Monthly Archives: January 2005
One person’s reasonable risk is another person’s trip to the pokey Real Life Example #1 Man and woman enter coffeehouse, go to counter, order drinks, and wait. Parking lot security guard comes in thirty seconds later screaming, “Who left a … Continue reading
I think all married people should blog.
I think all married people should blog. Then we’d really get the whole picture, especially about someone like me, an inveterate liar. Oh my God, if Jack had a blog. First, the stories about his past. Like the time he … Continue reading
Jack’s mom sent me a birthday cake
Jack’s mom sent me a birthday cake in the mail. It was three pounds of solid chocolate. The slice you see missing above fed three people. I love chocolate and I love my mother-in-law, but this cake is so thick … Continue reading
SMILE, JEBUS LOVES YOU
Jackson has a lot of Jack’s strengths, and I’d be lying if I said I was unhappy about that. If I had a little version of me wandering around the house all day embodying all my faults, well, one of … Continue reading
The other day a man from a newspaper
The other day a man from a newspaper interviewed me over the phone about this blog. I’m not so hot on the phone, nor am I much for analyzing the big blog thing, so it was basically ten minutes of … Continue reading
Movies that I may or may not be looking forward to…
Movies that I may or may not be looking forward to seeing in the next six months but will take Jackson to anyway because he loves going to the movies: Links are to Apple’s Quicktime trailer site 1. Are We … Continue reading
I don’t have a New Year’s resolution
I don’t have a New Year’s resolution, apart from the usual “try not to be such a bitch” and “think before you once again say something completely inappropriate.” I had a good intention last spring, when I was all hot … Continue reading
Gingerbread
Not to compare myself to or make light of the devastating international situation, but preschooldaycare is open again, my boss went to India for three weeks, and I am home alone at 1:47 on a Monday afternoon recovering from two … Continue reading




