by Mir | Jan 28, 2008 | What do I do all day?
Yesterday, we packed up the whole family and went to a big RV and camper show. It was An Event. Apparently this is some sort of rite of passage in Otto’s family, as they spent many summers camping and went to every RV show that came to town. I cannot be certain,...
by Mir | Jan 26, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
The (glass) coffee table in the family room is about 15 hand prints across. Small boys who’ve just scarfed down most of the two giant pizzas I made them and declared themselves full will still manage to demolish two giant bowls of popcorn not ten minutes later,...
by Mir | Jan 25, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
… is Friday’s moron. I’m going to have that embroidered on a sampler, and I’m going to mount it here on the wall of my office. Oh yes. Yes, I shall. Oh Mondays, I am brilliant. It’s a new day! A new week! And THIS WEEK, I shall triumph. I...
by Mir | Jan 24, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People
Remember Love Thursday? I was thinking the other day that I sort of miss it. And then some fine ladies brought it back, because Love Thursday will not be denied, man. It’s a powerful force that will not just go away. Let’s face it—in a world where...
by Mir | Jan 23, 2008 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Once upon a time, your life was perfect. Ideal! You lived in a nice house with an intact nuclear family. Everything was flowers and rainbows and sunshine, and no one ever yelled, and the food was always exactly what you wanted, and you never did anything wrong because...
