by Mir | Jan 30, 2019 | Health is overrated, Ottomatic For the People
Obviously my husband is a very special person TO ME, but in 2018 he became a lot more important to a bunch of other people as well, people like his boss and several boards of various Important Things, and so it seemed like he was busy or just plain not here for large...
by Mir | Jan 22, 2019 | Growing, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I go thrifting on a pretty regular basis. Sometimes I’m looking for something specific (e.g.: lo, I have partaken of too much ice cream, and require new pants), sometimes I’m just looking. [Sidebar/shameless plug: I’m finally putting some of this...
by Mir | Jan 11, 2019 | Health is overrated, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
And now it’s 2019. Remember all of those years when Otto and I approached the new year swearing that 20whateverwascoming was gonna be “our year” finally? We don’t do that, anymore. As we approached 2019, Otto turned to me one evening and said,...
by Mir | Dec 28, 2018 | Health is overrated, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Dear Everyone, Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Festive Festivus! Joyous Kwanzaa! Happy Freakin’ New Year (please dear baby Jesus let 2019 be less of a dumpster fire than 2018, amen)! Or enjoy grumpy Grinch-ing. Whatever. You pick. I just wanted to wish you and...
by Mir | Oct 11, 2018 | Health is overrated, It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I recently received a kind but somewhat plaintive “If you’re never going to write again could you at least TELL us” message and then I felt guilty because guilt is my go-to emotion. (My second go-to emotion is anger, which is a real treat for those...
