not a reader
Katya tagged along with me today on what I thought would be the most tedious of errands, cancelling our comcast service. The last time I was at that office (granted, it had been a...
Tagged: family
NO SOLICITING: cranky sumbitch lives here
Between work, family, school, activities, and everything else, I have no time for anything anymore. And a corresponding intolerance for interruption has set in as well. Today a guy hawking his lawn maintenance business...
it’s stories all the way down
Have a read of this NPR article on Inuit parents and kids and using storytelling to teach about anger. Aside from being a topic of interest to parents, adoptive parents, and society in general,...
viva la meowvolucion
Liza and the kids are in Ukraine for a few weeks; for various reasons, I didn’t go. But that’s not important right now. The cats have begun an armed insurrection. They refused all forms...
just like that, except completely different
Practically every day, I pop my head into the kids’ rooms: “Going to the store. Need anything? Want to come with?” Sometimes it’s yes to both, sometimes barely a grunt of disinterest. But every...
wisdom of the ages
Hanging out with my father today. He requested a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich for lunch. But first, he said, butter the bread. A lot. And then put on some bacon. Crisp. I laughed,...
driving lessons, second friday in may
Katya and I went driving today. She’s getting better, but not ready for prime time. First adrenaline rush was when we came to a dead end (a true cul-de-sac, no bulbous turnaround space at...
I love the smell of Axe in the morning
Dima likes Axe brand deodorant. I don’t know what the scent is named, but it’s a translucent electric blue stick, and it mostly reminds me of a heavy smoker’s car that’s been draped with...
once in a blue moon
Every so often, maybe three or four weeks, the mood changes. The earth buckles and shifts, lifts itself up and settles back down into a new space. The wind swirls, reminds itself to be...
relevant
God help me, Katya passed the test and has her learner’s permit. It took her 5 attempts to pass. Relevant, as this will probably necessitate a round two for my story, Driving Lessons.
