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Shen Yun performance with Brian
Playing with Lydia and Amber on Saturday morning, carrying them in our arms and treating them like babies. They loved it, and were so sweet, cute, and giggly.
Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked I shall come into the living room.
Amazing
№ 118 372 Adventure
Brian selfishly recorded a podcast for himself and Melissa. And Ben De Bono of The Sci-Fi Christian. And maybe Matt Anderson of The Sci-Fi Christian. Only for fans of the podcast 372 Pages We’ll Never Get Back, anyway.
Former co-worker Mike Kastrantas’s arcade game records on Twin Galaxies
I can’t think of a good analogy for this
№ 117 Books 2019
Melissa and Brian discuss their favorite books read from 2019. And their least favorite.
Goodreads recommendations need work
Eating lunch with the family at the table. Everyone was happy and content, eating well without complaining, and we read Little House. It’s the most peaceful and content I’ve felt in a long time.
Melissa: If everyone in the congregation is in the choir, who will they sing to?
Brian: God. Boom! Mic dropped.
You know what they say, love is an action. Also known as sex.
№ 116 New Year’s Resolutions 2020
Melissa and Brian revisit last year’s resolutions, then reveal their big 2020 goal (and a few small ones).
Podcasting with Brian for the first time since Penny was born
Christmas Letter 2019
Gary Larson, welcome to the internet
My dream: I dreamed about poop and the upside-down world
I had a whole gaggle of 100-point bucks in my sights, sleeping peacefully on their feet, like cows.
My Verse
№ 115 Hugos There: The Fifth Season
Melissa joined Seth Heasley on his podcast, Hugos There, to discuss N. K. Jemisin’s 2005 Hugo winner, The Fifth Season.
Mine and Amber’s sandwich: Wolf and Moon Jelly
Ping Pong Rules
The WCE somehow comes up with 242 Catholic denominations. That should be a big glaring red flag that it has been a bit—how shall we say?—free and loose with the word “denomination.”
My movie: “Cats Poop Everywhere But Not in the House”
My movie: “Insulation Monkey”
In Scorn of Frogs
Six Degrees of Ioan Gruffud
When will I see the Sun?
The funniest word is “hornk”.
My game: “Hippos Are Dead: Bad Guys Don’t Like Animals”
№ 114 Hugos There: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Brian joined Seth Heasley on his podcast, Hugos There, to discuss Susanna Clarke’s 2005 Hugo winner, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.
I can’t help being linear
Josh Wainwright’s bird: the Indignant Dirt Dobbler
Motherhood
The Glory Days
Never knew Pantone had a color of the year!
№ 113 Simple Pleasures
Brian and Melissa share their top simple pleasures.
№ 112 Sleep Training Tips
Melissa gives 10 tips for mothers trying to train their children to sleep through the night.
My philosophy: When you go through life being amazing, amazing things happen.
№ 111 Actors: Revisited
For the first time, Brian and Melissa revisit a topic. And they did it with returning guest Megan Hutt, and first-time guest Josh Hutt! Listen as they discuss their favorite actors. How much did Brian and Melissa’s list change? It’s a mega-sized episode after the unplanned summer hiatus.
Daniel’s Razor: The Daniel Special at Sushi Cafe is always better than you expect, even taking into account Daniel’s Razor.
(Apologies to Hofstadter’s Law)
Chik-fil-A Hires Atheists Part-Time in Order to Open on Sundays
The 5 Whys
Case by Case
Travel
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