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Show & Tell: A falling out, of sorts

September 9, 2009

Twenty years ago I was halfway through a year working in Japan. I had been teaching English, traveling the country, and working out some issues by leaving my falling-apart life behind for a bit. Phase 1 of the year was Wonder. Everything in the Winter/Spring of 1989 was new and fascinating: the food, the people, [...]

Love Thursday: the day I earned my Mom badge

November 6, 2008

I have loved Tessa from the the moment I knew of her existence, but the lovin’ wasn’t proven until she was about 3 months old. Roger had a conference in Costa Rica one summer, and I didn’t want to miss the chance to travel with him. So we recruited two babysitters — the kind who [...]

Our hypothetical heroine

October 15, 2008

When in the middle of a Poop Horror Story, our hypothetical heroine was faced with these 10 options pointed out by you, my chicken-sh*t problem-solving readers: Flee and hope the next poor sap patron gets blamed. Deny. Pretend like nothing happened and allow the next poor sap patron to deal with it. Pretend to BE [...]

The Coffee Shop

October 14, 2008

So you’re sitting in a coffee shop. An independent one, with a personality. Like your very own caffeinated Cheers. “Truncation-of-your-name!” the barista says as you walk in, already preparing your Americano with room for cream. You chit-chat with her, perhaps not as wittily as Norm does with Sam, and you get your frequent sipper card [...]

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