by Mir | Apr 6, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
It was 65 degrees outside today. Anyone visiting my site from Texas or Florida or anyplace warm is cordially invited to shut it; for us, this was a monumental day. Today was the first day this year where I could say with utter certainty that YES, winter is OVER....
by Mir | Apr 5, 2005 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
The thing about hating everyone and everything is that it requires a lot of energy. I’m not saying I’m not up to the task, you understand; but it’s pretty hard to sustain, even for me. I have to stop and rest every so often. It’s just common...
by Mir | Apr 4, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Somehow–mixed up with my headache and my fever and my general discontent with the entire world–I feel like the issue Where The Kids Rank has been striking me a lot, recently. Jay just wrote an interesting musing on the issue of kids vs. spouse, and a...
by Mir | Apr 3, 2005 | Health is overrated
I hate it when I wake up with a migraine so intense, I lay in bed with a pillow over my head and whimper for a while before dragging myself into the (bright! too bright! TURN OFF THE SUN!) bathroom for my meds. I hate it when I go back to sleep for a while, and when I...
by Mir | Apr 2, 2005 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I woke up this morning to the drone of pounding rain. Thanks to all the snow we had this winter, and the severity of this storm system, they’re predicting New England will be experiencing some of the worst flooding it’s had in years. Then again, “a...
