by Mir | Jan 19, 2012 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Oh look! Something furry!!
I may have mentioned before that sometimes there’s a dog at Hippie School; the director was bringing her almost every day, for a while. This dog and Monkey immediately became the best of friends, because Monkey loves animals and Star is a saintly paragon of...
by Mir | Jan 18, 2012 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Hey, guess what. I like the Internet. I like freedom of speech. I do not like SOPA or PIPA. Rather than blacking out my site or lecturing you, allow me to refer you to The Oatmeal’s excellent explanation of why this matters. Enjoy.
by Mir | Jan 17, 2012 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
In the midst of angst and hand-wringing, I sometimes find it helpful to remember that my kids have survived worse. Even more comforting, in a bizarro sort of way, is remembering that I survived MUCH worse, and what’s more, back then—in the Stone Age, you...
by Mir | Jan 16, 2012 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
First: A health update! Thank you so much to everyone who had such kind words and thoughts for my sweet mother-in-law; once again, she fooled us all. She’s out of the ICU and doing much better. This is good news because we love her, but excellent news because I...
by Mir | Jan 12, 2012 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
In 2010, Monkey had a seizure, and I spent about three weeks completely convinced that he had a brain tumor. Otto and I lay in bed at night, holding hands, talking quietly about the “what if”s and sometimes about nothing very important, just because...
