Monthly Archives: September 2002
This is a picture of a little girl wearing double-bladed skates strapped over her shoes
This is a picture of a little girl wearing double-bladed skates strapped over her shoes, being held up by her older brothers who both played hockey. Every winter this girl was taken from a warm bed at 5:00 am to … Continue reading
I took the advice of Hollyrhea (by the way, you people with your comments . . . I am just a blank canvas for your brainy brushtrokes), and I went a-huntin’ for adhesivelike things to fix my broken, nasty, Hobbity … Continue reading
One of the first things Jack claims to have fallen for was my vastly original record/tape/CD collection. I’ve got everything from Japanese plink-plonk to African hum-hum to Library of Congress yee-haw, as well as a big chunk of stuff so … Continue reading
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Tagged I may be the only one who finds this funny, Jackson, Marriage is not for the faint of heart
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We will eat peanut butter sandwiches with a fork and listen to sexy records at lunchtime. Because we can. What I want to know is, what do Prince’s parents think when they look at their son posed like this?
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April was the last time I actually hauled myself to the laundromat, avec Jackson and 40 pounds of dirty clothes, and as a reward for my thrifty housewife ways I slammed my thumb in one of the dryers. It hurt … Continue reading
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Tagged Flirting with disaster, Hypochondria and my fascination with medical procedures, Marriage is not for the faint of heart
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Success!
After seven months of diligent preparation–actually, it was one month of enthusiastic instruction, followed by six months of half-hearted repetition–I have finally taught Jackson a word in sign language. Yesterday at lunch I asked him if he wanted a refill … Continue reading
Things I wonder about
1. Again this morning, Jackson walked out of the bathroom with his hair slicked back with gel, smelling of Issey Miyake cologne. 2. Jack’s friend just had all his teeth replaced for $20,000. Each new false tooth is on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Jackson, Marriage is not for the faint of heart, Observations on the human condition, Other people's children
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When someone says that the sound they love most is the laughter of a child
When someone says that the sound they love most is the laughter of a child you can practically hear eyeballs rolling up into people’s heads all over America. And yet, if you live with a young child you realize how … Continue reading
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