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Monthly Archives: January 2004

No Touching At The No-touch Car Wash

Ack! It was too close to the little man’s bedtime last night when I became aware of something important. To me, at least. The newspaper article I’d been interviewed and photographed for, along with my fellow NaNoWriMos, was finally published. Apparently we made the front page of the Variety section in yesterday’s Strib. But [...]

Are You Dandy?

Forgotten now what led me there (perhaps something to do with robots or Macworld), but I stumbled across a former co-worker’s professional-ish site…which led to a link to his new personal-ish site. Haven’t seen the man in ages (not since he flew in to town to go curling with folks from the home office [...]

Every Time A Bell Rings A Balrog Gets Its Wings

Been meaning to give a shoutout to the husband for a while…for giving me the heads up on The Encyclopedia of Arda, an incredibly thorough reference guide to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Got my reminder to do so when it recently showed up on Metafilter. Turns out the movie-goer’s guide to The Return [...]

A Type Of Linguistic Jaywalking

I’m afraid the little man may be destined for his very own history of bad hair gallery. Yesterday I foolishly acquiesced to the husband, allowing him to cut the lad’s hair. Immediately afterwards it looked like the little man had cut it himself. That’s not to say that those who cut their own hair [...]

Our World Of Mud And Tears

Due to my bout of morning grumpiness, I wound up missing my photographer friend Katie on MPR’s midmorning at 10:15am today. Doh. My mood did improve, though, after consuming some ibuprofen and coffee, taking a nice long soak in the tub, and spending some quality time cooking. There were a number of food items [...]

Good News For People Who Love Bad News

This morning my eyes ache and when the power company called I had to fork over $435 to get the guy to leave me alone (we were a little behind) and then the little man spilled a full cup of apple juice on the upstairs futon couch…the one without the vinyl cover. I am [...]

All Quiet On The Midwestern Front

Yesterday was busy, in a low-key sort of way. Our ECFE class regrouped after a two week break for the holidays. One mom I talked with suggested that I look into freelance indexing. I’m enough of a geek that it’s an appealing idea, but I’d need to network a lot to get the good [...]

I Have My Bubble Of Isolation To Think Of

Last night I thought I was destined to stay in. The highlight of my evening? Giving the little man a bath and brushing the cats. But a friend called, with the offer of free movie passes, redeemable at a theater equidistant to our respective homes. Oddly enough I was able to go, after the [...]

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

I love being an at-home mom, more than anything really, but something’s got to give. And soon. My unemployment is running out some time next month and we, unfortunately, can’t live off of the husband’s current income. I spend a good chunk of each morning looking for work for myself, and/or for him. But it’s [...]

This Kind Of Blank Adventure Happens All The Time

It’s been one of those days. My son’s birth certifcate has gone missing. I need to produce a copy of it to make the St. Paul Public Schools peeps happy. This morning’s screening went as well as can be expected, but I think I underestimated how nerve-wracking it would be…to watch my boy from [...]