by Mir | Aug 17, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Karen has asked for pictures that demonstrate love this Thursday. My children made me a photo album—secretly, with the babysitter’s help—and made me cry with it, this morning. The photos are darling and the captions are by turns sweet (“We love...
by Mir | Aug 16, 2006 | What do I do all day?
When I last took care of our charming puppy-guest, she was still very much a puppy. She needed to go out approximately every seven minutes, and even then, she had a number of accidents in the house. If you left any item unattended either on the floor or anywhere...
by Mir | Aug 15, 2006 | Health is overrated
I had a mammogram this morning and was told I definitely do not have meningitis. Wait. That’s not right. I mean, I had a mammogram AND I don’t have meningitis, but that’s not what happened. The mammogram was completely uneventful. This was...
by Mir | Aug 14, 2006 | Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Two very unfortunate events have intersected this past week at Casa Mir. First, I seem unable to completely shake the symptoms that derailed my Walk adventure. I’ll feel better—maybe a little tired, sure—for a day or two, and then the hammering...
by Mir | Aug 14, 2006 | Books
When Ayun Halliday emailed me to ask if I might be interested in reading and reviewing the U.K. release of The Big Rumpus, renamed Mama Lama Ding Dong, I—like the gigantic dork that I am—mailed back “Ayun? Ayun Halliday? *pinching self*”...
