Excusing Your Next Absence

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My oldest son asked to stay home from school today. The reason? "My eye-hand coordination is off."

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  1. Anonymous5:32 PM

    Dear Gene,
    great blog, read it all the time, I have a question for you...

    What do is your stance on the recent law passed in San Francisco to ban plastic bags at large grocery stores?

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  2. John Goes9:19 PM

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  3. John Goes10:34 PM

    Did you let him stay home and videogame it off?

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  4. EDI11:18 PM

    Absolutely.

    By the way, John G., I got an e-mail from you the other day but lost track of it. In the future, e-mail me at: gcallah@mac.com.

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  5. EDI11:21 PM

    By the by the way, "Emma" here is Gene, as yet unable how to figure out how to let my daughter and me both use Google accounts on the same computer.

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  6. gcallah5:21 AM

    Plastic bags should only be banned at small grocery stores.

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  7. Anonymous2:09 PM

    Thanks for article!

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  8. Anonymous12:46 AM

    Thanks for interesting article.

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  9. Anonymous8:00 AM

    Glad to read articles like this. Thanks to author!

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  10. Anonymous6:46 AM

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  12. Anonymous7:31 AM

    Hello! Interesting article, thanks to author!

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