the USS Enterprise. You throw your laundry in a mesh bag, put it in the laundry bin, and 3 weeks later it got tossed onto your rack, slightly damp and smelling like everyones else's sweat. Hopefully KD's version works better.

Membership in the Bad Example Clan is also an option, if you're so inclined to jump through the requisite hoops, but is not mandatory.

Meanwhile you can look forward - with either anticipation or dread - to regular visits and comments from me.

Welcome home.

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Watching Comedy Central's Premium Blend, and out on the stage steps bloggranddaughter ArmyWifeToddlerMom.

Or at least I *think* it was her.

All I know is that I've never seen her AND Tracy Smith together in the same room.

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Bloggranddaughter Irishpixie of Pixie Dust Productions, Inc. has been quite productive, indeed, as she has brought forth into this world a blogdaughter:

GiGi of GiGi's View of the World

Let's peer into the virtual bassinet, shall we?:

Traditional sucky first post... well, I guess GiGi's not a traditionalist. She went with some substantive reflection on giving advice to your children.

What to do with a bad doctor?... maybe strap him to a table and start prodding him with a speculum?

GiGi admits to being puzzled by the weirdly-knotted branches of her part of the Bad Example Family Tree. Wait until she gets a gander at the whole thing...

A little bit about her - Germany, cooking, art, the pooping of her grandson...

Someone needs to tag her with a meme to get her out of her shell.

Pumpkin carving! - Is there anything more heart-warming than gourd-related mayhem & mutilation?

Membership in the Bad Example Clan is also an option, if you're so inclined to jump through the requisite hoops, but is not mandatory.

Meanwhile you can look forward - with either anticipation or dread - to regular visits and comments from me.

Welcome home.

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