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Ten

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Hatboy

Today my impossible dork of a firstborn, who we have nicknamed “Wump” for the purposes of social media, is ten years old. Last weekend, we were up at the family cottage for midsummer. A few of the adults decided to … Continue reading →

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Festival of the Horn, 2028

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Hatboy

A couple of years ago, as I was attempting to organise and invite people to my 40th birthday bash, I jokingly created a Facebook event for my 50th birthday party in the hopes that some of my more hopeless and cancellation-happy … Continue reading →

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Time for another weekender (part 2)

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Hatboy

Day 5. 40 pages, 17,932 words. Today, rather than attend Ropecon again, we are swinging by the ol’ Palokas house to celebrate my grandmother-in-law’s birthday. The matriarch of the extended Helenius / Palokas clan is turning ninety. In classic Lillo-mommo … Continue reading →

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Saturday, Wump’s Birthday, Midsummer 2017

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Hatboy

Day 90. 57 pages, 24,081 words. Back from Sweden as of this morning, expecting it to be quiet in town. I understand that today is midsummer (Juhannus), even though the summer solstice was actually a couple of days back. It’s … Continue reading →

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Last Weekend: Live at Bar Äijä’s

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Hatboy

Word count: Holiday mode. I’m out of time again this morning but today is my lovely wife’s birthday so I should write a quick report about her birthday party which we held at Bar Äijä’s on Saturday. It was a … Continue reading →

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Four

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Hatboy

Day 7. 14 pages, 6,509 words. Busy weekend. It’s Wump’s fourth birthday today, so I’ll celebrate it by talking about the ghost in our shower room. As you know, I’ve made a bit of a point of not posting too … Continue reading →

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6×6@6

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Hatboy

Well, today I don’t quite have the hangover I deserve, but it’s a close call. The birthday party was a great success and the 6D6 game was highly interesting and entertaining. Nobody had any of my Yo Listen Up (other … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Mrs. Hatboy

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Hatboy

Today, along with John Travolta, Molly Ringwald, Jack Palance and Yoko Ono apparently, my lovely wife celebrates her mumble-mumbleth birthday, which she is currently enjoying by getting a long sleep-in without a coughing, flailing, screaming, chatting, kicking, sniffling, bouncing child … Continue reading →

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Murder most foul, Part 1

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Hatboy

I knew things were not going to end well when I saw how they were starting. Creepy declaring that the game is afoot, and putting on his special Sherlock hat, is never a good sign. I say ‘special’, because it … Continue reading →

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