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A thirty something tomboy gets a present from the stork: ...."We've also discovered that she will bring whatever is in her hands to her mouth. ...Mostly there's nothing in arm's reach to swallow, except mom's hair, which has been falling out in droves (another neat pregnancy trick). Do babies get hairballs?"....   

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May 2007



Rainy Day

Thursday, 31 May 2007 7:39 A GMT-05
For the past few weeks the weather has been gorgeous.  That is to say, sunny, warm, windy enough to keep the bugs away and, most importantly, no rain.  The no rain part has been nice for me, since if all else failed I could at least haul my

Carbon Confessions

Wednesday, 30 May 2007 7:14 A GMT-05
What do you do if you own a big gas guzzling SUV which for some reason or another you feel you can't get rid of, but you have finally been made to feel guilty about a) funding a foreign war by using fossil fuels and b) spewing global climate chan

A Day in the Life of...

Tuesday, 29 May 2007 7:47 A GMT-05
Not only is there not much going on in my life, I have very little time in which to tell it. ...For instance, I wrote that one sentence five miunutes ago.  And now, I am typing with one hand.  My other hand is occupied by ten pounds of squi

Hate To Say We Told You So....

Thursday, 24 May 2007 9:19 A GMT-05
In case anyone forgot, we're still occupying Iraq.  Bush has had many reasons for why we went there, and even more reasons for why we're still there, but most recently he pulled out his terrorist card again and waved the name of Osama bi

Fat Science

Wednesday, 23 May 2007 9:05 A GMT-05
Determined not to stray too far from the old theory that women are to blame for everything, a recent study claimed a correlation between the advent of the serious career woman and the obesity epidemic here in America.  The study conveniently l

Sticks and Stones

Tuesday, 22 May 2007 8:39 A GMT-05
On Saturday former President Carter called Bush's administration the "worst in history", echoing a large segment of the population's own view on King George's tenure.  Bush's administration, never able to handle critici

Long days

Friday, 18 May 2007 9:07 A GMT-05
There isn't much going on in my world at the moment.  Any time I spend in the world of adults is snatched in increments or is the result of a compromise; for instance, yesterday in the midst of an inconsolable crying jag I decided, since I w

All in a name

Thursday, 17 May 2007 7:22 A GMT-05
Why is this news?It is no surprise to me and should be no surprise to anyone else that a kid named "Bubba" has his very own gun and gun permit.  Given this moniker he will probably also soon have his own ATV and chewing tobacco. 

I say potato

Wednesday, 16 May 2007 7:54 A GMT-05
How can we agree on the best policy for our ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan if we can't even agree on the correct spelling for the word "czar "?Given that our United States Czars have largely failed to accomplish whatever they

Rats in a maze

Tuesday, 15 May 2007 9:47 A GMT-05
It's a fact that we have a national weight problem here in the good old US of A.  The overabundance of fast food, over-sized portions, and a lack of time is primarily our problem.  We eat too much and we move too little, we stress too

Sunday Spectacular

Monday, 14 May 2007 7:03 A GMT-05
Aside from the fact that the fire danger is now extremely high and we really could use some rain, the past week has been a string of beautiful spring days one on top of the other.  We've been slowly creeping out of our shell here and experim

Joy Rides

Sunday, 13 May 2007 1:40 P GMT-05
One of our neighbors, who have been stymied in their gas-guzzling addictions of dirt bikes, ATVs and snowmobiles by none other than yours truly and company, who have closed down a trail to motorized vehicular traffic, have gone to other means of loud

Progressions

Thursday, 10 May 2007 8:24 A GMT-05
I'm back.Maybe.We'll see.A week ago I finally released the motorcycle from its winter hibernation and, taking advantage of a bottle introduction session (another pregnancy myth debunked: breastfeeding is not "convenient ".  Un