weapons of massdistraction

Was making my usual rounds this morning, which include a stop over at Meg’s. She’d given a shout out to the Random Excess Memory Project. “Memory…can be tiggered by anything. A picture, a sound, a smell or a word. It’s the words that I’m interested in. From time to time a new trigger word [...]

He’s been threatening to do it for years, but I was trying to wish the thought out of his head. I just received word that he’s making good on his threats. It’s true. Francois is selling our beloved restaurant, Vo’s. In a few months he’s running off to California. New owners will be taking [...]

As I’ve mentioned before, we’ve hit crunch time when it comes to potty-training. It’s July already and the little man is slated to attend montessori in September. But he’ll only be allowed to if he’s fully potty-trained. So I’ve been employing several strategies. I bought him three different potty books. I’ve been relocating the [...]

It’s only Tuesday. But it already feels like it has been, and will continue to be, a very long week. As is often the case I turn to escapism (re-read “Good Omens” last night) in stressful times. When this isn’t feasible, I find solace in my music. Like I did this morning. Found myself [...]

Sour patch kids should not be eaten for breakfast (if at all). I can’t say it seemed like a good idea at the time. It didn’t. But there they were. Leftover from yesterday’s (mis)adventure. I should have known better then as well. It was shaping up to be another disgustingly hot day. I didn’t feel [...]