by Mir | Nov 23, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
So, I keep wanting to tell you more about the gala—like that it was hosted by alums Deborah Norville and Deborah Roberts, who kept being referred to collectively by people like the president of the university as “the Deborahs,” which made me want to...
by Mir | Nov 21, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Oh, I will have stories to tell about the Big Gala—including serendipitous seating next to a delightful woman I wished to tuck into my pocket and take home with me, except that I didn’t have any pockets so I had to leave her there—but they will have...
by Mir | Nov 20, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People
So. Tonight. Tonight is the big gala. It’s a black-tie event, you know. Fancy schmancy. So naturally Otto and some of his other professor colleagues (please note: all males) got together and decided that they could get away with just wearing suits to this thing....
by Mir | Nov 19, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Health is overrated
Dear Menopause, I admire your persistence. I really do. You’re tenacious, and—generally speaking—I like that in a person. Or syndrome. Whatever. But the way you valiantly infiltrate one part of my life after another despite my attempts to tame you...
by Mir | Nov 18, 2008 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I discovered very early on in my mothering career that FOR ME (not saying this is the rule for everyone, of course), I’m incapable of maintaining a friendship with a fellow mom whose parenting style is completely different than mine. Not because I think...
