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Seriously, though: what's with the penguins?
brazilian submarine (not a euphemism)
THE KID, WONDERFUL AND ALSO SOMETIMES IRRITATING Scene: I am reading on the couch, and Nora is going crazy with the dragon puppet again, narrating a complicated story and swooshing it around. This is mostly easy to tune out, until she says something about the dragon flying “swiftly, silently [ed. note: fat chance] over the […]
put your nose on the smell map
HOW NOT TO CONVERSATE 1. First: I do not really love being in the middle of full-blown spousal or kid-related kvetching. It is difficult to articulate the difference between “venting” and “mean-spirited disrespect of your loved ones,” but, sort of like porn, I know it when I see it. I guess to qualify as venting […]
long-term usefulness
MYSTERY OF THE FEET Normally I wear a size 5.5 shoe. Sometimes a 5 if they run large, almost never a 6. But, after a heartbreaking experience with some beautiful boots that had to go straight back into their Zappos box, I have become resigned to the fact that I have to shoe-shop in meatspace […]
dead salmon ftw!
I ATTEMPT TO FIGHT THE LAW, THE LAW PROBABLY WILL WIN I had a work-from-home day and drove Nora to school. We were early so I parked and let her come into the front seat to investigate the many wondrous compartments of the car. She never seems to tire of pointing out all the little […]
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