by Mir | May 14, 2005 | Friends
The teensiest of updates, as a lead-in for what’s to come: Arrived; though not without sirens and flashing lights and a couple of tears that I had to suck back into my eyeballs before they escaped. Shopped; Joshilyn was clearly the day’s winner in terms of...
by Mir | May 13, 2005 | Friends
Before I left work today, I tidied up my desk. The papers had been mating. When I was done, you could hardly tell I work there, even. My car is freshly gassed up–only cost $432.64 to do it–and gulped down a gallon of windshield wiper fluid. I took out the...
by Mir | May 13, 2005 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
I’m not really one for superstition. 13 would be my lucky number, if I believed in numbers being lucky. It’s more like my pet number. I like it because no one else does, and it’s cute and just wants to be loved, and I suspect it’s just...
by Mir | May 12, 2005 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Two months ago my ex and I sat in a small office with a specialist who described to us in excrutiating detail what sort of testing she thought Chickadee needed, and why, and how long it would take. Oh, and how much it would cost. My ex put on his best...
by Mir | May 11, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Today at school, one of the kids found a painted turtle over by the playground fence. It was just a baby—about the size of a half dollar. When I arrived to pick up the kids, everyone was clustered around the bucket containing the wee, irate turtle. It kept...
