by Mir | Jul 29, 2005 | What do I do all day?
I’d like to be able to do all of my own home repairs. I’d also like to be able to fly and inflict severe bodily harm with only my laser-beam glare. Sometimes I don’t get what I want. Nonetheless, I think I’ve learned a fair amount about how to...
by Mir | Jul 28, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
The entire world is reading Harry Potter, and I am stuck with THIS rattling around my brain: “I am not your missing piece. I am nobody’s piece. I am my own piece. And even if I was somebody’s missing piece I don’t think I’d be...
by Mir | Jul 27, 2005 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
There was a huge and impressive thunderstorm tonight, which began as I loitered by my side door, waiting for a friend to come pick me up. I was being dragged to a BBQ. As I watched the rain pummel the earth and blinked against the lightning, I noticed that my...
by Mir | Jul 26, 2005 | Detritus
I need a vacation. And some sleep. But I. NEED. a vacation. It just so happens I have a plane ticket! Yes! Isn’t that fortuitous? Except that it isn’t, exactly, because this ticket I have is the Wrong Ticket. Not a Golden Ticket (we saw Charlie and the...
by Mir | Jul 25, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
My dad and stepmom are in town for a brief visit. I know they’re thrilled to be here, because I am a complete pleasure to be around these days. Fortunately, my children are pretty cute… and as any parent knows, once you have spawned, you pretty much cease...
