Monthly Archives: June 2005

Age Maps “Two photographs of the same person, from different periods of time (child and adult) are spliced together. In this fusion a jump-of-time is established at the tear.”

You really find out how many clothes you have when you get a washer-dryer. Jackson has at least twenty pairs of underpants because up until last month I could never get our laundry to over to Launderland more than once … Continue reading →

A primer on parental cruelty: Baby’s Named a Bad, Bad Thing via Belgian Waffle This had me crying with laughter — and guilt, for laughing at fellow parents, because you’re supposed to step back and say to yourself, “Well, they … Continue reading →

It’s Father’s Day and the entire neighborhood smells like bacon.

Things people have said to me recently while stopping to pet my dog. Girl who works at Otherworld Tattoo: “Oh, she’s licking my toes.” (Pauses, steps back.) “Sorry, that’s creepy. No matter who does it.” Guy sitting at a cafe … Continue reading →

After dropping Jackson off with the family he was staying with, driving down to L.A., and then making a fifteen hour flight from LAX to Charles de Gaulle (with a short layover in Cincinatti and a not very restful two-hour … Continue reading →

Hi. You know what? Boy. I have so many pictures to show you and stories to tell you and I can’t wait to write a big fat post about the last two weeks but right now I’d just like to … Continue reading →