Christmas Eve was a blast. As usual, the boys, Miss E, ballistabob and myself, had our Christmas Eve dinner, and opened presents afterwards. I am thankful for another year in which we can all be all together, healthy and more or less unscathed by the events of 2011. I cannot ask for much more than that ( Read more... )

Of Fairy Tale Weddings and other Critters

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I want the beige hat.

It is made of awesome.

It belongs in the Mount Rushmore of Ridiculously Awesome hats...


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Yesterday, I tell the love of my life: "Hey Sweetie! Guess what? I just biked for 20 minutes and then ran for 40. Isn't that great?"

"I can tell," says ballistabob. "Now hit the shower, O delicate little flower. I can smell you from here ( Read more... )

I have been shopping for a brown blazer for a while ( Read more... )

So last Saturday we decided to attend the Stewart/Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. And why not? After all, we live here ( Read more... )

Picking a blade is like picking your wedding dress.

Really, it is.

If anyone has ever watched Say Yes to the Dress, a reality show that takes place at Kleinfeld's, a posh bridal store in New York, which follows brides in their search for the perfect wedding gown, you will know what I'm talking about. You may recall that once a bride finds her ( Read more... )

I don't know whether this is funny or scary.

Or maybe the designer of this meme was on crack...


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Dear Spammer,

I could not help but to notice the subject line of your message. It reads I don't send email. So I have to ask: If you don't send email, is this your idea of a messenger pigeon? Smoke signals? Message in a bottle ( Read more... )

You can tell that my schedule has been going back to normal (more or less), since I can now post during my lunch hour ( Read more... )