by Mir | Nov 1, 2004 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
… when you pinch your eyelid in your eyelash curler? … when you forget to bring the packages you meant to mail on your way back from the appointment just beyond the post office? … when the appointment “just beyond the post office” turns...
by Mir | Nov 1, 2004 | About
About Mir I’m an over-educated, under-appreciated, divorced mom to two. (I used to say that I was “perpetually unemployed,” but I am now actually working quite steadily*, which doesn’t make for quite as dramatic a self-description, but comes in...
by Mir | Oct 31, 2004 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Please study the attached mug shot carefully. These criminals are said to be armed with sugar and dangerous. Last seen somewhere in the New England area, they are guilty of previous tantrums, giggle fits, and all-around hyperactivity. They are particularly dangerous...
by Mir | Oct 30, 2004 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Me: Please spread your legs a little wider so I can get this lotion on you. Her: You mean like I’m gonna pee in the woods? I’m so proud.
by Mir | Oct 30, 2004 | Retail Therapy
On the one hand, it’s not nice to play on the weaknesses of others. On the other hand, there’s one born every minute. (Corollary: those of us who are smart enough to realize and utilize that fact, are obligated to pay homage to Darwin.) I just netted over...
