by Mir | Jan 19, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Somehow I ended up today at a “hair party” where a stylist comes to someone’s house and does everyone’s hair. This is awesome because it costs much less than having it done at a salon, but this is ridiculous because a process that normally...
by Mir | Jan 18, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
There are things I really, really love about living in a college town. We have a variety of delicious foods, for one thing. And music and arts and stuff like that. Also, college students are shiny and happy and young and peppy, and most of the time that makes for a...
by Mir | Jan 17, 2008 | The Year of Living Changerously
There is snow on my deck. There is ice on the driveway. I ask you: Did I not leave New England so that I’d no longer have to deal with this nonsense? I think I did. (What’s that, Otto? Oh, yes, honey. Of course. I left to be with YOU. That was my only...
by Mir | Jan 16, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People
Every piece of family advice I’ve ever read (all two of them) suggests that bedtime is the right place to reconnect with your loved ones. Everyone’s a little sleepy and has maybe let their guard down, and no matter how the day went, this is your final note...
by Mir | Jan 15, 2008 | About, Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Dudes. DUDES. Your affection for my dad warms the cockles of my shriveled, blackened heart. And I’m not the only one. Why, first Otto weighed in with boundless love: Geez, your dad’s more popular than our wedding…. [Ed. note: Nope, the posts about...