by Mir | Sep 7, 2007 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
A few of you have asked whatever happened in the Xtina saga, and the inconvenient truth is that there just isn’t much to tell. I’d love to tell you that she and Chickadee have become the best of friends or that my daughter is somehow helping her out and...
by Mir | Sep 6, 2007 | Health is overrated, The Year of Living Changerously
Dude, yesterday was like Christmas. New computer! New iPod! New scanner/printer/copier thing that may or may not also julienne vegetables! My wee little mind, it is blown. Anyway, I have to remain Very! Excited! about all of this, to help lessen the reaction I will...
by Mir | Sep 5, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Wow, you people have a lot to say about corn. And eggs! Yes, I agree that my eggs didn’t peel well because they were too fresh. I actually KNOW that you’re supposed to let them rest in the fridge for a week or so before you boil them (and I love that,...
by Mir | Sep 4, 2007 | What do I do all day?
With yesterday being a holiday, and all, Otto and I decided that it might be nice to have a few folks over for a barbecue. I’m still not feeling quite top-notch, so in our early discussions of this idea I clearly remember saying, “I don’t know that...
by Mir | Sep 1, 2007 | The Year of Living Changerously, What do I do all day?
I guess I considered myself an involved parent when it came to our old school. I volunteered at school; I belonged to the PTA; I brought stuff in when the teachers needed things. Whatever. None of it required all that much effort on my part, is my point. And I am...
