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It looked like rain, heavy sky. I had plenty of time to get to the funeral, except then I overshot my turnoff and still I would have made it in time, but then I asked a young man for directions, a kid parking his moped in front of a dance school in the town, lighting [...]

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Phone rings. Daughter: [answering phone, doesn't even say Hello] “I am 4 because I am G. My dad is the strongest man in the world.” Person on phone: “Bzzbzzz bzz zz.” Daughter: “And he has the most beautiful neckties in the world.” Later on, she had to go to the toilet. She did this long [...]

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Make one batch vanilla pudding. One batch chocolate pudding. Pour both puddings into one large bowl, in several layers. Chill. Serving tip: (carefully) plop the pudding out of the large bowl onto a plate, place in center of table, give each guest one spoon. This is fun to watch at birthday parties, but also enlivens [...]

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Teaching math Girl: Now what? Dad: Put the six on the seven. Girl: [click] Okay. Dad: Now put the five on the six. Girl: [Click] Okay. Now what? Dad: Click for a new one. Girl: [Click] Now what? Dad: That’s a jack. Put it on the queen. That lady down there with the crown. Girl: [...]

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Is there any ballet more loved around Christmas time than the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky? Where I live (Austria), if you are a good parent you take your kid to see it at least once. Expose them to the magic of classical music and dance, the charming story of the Nutcracker. It is the traditional [...]

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