Butterflies, Go Free
May 26th, 2010
For the past couple of weeks, the Ballerina has been working on the most pleasurable of science labs – watching caterpillars become butterflies. What excitement when they first arrived! Little squirmy things, conveniently encased in a plastic cup that was filled with loads of…whatever it is caterpillars like to eat. All we had to do [...]
Why Professional Web Designers Hate People with Champagne Tastes and Beer Money
June 22nd, 2009
When I worked at Food & Wine, we used to talk about the advertisers that came in wanting the world – but had next to no money to pay for it. The Tech Guru has had a client like this recently and it has been very frustrating – to both of us. First of all, [...]
Madeline Alice Spohr
April 10th, 2009
When I read about babies or young children dying, it sears my heart in a way that nothing else can. It has always been a heart-wrenching thing to read but that pain twists in a new way when you become a parent. All of a sudden you can anticipate that loss, and feel, in the [...]
Danny Evans Is Now Following Me on Twitter!
April 10th, 2009
Danny Evans is following me on Twitter! This is a mind-blowing thing, considering that I have yet to really figure out the purpose of Twitter beyond sending people the most mundane up-to-the-minute details of life. I’m on the toilet reading Caribbean Travel & Life. I just farted. I fell asleep watching Fringe. Does anyone really [...]
Today, Not So Evil
April 9th, 2009
It’s no coincidence that I woke up this morning with a raging case of the reds. (If you don’t know what that is, go back 2 posts…) In any case, I think that has a lot to do with why I was so absolutely incensed last night. Incensed, I tell you. Don’t get me wrong [...]
Master of His Domain
April 8th, 2009
Oh, sometimes I get so frustrated when talking to the Tech Guru. When he gets his stubborn Capricorn goat mentality going it drives me crazy. We have a not-so-large house that was renovated in the 80s. Poorly done work for the most part, but one of the good things they added, and something we loved, [...]
Sleep is A Good Thing!
April 7th, 2009
Oh my god, I thought I was going to smack the kids tonight. (For those of you new to my world, let me assure you, I do not really smack my kids – unless they do something stupid like knock over my wineglass.) Tonight was a lesson in patience, and I’ve got precious little of [...]
Today Was Just Peachy
September 15th, 2008
I have had so little time – and, admittedly, desire – to write here consistently. What that means, of course, is that I’ll end up having to fill in some blanks for my legion of adoring fans. The real short version: I am homeschooling Punksin. Not forever, I’d say. Just for now. And I have [...]
Sarah Palin…
September 6th, 2008
scares the living be-jesus out of me. If you can’t fathom why, then we’re not on the same page and it doesn’t make any sense for me to try to explain it. So that’s all I’m going to say about it.
The Swinging of My Pendulum
August 25th, 2008
I used to love me some Bill Clinton. No, really. I thought the man could do no wrong, even with the whole Monica mess. As far as I was concerned, his biggest mistake wasn’t sleeping around on Hillary, it was choosing a girl who couldn’t keep her trap shut. Not that I don’t value marriage [...]
