by Mir | Dec 30, 2006 | The Year of Living Changerously
Thanks to the miracle of drugs, I actually got off the couch today. [Aside: Yesterday I phoned my doctor’s office first thing in the morning to say, “Hello, how are you? I am quite ill and my face is about to explode, so perhaps I could come pay you $15 to...
by Mir | Dec 28, 2006 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
So, hi. I have been busy cooking my eyeballs in delicious virus juices and also watching an awful lot of “30 Minute Meals” and “Flip That House” and occasionally some “Little House on the Prairie” because that way I can get the...
by Mir | Dec 26, 2006 | Ottomatic For the People, The Year of Living Changerously
Tonight we have two choices for scintillating posts: Either the story of the Christmas cake or a self-pitying whinefest about how our planned trip was called off, Chickadee is only slightly better, I am now sick, and Monkey was looking pretty peaked in front of his...
by Mir | Dec 25, 2006 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
She’s hot-blooded dunno if we’ll come she’s got a fever of 101…. And there you have the conversation I had with my father this afternoon, albeit with fewer guitar riffs. Merry Christmas! Here’s a child burning up with fever for you. As a...
by Mir | Dec 24, 2006 | Detritus
The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, and I am off-duty for anything even resembling home repair until next week. Can I get an AMEN? Yes. Thank you. Merry Christmas to you and yours. This is my favorite time of year… such a good reminder that all...