by Mir | Jul 8, 2013 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Job? Huh?
I don’t really wear makeup. This is because: 1) I work from home, and prefer hiding in my office to interacting with people, and 2) I am exceedingly lazy. On a day when I’m working from home (most weekdays) or just puttering around the house (most...
by Mir | Jul 5, 2013 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
The accusation that bloggers tend to give only the happy, shiny bits of their lives—or, conversely, only the tragedies—is a valid criticism. It’s easy to be all YAY FLOWERS AND SUNSHINE and equally easy to be all BOO WAH DRAMA DESPAIR. As for me, I...
by Mir | Jul 2, 2013 | Aspi(e)rations/AD(D)orations
Monkey is home again! You may not know this, but I really, really like that kid. He’s swell. He’s also funny and extremely good-looking (in my completely unbiased opinion, of course). And I have a real weakness for humans who used to live inside my body....
by Mir | Jul 1, 2013 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Ottomatic For the People
I remember when I first moved to Georgia and became acquainted with the fresh hell that is the palmetto bug (motto: we’re too genteel to admit we’re roaches!), at some point as I sat huddled in a corner, rocking back and forth and trying to find my happy...
by Mir | Jun 27, 2013 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
One of my favorite parts of our visit with Kira—and please brace yourself for hysterical laughter from her when I say this—is that her 4-year-old doesn’t sleep. Mind you, Kira has nothing but my most heartfelt sympathy that she has been blessed with...
