by Mir | Jan 13, 2006 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
I have been running to the mailbox each and every day like Ralphie from “A Christmas Story” awaiting the coveted Little Orphan Annie decoder ring. Every day, I have come away dejected. Bills, catalogs, junk mail addressed to “Resident,” and...
by Mir | Jan 12, 2006 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I suppose we all tend to cling to the familiar. Even though sometimes the familiar sucks donkey balls. I know that–for myself–if the familiar isn’t actively irritating the crap out of me, I pretty much want to keep it. And when the familiar is...
by Mir | Jan 12, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
MONKEY IS A FAT DOG written on the fridge in magnets is hilarious according to all parties involved. CHICKADEE IS A FAT DOG written on the fridge in magnets is devastating, cruel, horrible, and leads to long discussions about how CLEARLY no one here is a dog and...
by Mir | Jan 11, 2006 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
It is time to sell my daughter to the gypsies, for she has officially reached the age where her toys are too complicated for me to figure out. I consider myself a reasonably intelligent human; I hold several degrees; I have been tying my own shoes for years. I have...
by Mir | Jan 10, 2006 | Job? Huh?
I am just now coming off of the Christmas vacation slash Christmas holiday slash back to school slash Monkey’s birthday slash everyone getting back into the swing of working LULL that I was so enjoying. Well, I was enjoying parts of it. Namely, the part where I...
