by Mir | Oct 8, 2004 | Irreconcilable Differences
True to his word, my ex delivered the goods this evening. We were all quite amused; and for a moment–as the kids and I giggled and flipped through the dozen or so poses he’d put the puppy through on the copier–I had a sudden glimpse of the man he...
by Mir | Oct 8, 2004 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Chickadee and I were driving to Monkey’s school to pick him up, and she asked me to turn on the music. I punched up the Ben Folds Five CD I’d been listening to, earlier. “Song For The Dumped”* started. My hand went to the knob, and stopped. A...
by Mir | Oct 8, 2004 | Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Well, are you? I bet you are. No, really. I mean, it’s so clear. Anyone who’s anyone is pondering it right this very minute. See? That’s right. What I’m thinking… what you’re thinking… is that it’s high time to take...
by Mir | Oct 7, 2004 | Detritus
Because I signed myself up for the Do Not Call Registry as soon as it became available, instead of receiving eleventy billion unwanted calls every day, I only receive one or two. This reduction is a good thing. However, it has rendered my standard methods for dealing...
by Mir | Oct 6, 2004 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
You know what’s really, really cool about being a parent? Children are an endless source of entertainment, and you can torment them in endless ways that are not technically considered abuse. This morning at breakfast–horror of horrors!–we had...
