by Mir | Dec 31, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
We are in upstate New York, and after passing a lovely evening with friends we retired for the night. When I got up this morning and peeked outside, everything was covered with a horrible, fluffy white substance. Somewhere in the back of my mind there is a vague sense...
by Mir | Dec 30, 2007 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Ottomatic For the People
Yesterday was a whirlwind of travel, putting us at one friend’s house for the afternoon, then shuffling off to another friend’s house for the night. I guess Otto hadn’t been entirely clear with this group of pals as to when we’d be where, so...
by Mir | Dec 28, 2007 | Health is overrated, My name is Grumplestiltskin
… until somebody ruptures an eardrum! (What, your family doesn’t have that rule?) Oh, I kid. No one has a ruptured eardrum. I just WISH I had a ruptured eardrum. So, um, remember that cold I had? My cold that was getting better? My cold that suddenly...
by Mir | Dec 27, 2007 | Ottomatic For the People, What do I do all day?
In the same kitchen where two small children are playing Connect Four with wild abandon (and seeming obliviousness to the fact that this was a really cool toy when WE were kids), there are four adults. Between the grown-ups, there are three computers, two cell phones,...
by Mir | Dec 26, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Good morning! I hope your Christmas was completely awesome. Mine was, except today I am realizing that a few days of not enough sleep + eating whatever looks good + sure, I’ll have another glass of wine + oh yes, more coffee, please = my body begging for mercy....
