by Mir | Dec 30, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", My name is Grumplestiltskin
I’m completely out of sorts. It’s not just that I got so sick, and then recovered just in time to catch some sort of sinus thing, instead, although I’m sure none of that helps. And it’s not just that we’ve now been away for over a week,...
by Mir | Dec 28, 2008 | Ottomatic For the People
We are staying with Otto’s brother Nearly Nickless, and his lovely wife and their two boys. My nephews are 4 and 6. While my kids were here, it was like having a small herd of wildebeests roaming throughout the house, as Chickadee doted on her younger cousin and...
by Mir | Dec 26, 2008 | Health is overrated
Well, hey, I have some good news and I have some bad news. The good news is that it turns out that I’m not a hypochondriac! That’s good to know. But, uh, the bad news is that I’m not a hypochondriac. I published that post a couple of days ago at...
by Mir | Dec 24, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Health is overrated
I feel crappy. Of course, this is a total change from the way I normally feel, which is… ummm… mostly crappy. And whenever I travel I usually manage to come down with something, because it’s a special talent of mine and also because my immune system...
by Mir | Dec 22, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
We’re back in New England. Give me a minute to express my great joy and excitement. … Okay, I’m done. Look, it’s not that I’m not loving hanging out with the relatives we haven’t seen in so long—the kids ran off with their...
