by Mir | May 21, 2007 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
I come from a family which is fairly small; I have one sibling, each of my parents has one sibling, there are rarely more than two kids on any family branch and many of us are far-flung. My brother lives across the country from me and we lead very different lives. I...
by Mir | May 20, 2007 | Ottomatic For the People, The Year of Living Changerously
Tonight on the phone while discussing the whole Housing Situation (it now merits capitalization, and in a couple more weeks, I’ll be shouting in all caps, LUCKY YOU), Otto said this: “I’m torn, here, because I’m trying to be the good husband...
by Mir | May 19, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", The Year of Living Changerously
For a while I couldn’t bear to talk about it, so I think the last update I gave you on how it’s been going with the house is this one. Our friends the Lowballs (secondarily dubbed the Oddballs by Otto) waited for a week after their second showing and then...
by Mir | May 17, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I had THINGS to do today, and STUFF to say, and I was planning to write about this copy of The Dangerous Book for Boys that I received, too. [Monkey: Does it shoot poison darts? Me: Nooooo…. Monkey: Is it filled with sharp knife blades? Me: Um, no. Monkey: Well...
by Mir | May 16, 2007 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
Did you watch American Idol tonight? Did you happen to notice Jordin Sparks WEARING MY FREAKING WEDDING DRESS? What’s that? You didn’t? Because it looked so much better on me? Oh, you’re sweet. Such is the hardship of 1) buying off the rack and 2)...
