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Typical Conversation for a Miller Family Get-Together

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
  

Dad to Cameron: “Here’s the book I’m going to buy.”

He shows Cam the book section of a newspaper insert. The book teaches you how to build your own coffin:

Cameron: “Nice.”

Mum: “Why do you want to buy a coffin now?”

Cam to Mum: “No, he doesn’t want to buy one, he wants to make one.”

Mum: “Oh.”

Ebony to Dad: “Grandpa, can I paint your coffin when you die?”

Dad, walking out of the room: “We’ll see . . . ”

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And, for those of you dying to get your hands on a copy, we’ve found it online!:

I’m so glad that my parents never threw away their High School yearbooks!

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
  

“Father Felician blesses Gabriel and Evangeline in their betrothal ceremony. American Literature I affords many opportunities for dramatization.”

This caption does not answer my questions:

1. Why the raccoon?

2. Where did they get the raccoon?

3. Did people really hang raccoons on the wall in that fashion, way-back-when? I mean, it doesn’t look like they are drying the hide, it looks like they tacked him up as a decoration, at a nice jaunty angle.