A few months ago, I noticed that Alfred, our hard-working live-in robotic vacuum cleaner, was starting to slip a little. At first, I’d just find tiny balls of fluff, or a stray bristle or two in his wake. Then, Alfred became disoriented and lodged himself under a chair in the living room or in my daughter’s closet. But in recent days, he began to choke and sputter, despite numerous cleanings. I knew Alfred was not long for this world, but buying a new vacuum cleaner was simply not in the budget
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… and the cleaning pattern is just as random. (Warning: the rest of this post contains my usual boring anecdotes. Feel free to tune out.) Seriously, on the rare occasions when the power of a 4-year-old can be harnessed, it is an awesome thing to witness. Today was one of those days I was sure would be a dead loss. Not only did the Preschooler of the Undead not fall asleep until 2 a.m. last night, but he woke up at 5 a.m. and couldn’t get back to sleep. By nine I was feeling downright unfr
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(found here) [I have no idea what the deal is with the title…] What color is your toothbrush? I believe it is light blue and white. I don’t really look. It’s a different brand from Beast’s, so I’m pretty unlikely to screw it up. Name one person that made you smile today. Sparky is cracking me up right now with the game he’s playing. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? Finishing up dinner. What is your favorite candy bar? Butterfinger. Had one today, in fact. (bad me) Have you ever been to
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The Roomba robotic floor vac is easy to use, but under the hood it’s a complex robot featuring a high-efficiency particle vacuum and cleaning brushes that provide exceptional surface cleaning. It may be circular, but the Roomba still cleans edges and corners using its spinning side brush, which rotates outside the unit’s housing diameter to gather debris from tough-to-reach spots, cleaning right up to the wall. The Roomba can detect concentrated dirt and will focus its cleaning with increased in
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iRobot Roomba Vacuum - Refurbished (Buy.com) $115 w/ Free Shipping
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by Skip DeKades October 20, 2028 — National Basketball Association players are threatening to go on strike within the month if the league continues to deny them the right to replace their legs with enhanced prosthetic limbs. The NBA Players Association’s representatives will meet next Tuesday in Chicago to discuss whether to recommend a strike or other actions to break their impasse with the owners over the prosthetic-leg issue. “Anyone can go out on the market and buy themselves an artificial l
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