by Mir | May 24, 2004 | Detritus
The title is a misnomer; few, if any, of these things actually go bump in the night. But they all frighten me. 1) The Swan. 2) The fact that I am compelled to watch The Swan. 3) That weird little dancing bald guy in the commercials for Six Flags who shows up in a bus...
by Mir | May 24, 2004 | Detritus
To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to you today in reference to the deposits placed with your organization to hold summer camp slots for my children, Chickadee and Monkey IdiotboysLastNameWhichWeAreAllStuckWithNow. On March 6th, 2004, the children were registered as...
by Mir | May 23, 2004 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I would like to sit down and calculate how many waking hours I’ve spent trying to get my children to go to sleep. No, I wouldn’t. It would probably make me cry. I accept that this is part of the Mama job description, just as part of being a kid is that you...
by Mir | May 23, 2004 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I fear that Julia–Master (mistress?) of All That is Funkalicious in Graphics–is going to kill me, or at least spend a loooong time guilting me, when she sees that I’ve removed the cool banner she made for me. I do love that supercool night sky...
by Mir | May 22, 2004 | My name is Grumplestiltskin
A top 10 from today, if you’ll indulge me…. 1) Disappearing patterns on pull-ups. The point of these little gems is to motivate your child to stay dry all night. In the commercials, a small child appearing barely old enough to walk, much less scale the...
