by Mir | Sep 24, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People, The Year of Living Changerously
Otto is a man of relatively few words when it comes to feelings. It’s not that he doesn’t HAVE them, or even that he won’t talk ABOUT them, if pressed, but despite his penchant for a good story, he is somewhat taciturn when it comes to attempting to...
by Mir | Sep 23, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Before starting this off I’d like to take a minute, again, to thank each and every one of you who bid on my Wii auction to benefit my kids’ school. I really thought, when I put that post up, that I might very well end up with $20 and a hearty smack to the...
by Mir | Sep 22, 2008 | Friends, Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Job? Huh?
Remember back about a year ago, when I was all “I am so looooooonely here! I love my husband but I have no giiiiiiiirlfriends! Woe is meeeeeeee!”? Remember that? Yeah, me neither. Lord, what a difference a year makes. Yesterday I had a local signing for...
by Mir | Sep 21, 2008 | Detritus
Oh my goodness. You people are NUTS. I mean, I mean that in the best possible way. Like, gorgeous, generous and oh-by-the-way, INSANE. The current high bid on the Wii to benefit my kids’ school is $375 as of this writing. Which is crazy. And I thank EVERYONE who...
by Mir | Sep 19, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Retail Therapy
So. Um. Hi! It turns out that the whole thing where my kids wanted to win a Wii and I acted like “Hey, what a great idea, good luck with that!” so as to cover up the fact that I had ALREADY purchased a Wii for them—designed to be a Big! Exciting!...
