by Mir | May 6, 2013 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Remember when Georgia was in a drought? And whenever it rained, people all but danced in the streets? Good times, man. Good times. Er, technically we are still in a drought. I don’t know who decides this or how they determine that we are no longer…...
by Mir | May 2, 2013 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I’m coming to a place where I believe the teenage brain may indeed be so hormone-addled that basic connections of common sense and cause-and-effect are suspended until further notice. MRI imagining would reveal that teen brains light up when shown caramel...
by Mir | Apr 30, 2013 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
… that that STOOPID parenting CD I had to listen to may have actually had a couple of good ideas. New post over at Alpha Mom, about getting teens to cooperate. (Now that I’ve written it, of course, everything is going to blow up in my face. That’s...
by Mir | Apr 29, 2013 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
“I’ll take Mir and Otto’s Adventures in Home Ownership for $200, Alex.” “And the answer is: No.” “I’m… sorry? That’s the whole answer?” “Yes. The answer is No.” “Okay. Um… what...
by Mir | Apr 26, 2013 | Friends
So, uh, this week has kind of sucked. [Sidebar: Thank you for the kind words and thoughts and emails after that last post. I consider myself very lucky to have so many kind folks out there in the Intertubes giving a damn about us, and on low days like that one, it...