by Mir | Jul 26, 2005 | Detritus
I need a vacation. And some sleep. But I. NEED. a vacation. It just so happens I have a plane ticket! Yes! Isn’t that fortuitous? Except that it isn’t, exactly, because this ticket I have is the Wrong Ticket. Not a Golden Ticket (we saw Charlie and the...
by Mir | Jul 25, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
My dad and stepmom are in town for a brief visit. I know they’re thrilled to be here, because I am a complete pleasure to be around these days. Fortunately, my children are pretty cute… and as any parent knows, once you have spawned, you pretty much cease...
by Mir | Jul 25, 2005 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Have you ever had a fight with someone, and you’re REALLY REALLY mad at them, but you also miss them, a little, maybe, but it’s UP TO THEM to make the first conciliatory move because dammit they were WRONG and no matter how many years or how much chocolate...
by Mir | Jul 22, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
The cupboard was bare. Somehow, we ran out of food… um… a while ago. Not completely, of course. But my usually well-stocked kitchen was down to the bare bones and I just hadn’t gotten it together to get to the store. One by one, we ran out of...
by Mir | Jul 21, 2005 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
“Being run over by a truck doesn’t make you not a good person. It just makes you a flatter person.”
