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Quick Like Lightning
Dear Livia, You’re our second child, so a lot of your stuff is second-hand. Even some of your songs are. For example, I borrowed “Who’s the Cutest Baby?” from Marshall and changed it to “Who’s the Sweetest Baby?” for you. … Continue reading
Stick to the Facts
One’s own personal reactions to people are singularly unsafe guides. One must go not by one’s feelings but by facts. from Poirot Loses a Client Yeah, I’m only starting to realize how true this is. I get feelings about people … Continue reading
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Killing Time
I have 90 files pending upload to a website that does photo books, so I have nothing better to do right now than explain why I haven’t posted much lately. It’s because I’m working on photo books. First, I started … Continue reading
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Problems
I don’t have problems. Yes, it’s true that… I don’t get enough sleep. What mother with an infant does? It’s a temporary disability, the compensations for which are my lovely daughter and her precious smiles. I’m tired of my job, … Continue reading
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The Defriending
Yesterday I defriended someone on Facebook. I’ve been defriended a couple of times myself, and even though I didn’t care much for the people who defriended me, it still hurt in some small way. I therefore never thought I’d do … Continue reading
Let’s Be Offended
Sometimes it seems like people take everything you say and approach it with the attitude of “let’s find a way in which to be personally offended by this.” I want to say that I don’t engage in such bad behavior … Continue reading
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Space Invaders
Have I mentioned that we have a bug problem? It’s not a continuous one, but rather a recurring one. Our first year here, we were invaded by caterpillars in the spring. Next it was millipedes, and they’ve returned every year … Continue reading
A Little Older, A Little Wiser
On the eve of my 39th birthday, and just in time to tack on to my previous wise-bits post, I offer you some wisdom that I gained the other day, right after the novel experience of being called a libtard. … Continue reading
Letters Through Time
Knowing that someone might read my posts, I try to have an actual subject for each post, rather than just list the events of the day or dwell upon my feelings of the moment. In that way this blog is … Continue reading