Tag Archives: Jackson
Gossip
On the way down to Oxnard to pick up Jackson from a sleepover Sunday morning I was going back and forth between Patton Oswalt’s Finest Hour and Aziz Ansari’s Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening, and by the time I … Continue reading
Peace out
Videos of people waiting and trying to be still because they think I’m just trying to take their picture delight me for some reason. If that didn’t do it for you, maybe my latest thing over at The Stir will … Continue reading
Growth is painful
Yeah, I cut my hair again. (Did you really think I wouldn’t?) I may have to finally admit that long hair is for those who have long-hair lifestyles and long-hair self images. People who are able to ignore the pain … Continue reading
Got MLK
In honor of Martin Luther King Day (or, if you depend on Twitter for your research, Martian Luther King Day, or maybe Martin Lutheran King Day), I woke Jackson up and told him he had the day off school to … Continue reading
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Tagged Flirting with disaster, Jackson, Things I have learned
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In conclusion
Unfortunately, it looks like a meteorite did not hit our house. As my husband unsportingly pointed out, the bird’s nest above Jackson’s window can account for the streak of dirt below his window pretty convincingly. And the rock I found … Continue reading
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Tagged Flirting with disaster, Jackson, Observations on the human condition
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The widening gyre
STRANGE NOISE UPDATE: After I posted yesterday, I went outside to have a look around Jackson’s window to see if there was any evidence of foul play from the outside of the building. Here is what I found! 1. A … Continue reading
That whale’s going to have one hell of a bruise
Last night, about 1:30 in the morning, I heard a BANG. At first I thought maybe a box fell over in the next room — I’d bought some boots online as an early birthday present to myself but they were … Continue reading
Pumbled
Jackson is a remarkably articulate 10-year-old, in my not-even-trying-to-be-unbiased opinion, but he still stumbles over words occasionally. Naturally, the way he stumbles reveals a deeper genius. I’m not saying I’m responsible for his genius, I’m just saying I’ve noticed it. … Continue reading
