the Compleat Ralph Hogaboom

Category Archive: life

09 Apr

A day at the races

A day at the races, originally uploaded by ralphhogaboom.

By ralphhogaboom
Tagged design, digitalmedia, freedownload, kids, maybethiscanhelp, photo
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11 Mar

Doap

So, there I am, shredding some pot-roasted pork for tonite’s Mexican meal, when Nels approaches. He just woke up, and he’s hungry. However, Nels understands …

By ralphhogaboom
Tagged family, kids, nelshogaboom
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16 Feb

Then Don’t pick on someone in a highly public venue!

Kelly: Here’s another one. I’m sure there’s more, it’s easy to assume because it’s uncommon. That doesn’t make it true.

By ralphhogaboom
Tagged rants, thatsodd
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29 Jan

Towel is a five-letter word

Just minutes ago, I was getting Nels out of the tub. Sophie, already out, was running down the hall naked to pick out her own …

By ralphhogaboom
Tagged getoverit, kids, nelshogaboom, sophiehogaboom
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25 Dec

Merry Christmas from Cannon Beach, OR

Merry Christmas. I got a hat, some socks, and a cheese grater.

By ralphhogaboom
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19 Oct

Bon Appetit

It started with the Sextracker statistic I stumbled over in a tech journal. “70% of all internet pornography viewing is done between the hours of 9AM …

By ralphhogaboom
Also posted in technology
Tagged maybethiscanhelp, porn, rants
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30 Sep

Hi, Dave

It seems bizarre that our new public relations manager is Dave Dederer, one of the guitarists for The Presidents of the United States of America.

By ralphhogaboom
Tagged thatsodd
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28 Sep

Pre-Zebra Mustache

“I want mustaches, and clothes from the Goodwill, tight clothes — and fake guns.” I say all this, making big gestures with my hands, to …

By ralphhogaboom
Tagged friends, homemovie, itsanexperiment
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22 Sep

Uncomfortable

This is hard for me to admit. When I’m at work, I’m a buoyant fount of comedy and helpfulness. I’m significantly less so at home. I now …

By ralphhogaboom
Tagged family, friends, kids, life, maybethiscanhelp, sometimes i'm a dick
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20 Sep

For those of you who don’t know, I work at a non-profit that gets jobs for disabled people. Physical and mental. We might find some …

By ralphhogaboom
Tagged maybethiscanhelp, smalltownlife
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01 Sep

Vasectomy (2005) : Four Stars

Vasectomy (2005) Directed by: Dmitri Kuznetsov Avg rating: * * * * Genre: Drama, Comedy Plot outline: Ralph goes in for a vasectomy and learns first hand about the …

By ralphhogaboom
Tagged family, friends, heykidsgetoffmylawn, maybethiscanhelp
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09 Aug

Haggling

I’m trying to sell our ’88 Honda Civic hatchback with 219,000 miles to the guy that works at the video store. Me: “I want to return …

By ralphhogaboom
Tagged smalltownlife, sometimes i'm a dick
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03 Aug

I Love Jack Handey

Whenever someone asks me to define love, I usually think for a minute, then I spin around and pin the guy’s arm behind his back. …

By ralphhogaboom
Tagged quotes
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02 Aug

Pointless Post

Doc Golbeck says: Hey, I am trying to get a pw and this is what I get: Server object error ‘ASP 0177 : 8007007f’ Server.CreateObject …

By ralphhogaboom
Also posted in technology
Tagged kids, maybethiscanhelp, sophiehogaboom
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27 Jul

Meowters

Kelly: Give me a hand here. Cat: Meow! Me: I think the cat’s hungry or something. Kelly: I’m going to make a cobler. Me: Right now? It’s 10:30 already. Cat: …

By ralphhogaboom
Tagged family, urbanhomesteading
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24 Jun