by Mir | Jun 14, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Me: Wow, that was really nice of you, Chickadee. Monkey, what do you say to your sister? Monkey: BOOGER! Me: Monkey! Monkey: Sorry. Me: What do you say? Monkey: Thaaaaaank you– Me: Better– Monkey: –wiggy wiggy wiggy BOOGERS! I’m thinking of...
by Mir | Jun 13, 2005 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
The weather is mimicking my moods, or else perhaps my mood is being influenced by the barometer. The temperature soars to a stifling 95 or so, and just when the air is so sodden it seems it must crash down around our ears, it does. Thunderstorms; brief but intense....
by Mir | Jun 12, 2005 | Growing
Many of my loved ones are people I characterize as being islands. You know the sort–they can HANDLE it, all by themselves, thankyouverymuch. In times of adversity I am always one of the first to smack these people around and say “You don’t NEED to be...
by Mir | Jun 9, 2005 | Health is overrated
Have you seen the movie The Ring? I know how they could make it scarier. Cuz, I dunno, maybe I’m just weird, but I didn’t find it all that scary. And I know people who claim it’s the best horror film they’ve ever seen. To be fair, I suspect...
by Mir | Jun 9, 2005 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
If I was going to use my new, expensive screenhouse as an analogy about resilience and then it rained really hard and the thing snapped in three different places, what would that mean, exactly? Wait. Nevermind. I don’t think I want to know.
