by Mir | Mar 24, 2005 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
… to correctly select either horror or amusement. * An email arrived, addressed to a handful of people, saying that THIS IS BROKEN AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED RIGHT NOW. Ah, the satisfaction of being able to mail back within 10 minutes “All fixed.” And...
by Mir | Mar 22, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Yeah… that was the sound of my bubble bursting. Oh well. Up and down and round and round. Tomorrow will be better. In the meantime, my son is inching towards something huge. I almost missed it, in the midst of everything that’s been going on with...
by Mir | Mar 22, 2005 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
The thing about reaching the end of the rope is that then you have to find something else to hold onto. I had gotten into the habit of treating my daughter like she’s a problem. She’s a problem, so I treat her as such. I treat her that way, she stops...
by Mir | Mar 21, 2005 | Growing
Someone dear to me recently told me that they’re an “instant gratification” kind of person, and that I am the polar opposite. I think the Girl Scout cookies might disagree. But it got me thinking (oh, no! not the thinking, again!) about why that is....
by Mir | Mar 20, 2005 | Friends
I think it’s important to celebrate milestones. I think it’s particularly important to sit back and reflect on the past and be able to pat oneself on the back and say, “Wow, I made it a WHOLE YEAR without killing anyone, ending up in a padded room,...
