Please Just Go Away

February 3, 2012

I was a nestled in for a nice winters nap in the closet when out of nowhere this loud roaring headlight came at me! I managed to get by it and I dove under the bed, BUT IT FOLLOWED ME and yes this IS comfortable thankyouverymuch! Now please just go away.

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Dennis’ Rosemary Roasted Chicken

February 1, 2012

When Dennis and my mom first met, he worked 9-5 and she worked 11-7. That meant that he frequently cooked dinner for us. He had a few misadventures, like Steak Miraculous, and the time he used olive oil in a gourmet chocolate cake recipe, but in general he was a decent cook. High praise coming [...]

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A Small, Purple, Multi-faceted, Sphere in Her Ear

January 30, 2012

“Oh my Gosh! What is that?” Not the words you want to hear come out of your pediatrician’s mouth when looking in your child’s ear. Last week Fish told me her ear hurt. Meh, colds have been going around and we were headed to the doctor the next day for a follow up on a different [...]

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Cringe

January 27, 2012

True story. Mim clamped his gums on the surgeon’s finger as he was emerging from my womb. I knew at when the doctor said “Ow!” I was in trouble. When Mim was a toddler, we’d put Fish on the bus and then head to the grocery store just about every Wednesday morning. He’s always been [...]

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Skiing circa 2012

January 25, 2012

Fish is in year 3 of skiing.  Mim is in year 2. As in life, they are polar oposites on the slopes. It is amazing to me that in most of life, Fish is cautious, and conservative, but strap boards to her feet and she’s off like a shot. Her skiing nick name is White [...]

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Amazon Mom

January 23, 2012

This blog post did not end up at all where I expected it too, thank goodness I have writing to help me get my thoughts straight. Amazon is that company you love to hate right? Some things they do blindingly well (You can’t beat their selection, the Kindle is awesome and let’s here it for [...]

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A New Religion?

January 19, 2012

I came across this at Books-A-Million as we were out and about last weekend.   Instead of Amen, worshipers say KECHOW!

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Online Piracy

January 18, 2012

I am against censorship. I am also against copyright infringement and piracy. I don’t believe the two are mutually exclusive. As a content creator, I want credit and renumeration for the works that I create. As a content consumer, I expect to pay for creative works (music, books, performances, images, movies etc.). After I pay [...]

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Whew!

January 17, 2012

I’ve heard it said, “Life is a Marathon, not a sprint.” I agree, that this is true, but any distance runner will tell you there are times when you just have to sprint to get through it. This weekend was my sprint. Five days as a single parent Two snow days One holiday Two weekend [...]

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My supervisor

January 14, 2012

She frequently sleeps on the job. then gets mad when I tap her paws. Apparently I only require close supervision during the winter months.  In the summer she feels I am capable of completing my duties unattended.

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