by Mir | Jan 24, 2012 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
… how The Vagina Monologues is going. It’s going! I am rusty, much rustier than I expected. I mean, sure, getting up on stage is just like riding a bike in that I guess you kind of have this kinesthetic memory that doesn’t forget how it all works,...
by Mir | Jan 23, 2012 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Ottomatic For the People
We had a pretty uneventful weekend, here. We watched football (go Patriots!). We grumbled about the weather. I swore I was going to do laundry and go grocery shopping and then I did lots of laundry but neglected to go grocery shopping, which meant that this morning I...
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...