My last post about the kids and the having thereof consisted of what I like to call “considering the possibilities” and “being thoughtful”. Some laidback circles might be tempted to call it “rising hysteria.” This is why I don’t talk to these peope, these laidback people who don’t even know how to make a proper [...]
How do you decide that you really want children? That you’re not just blindly obeying a deeply entrenched instinct to breed and perpetuate the species, regardless of your own life and need for many free hours to watch cartoons? How can you adequately prepare for a new life – one that is completely unrecognizable? And [...]
Baby M weighed one ounce short of ten pounds when she was born a week and a half ago. She was two feet long. That, my friends, is a big baby. Let’s all take a moment to clutch our loins in sympathy. To be clear, this is not my baby. I haven’t posted this past [...]
On Friday afternoon, somewhere between Sacramento and Tahoe, I learned that I still have it. You know, it. That which makes men crumble in your gorgeous presence. Or, in my case, makes 14-year-olds proposition you through a car window. We were driving along, idly discussing the tasty flanks of cows, when a motion to my [...]
“I think I’m diabetic.” “You’re not diabetic.” “No, wait. Listen. The guy on Scrubs? Who was thirsty all the time? He had diabetes. I’m thirsty all the time.” “You’re not diabetic.” “But I eat way too much sugar. I could be diabetic.” “You’re not diabetic.” “I could lose a leg. Then you’ll regret your callous [...]
I go skiing once a year. This plan is carefully tailored to keep me from ever being required to strap on the long skis. Long skis scare me. I cling to the familiar and short, beginner skis – the ones that don’t send you careening down the mountain at a pace matched only by a [...]
I made Coq au Vin and corn muffins for dinner last night. Coq au Vin means Chicken in Wine, something I wouldn’t know had the kind people of Cook’s Illustrated not explained it to me. Coq au Vin sounds like a fancy sex toy, which officially makes this recipe illegal in Alabama. Here’s how you [...]
My impression of my uncle is that he was a burly sort of man with a bushy beard. I don’t know for sure, because the last time I saw him I weighed somewhere in the neighborhood of 14 pounds. Verifiable fact: he rode a motorcycle and was quite proficient with the crochet needles. He crocheted [...]
(Photo courtesy of Schnozz, who has a camera that works because she doesn’t make a habit of dropping it on rocks.)
Ms. Meeka is a very well-behaved dog. Meeka also likes to show off. Which, fortunately for me, means even better behavior when people coo over her. Which is often. She’s very cute. She wants to demonstrate to these people, these people who might have treats, just how good she is. And how much she deserves [...]
