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White Day is like Valentine’s Day, in a Sadie Hawkins way

February 13, 2012

In Asia they have a special day just for the fellas or ladies called White Day. It depends on what country you’re in, but it works the opposite of Valentine’s Day. To use a craps metaphor, it’s the “Don’t Pass” equivalent of Valentine’s Day.
When I lived in Japan Valentine’s Day was for the guys. We’d receive boxes of chocolates or other sweets. Personally I would’ve preferred a beer or trip to a local sushi place, but as a single dude in a foreign land I took what I could get.

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Milton area Boy Scouts conduct paint recycling on Feb 11

February 9, 2012

Boy Scout Troop 3000 and Milton Grows Green are hosting a paint recycling event on February 11 from 1-5. You need to be a local resident and only a resident, not commercial paint recycling will be accepted. If you have paint cans with any levels of paint you can bring them to the Boy Scouts of America Troop 3000 Scout Compound, located at 15770 Birmingham Highway, Milton, GA, 30004.

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Low hanging gift fruit for the wife: A canvas photograph

February 8, 2012

Sometimes when I have to buy a gift for my wife I look like a deer in headlights. Gift cards to Soma, Michael’s, DSW or Home Depot can only go so far. If you go to the gift card well once too often you spoil the water forever. Sometimes a husband needs to plan ahead and really think about a gift for his better half.

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Cavemen in Babyland is a fine primer for dads and moms-to-be

February 8, 2012

Cavemen in Babyland is a title that sounds like it’s condescending towards dads, but it’s not. Throughout the book Kindred is respectful towards dads and never treats them as the stereotypical dingbat that the media makes us out to be. There are numerous real life situations where he finds himself doing or thinking something simple and lowbrow, but never stupid or not caring.