Archive for August, 2008

When the going gets tough, the tough get cooking.

Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Aug 28th, 2008 3 Comments »

As always when faced with difficult decisions and tight deadlines, I somehow manage to avoid the task at hand by manically fixating on something else. This time it’s cooking.
It came to me late last night when I couldn’t fall asleep: hey, I know, I’ll spend all night searching for recipes, shop tomorrow, and this [...]

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Obama/Biden : 2008

Posted in Deep Thoughts, Picture It on Aug 24th, 2008 2 Comments »

I know who we’re voting for…

Remember that after the next few months of inevitable vitriol & propaganda… it’s still your vote (and mine!) that has the power to change the world.

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Oy.

Posted in Deep Thoughts, Picture It on Aug 20th, 2008 9 Comments »

So this week marks the return to school for the girls, and Syd’s already decided she hates her new teacher. Not a good omen for the rest of the year.
On Monday I told her (Syd) to give it time… that maybe the new teacher was just nervous and it made her a [...]

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The Bends.

Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Aug 18th, 2008 8 Comments »

I think my ascension from having 5 people constantly buzzing around me, to complete and total isolation might have been a little too drastic today. I’ve been fantasizing about all the great stuff I could do once I was finally alone, but all I’ve managed so far is to read the same four chapters [...]

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The sun’ll come out… tomorrow.

Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Aug 17th, 2008 7 Comments »

Tomorrow… after the longest month of my life… my in-laws finally leave for America. Jim goes back to work and the girls start school. Tomorrow I’ll get to walk through the flat braless, drinking orange juice straight from the carton, and eating yogurette bars for breakfast if I so desire.
Better yet, [...]

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