by Mir | Sep 2, 2006 | What do I do all day?
Today, in honor of my having left all my liquids and gels at home but having packed up some of that good ol’ fashioned New England cold front, Georgia forgot to be sweltering and instead dawned cool and pleasant. We can now conclude that I make everything...
by Mir | Sep 1, 2006 | Detritus
Please vote: Is PIECEY a word? (Hint: “I want one of those cool new hairstyles, you know, where it’s all piecey.”) (Also a hint: Do not laugh at me during Scrabble. Even if I am laughing so hard I’m pretty much snorting pretzels.) Please send...
by Mir | Aug 31, 2006 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
My fellow Americans, you have certain inalienable rights which somebody once found to be self-evident. You have the right to bitch about gas prices while driving a Hummer (with or without a bumper sticker that reads, “Honk if you think I have a small...
by Mir | Aug 30, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, What do I do all day?
It could’ve rained today; heck, it could’ve hailed. We could’ve missed the bus. Both children could’ve come home in tears and despair. It wouldn’t have mattered. My day was perfect by 6:30 this morning. Perfection crept into my room at...
by Mir | Aug 29, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Today was Open House at school, because someone decided that it would be a really splendiferous idea, this year, on account of so many people usually missing Open House because of summer travel and all, to have Open House the day before school starts. That’s...
