I’m finally feeling better after a bad last week… so that means I’m also feeling up to discussing something else that happened. My son had his first “assessments” at school.  Academically, [...]

I thought I was being SO clever in the early part of the week by taking it easy a few days. I knew I was sick, or getting there, so [...]

I am sick.  And a bit crampy.  I don't think the two are related, though.  Just, you know, a Murphy's Law or something.  I'll be back to posting/visiting/commenting soon, I'm [...]

Last week Sarah of Goon Squad fame asked folks to fess up about their garage bands.  Well, I’ve never been with a band (being rather musically and vocally challenged), but [...]

I'm having such a surreal moment watching the political results crawl in, hearing about ballot shortages, and extended poll hours.  Holding out hope.  This is huge.  But, as with many [...]

Today was the anniversary of Keen and my first date. Eighteen years ago we met at work – it was a Safeway and the fluorescent lights were electrifying to young [...]

Last post I alluded to feeling cranky and anxious and there IS a specific cause. It’s the unemployment agency. For the second time in my life I filed a claim. [...]

The first time that Chance stuffed so much toilet paper into the toilet that it overflowed I explained to him that you don’t play with the toilet, pointed out the [...]

Here I’ve been having lots (and lots and lots) of conversations with Chance about poop. “Where does the poop go?” “Poop goes in the potty, doesn’t it?” “We don’t go poop in our [...]

I seem to have lost my funny again. I.e. I’ve been reading plenty of funny stuff, and I’d love to contribute to the world of humor but I can’t get [...]