by Mir | Aug 23, 2009 | Health is overrated, Ottomatic For the People
So you know how I mentioned Otto having a bad case of poison ivy? Several of you suggested various remedies (thank you!), and Otto dutifully went and bought the Mystical Scrub and prepared for relief. Except that it kept getting worse. And worse. So I made him go to...
by Mir | Aug 21, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Two weeks ago today, Otto and I brought home the big black dog with the pretty eyes who proceeded to slip out of our yard hours later. He hung around our neighborhood, evading capture, for about a week. It has now been another week since I’ve seen him, and about...
by Mir | Aug 20, 2009 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Last week the kids and I read a charming little book for our Scholastic review, and the upshot of the story is that—much like the old song—you don’t always get what you want, but you do get what you need. Both children found my distillation of the...
by Mir | Aug 19, 2009 | Job? Huh?, Woohoo!
Excuse me for a moment, but I feel the need to share this because I’m just so darn excited about it. With all of the moaning and groaning in the blogosphere about ethics and integrity and “blogola,” I feel like it’s an old refrain that everyone...
by Mir | Aug 18, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I grew up in a pretty small town, and the good thing about small towns is that you pretty much know everyone. Of course, the bad thing about small towns is that… you pretty much know everyone. I was not what you might refer to as a well-adjusted child. I mean,...
