by Mir | Sep 29, 2008 | Health is overrated, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I miss the olden times. Oh, not the REALLY olden times, like when you ate what you grew or killed yourself, because that seems fairly messy and also girls weren’t allowed to wear pants. That just seems like a drag. But I mean the halcyon days of middle America...
by Mir | Sep 27, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Job? Huh?
I only watched half of the debate last night. The second half. I tried not to, because I knew it was just going to infuriate me, but then I couldn’t stay away. Guess what? It infuriated me! Go figure! They’re having a little problem with my section over at...
by Mir | Sep 26, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
My favorite overused joke is about how once Chickadee becomes a teenager, it’s either military boarding school (for her) or the Witness Protection Program (for me). I still feel woefully ill-equipped to handle a teenager, but I guess I’ll be getting one in...
by Mir | Sep 25, 2008 | The Year of Living Changerously
There’s an interesting study to be made of my decorating choices in my first marriage and the different sorts of items I place importance on, now, in this home. Everyone I know goes through that phase in early adulthood where you don’t so much...
by Mir | Sep 24, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People, The Year of Living Changerously
Otto is a man of relatively few words when it comes to feelings. It’s not that he doesn’t HAVE them, or even that he won’t talk ABOUT them, if pressed, but despite his penchant for a good story, he is somewhat taciturn when it comes to attempting to...
