by Mir | Dec 3, 2006 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Retail Therapy
Continuing in the fine tradition of tackling only the life issues which require very little thought and probably don’t need to be addressed right now, today I turned to my favorite activity to undertake every 730 days: Picking a new cell phone. Today was even...
by Mir | Dec 2, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Retail Therapy
I used to think there ought to be a law that when you’re selling a coordinating set of something—say, matching brother/sister Christmas sweaters—you have to list them together on eBay rather than as separate auctions. Because there is nothing more...
by Mir | Dec 1, 2006 | The Year of Living Changerously
Because I married for the first time when I was a toddler, I don’t much remember how it all went down. Sure, that’s the result of a combination of things, really—the fact that it was a rilly rilly rilly long time ago, the fact that I was so young...
by Mir | Nov 30, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
“Mama, do you think I had a good day today?” “I dunno, Buddy, did you?” “What do you think?” “Well, I sure hope you did. I think you probably did. Should we look?” “Yes. You should look.” “Okay, go grab...
by Mir | Nov 28, 2006 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
I stood in the kitchen this afternoon, transfixed by an empty jar of peanut butter. It was maybe 1:30 and I’d finally gotten around to making myself some lunch. So I pulled out the crunchy peanut butter and some cherry preserves (mmmm… sugary fruit) and...
