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Archive for April 2006

my emissary to Moscow

GARFIELD WAS RIGHT Four days out of five, I kiss Nora goodbye and we both start our days without incident or tears or me feeling like I am going to chew my own hand off from stress. Mondays have been a different story, at least lately. Is there some reason that a 3-year-old who can […]

ideal for small general storage

Is the television show (HBO, I think) of George and Martha any good? Or the videos? Nora loves her some George and Martha and I do too, but I am always wary of filmed versions of favorite books. I know that I definitely do NOT want to read or see a filmed version of the […]

the best nation on earth

A whole safari set's worth of plastic animals, a Spiderman action figure, multiple Lego structures, and various other bits of flotsam are strewn all over my living room floor. Nora hands me Spidey and says, “You be Spiderman.” Okay. I will be Spiderman. “This is the giraffe's house,” says Nora, referring to her Lego creation. […]

screamingly high sales tax

GOURD UTILIZATION DILEMMA I have a butternut squash sitting in my wine rack (mostly just because it fits there, although I cannot resist making jokes about “the buttery, nutty finish of this lovely vintage from Honduras” whenever I go to pull out a bottle), and I cannot remember why I bought it or how it […]