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I’m giving some thought to joining NaNoWriMo this year. It’s the first year since Marshall was born that I feel like I could possibly have time. I certainly feel the itch to write! I’m not sure I want to follow … Continue reading →

I have finally figured out why deodorants are so strongly perfumed. It’s for those days when you’re in a hurry, and you’re just about to run out of the house, and you wonder if you remembered to put on your … Continue reading →

I always think it’s funny when people wish they had been born into an earlier stage of civilization. Me, I’m thrilled to be alive in this modern age and in a modern country. I survived childhood unscathed by disease. I’m … Continue reading →

Aside from the word “the” (a perennial classic), the word I seem to be using most often lately is “sad.”

She who shirks her work and plays Must work harder other days.

One day last week the school’s secretary called me up at about 10:30 a.m. to ask why my son was absent. “No,” I said, instantly terrified. “He went to school!” The secretary immediately put me on hold and started looking … Continue reading →

I just got word that the father of my closest childhood friend died earlier this week. He was a good man and a good father. I’m crushed by the news. I can’t even begin to imagine how his very large, … Continue reading →

Things I’ve learned about bedbugs: Bedbugs are the result of unfortunate circumstance. Cleanliness is not a factor. Social standing is not a factor. Anyone can get them. Any place can become infested. So don’t judge people for having bedbugs, and … Continue reading →