by Mir | Jun 14, 2011 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
There’s no doubt that as I get older I get wiser, as well as less of a pain in the ass. (Okay, that last part is debatable, I suppose.) The regrets I have from my youth are plentiful, but theoretically all of THAT contributes to what I am NOW. And what I am now...
by Mir | Jun 13, 2011 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Ottomatic For the People
Actual unretouched conversation preceding this post, over breakfast: Me: Is it okay with you if I blog about last night? Otto: *raises his eyebrows in the classic “Are you on crack?” gesture* Me: No. No! Not, you know, ALL of last night. But… you...
by Mir | Jun 12, 2011 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Ottomatic For the People
The whole situation with the fence has gotten so intolerable, we’ve run away from home. Okay, fine, STRICTLY SPEAKING that’s not quite true. I mean, sure, we ARE on Day 25 of our one and a half day fence job, and it is absolutely true that it is not yet...
by Mir | Jun 9, 2011 | Oh look! Something furry!!
Another object lesson in love: Owning a dog with hair rather than fur means that she must be groomed on a regular basis, which is both expensive and—for my particular dog—traumatic. But a little black dog in the south needs to be clipped if she’s...
by Mir | Jun 8, 2011 | Ottomatic For the People
I feel like I haven’t talked too much about darling Otto, recently, and this is not because my adoration for him has waned in any way. In fact, I would have to say that during my recent bout of The Crayzee he continued to be nothing less than a pillar of...
